Various biosensors are being designed and fabricated for high-efficiency, multiplex-functionality and high-flexibility sensing applications in the field of food, environment and agriculture. Many existing biosensors have the inherent capacity to achieve such goals; however, they require further development into consumer- and operator-friendly tools with the ability to detect targets in previously inaccessible locations, as well as at a greater scale than heretofore possible. Here, we try to finish an article collection and discuss how biosensors have great, as yet unmet, promise to provide widespread and potentially low-cost monitoring of chemicals, microbes and other targets in food, environmental and agricultural application.
The aim of this Research Topic is to bring together the latest research findings and advances, typical applications, key methods, and prospects on biosensors for food, environmental and agricultural applications. It also showcases how these up-and-coming sensing platforms through addressing the detection challenges are approaching ideal biosensors that can be broadly exploited for a wide variety of targets, including inorganic/organic targets, biomacromolecules (DNA, RNA, etc) and microorganisms, for food safety, agricultural and environmental analysis. All in all, we hope this special issue presents a real biosensor feast.
This Research Topic will accept submissions of different articles types about the development and fabrication of biosensors for food, environmental, and agricultural application, such as original research articles, (mini) reviews, short communications, and perspectives that cover areas including, but not limited to:
• Emerging biosensing strategies for food, environmental, and agricultural detectors
• Microfluidic devices
• Paper-based biosensors
• Nucleic acid isothermal amplification for detection
• DNA biosensor/aptasensor
• CRISPR/Cas-enabled biosensing and analytical methods
• Nanomaterial-based biosensor
•Portable device-based biosensor
•Biosensor for food, environmental, and agricultural application
Various biosensors are being designed and fabricated for high-efficiency, multiplex-functionality and high-flexibility sensing applications in the field of food, environment and agriculture. Many existing biosensors have the inherent capacity to achieve such goals; however, they require further development into consumer- and operator-friendly tools with the ability to detect targets in previously inaccessible locations, as well as at a greater scale than heretofore possible. Here, we try to finish an article collection and discuss how biosensors have great, as yet unmet, promise to provide widespread and potentially low-cost monitoring of chemicals, microbes and other targets in food, environmental and agricultural application.
The aim of this Research Topic is to bring together the latest research findings and advances, typical applications, key methods, and prospects on biosensors for food, environmental and agricultural applications. It also showcases how these up-and-coming sensing platforms through addressing the detection challenges are approaching ideal biosensors that can be broadly exploited for a wide variety of targets, including inorganic/organic targets, biomacromolecules (DNA, RNA, etc) and microorganisms, for food safety, agricultural and environmental analysis. All in all, we hope this special issue presents a real biosensor feast.
This Research Topic will accept submissions of different articles types about the development and fabrication of biosensors for food, environmental, and agricultural application, such as original research articles, (mini) reviews, short communications, and perspectives that cover areas including, but not limited to:
• Emerging biosensing strategies for food, environmental, and agricultural detectors
• Microfluidic devices
• Paper-based biosensors
• Nucleic acid isothermal amplification for detection
• DNA biosensor/aptasensor
• CRISPR/Cas-enabled biosensing and analytical methods
• Nanomaterial-based biosensor
•Portable device-based biosensor
•Biosensor for food, environmental, and agricultural application
