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 The principal international journal devoted to research, design development and application of biosensors and bioelectronics
Editor-in-Chief:
Anthony P.F. Turner
See editorial board for all editors information
Description
Biosensors & Bioelectronics is the principal international journal devoted to research, design,
development and application of biosensors and bioelectronics. It is an interdisciplinary journal serving professionals with an interest
in the exploitation of biological materials and designs in novel diagnostic and electronic devices including DNA chips, electronic noses
and micro total analysis systems. Biosensors are defined as analytical devices incorporating a biological material (e.g. tissue, microorganisms,
organelles, cell receptors, enzymes, antibodies, nucleic acids, natural products etc.), a biologically derived material (e.g. recombinant
antibodies, engineered proteins, aptamers etc) or a biomimic (e.g. synthetic catalysts, combinatorial ligands, imprinted polymers)
intimately associated with or integrated within a physicochemical transducer or transducing microsystem, which may be optical, electrochemical,
thermometric, piezoelectric, magnetic or micromechanical. Biosensors usually yield a digital electronic signal which is proportional
to the concentration of a specific analyte or group of analytes. While the signal may in principle be continuous, devices can be configured
to yield single measurements to meet specific market requirements. Biosensors have been applied to a wide variety of analytical problems
including in medicine, drug discovery, the environment, food, process industries, security and defence. The emerging field of Bioelectronics
seeks to exploit biology in conjunction with electronics in a wider context encompassing, for example, biological fuel cells and biomaterials
for information processing, information storage, electronic components and actuators. A key aspect is the interface between biological
materials and electronics. While endeavouring to maintain coherence in the scope of the journal, the editors will accept reviews and
papers of obvious relevance to the community, which describe important new concepts, underpin understanding of the field or provide important
insights into the practical application and commercialisation of biosensors and bioelectronics.
Synthetic Receptors section
The special section of Biosensors and Bioelectronics on Synthetic Receptors is dedicated to contributions focussing on the complementary
intersection between synthetic receptors, nanotechnology, molecular recognition, molecular imprinting and supramolecular chemistry. Particular
areas of science and applications covered by this section include:
• Design and study of molecular and supramolecular structures
with molecular biorecognition and biomimetic properties
• Mechanistic investigation of the molecular recognition process in
synthetic systems
• Development of a new generation of stable chimeric and biomimetic sensors for extreme environments, environmental
and clinical monitoring
• The study of nanoelectronic elements with biorecognition/biomimetic signal transduction
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Identification and optimisation of new smart affinity separation matrices (adsorbents, membranes, capillaries, microchips) and separation
processes based on synthetic receptors and smart materials
• Evaluation of new manufacturing procedures for large-scale production
of synthetic receptors and for their integration with functional elements (adsorbents, sensors, bioreactors)
• Application of
synthetic models of biochemical receptors in drug design
Bibliographic & ordering information
ISSN: 0956-5663
Imprint: ELSEVIER
Commenced publication 1985
Subscriptions for the year 2008,
Volume 23,
12 issues
Institutional online access: ScienceDirect eSelect
For purchase of online access to this journal on ScienceDirect.
Institutional price: Order form
USD 1,929 for all countries except Europe, Japan and Iran
EUR 1,725 for European countries and Iran
JPY 229,000 for Japan
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Audience
Biotechnologists, biochemists, bioelectrochemists, analytical chemists, chemical engineers, electronic engineers.
Impact factor of this journal
2007: 5.061
© Journal Citation Reports 2008, published by Thomson Reuters
601/158
Last update: 26 Jun 2008
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