456 Bio Sensors
456 Bio Sensors
BIOSENSORS
Presented by
Venkatesh .D
INTRODUCTION
What Is a Biosensor? Biosensor = bioreceptor + transducer. The bioreceptor is a biomolecule that recognizes the target analyte
whereas the transducer converts the recognition event into a measurable signal.
Specificity
With biosensors, it is possible to measure specific analytes with great accuracy. Speed Analyte tracers or catalytic products can be directly and instantaneously measured Continuous monitoring capability Biosensors regenerate and reuse the immobilized biological recognition element
Bioreceptor Molecules
Enzymes
Antibodies constitute about 20% of the total plasma protein and are collectively called immunoglobulin
Receptor Protein
Receptor proteins having specific affinity for hormones, antibodies, enzymes Other Possibilities
Transducers
Conventional Transducers Piezoelectric Transducers Conductimetry Capacitance Measurement Thermometry Enzyme Thermistor FET as a Transducer
Growth of Biosensor
Biosensor Configurations Discriminative Membrane Sensitivity Requirements Immunoassay DNA Probe Evolution of Biosensors
Receptors
Receptors at Membrane
Biological receptors are protein molecules most of them are bound to the cell membrane Hormone Receptors Many hormones released into the blood do not penetrate the cell membrane but react with specific receptors at the cell surface Smell Receptor taste and olfactory receptors are typical examples of this biospecific recognition process Light Receptor
Types of biosensor
Glucose Biosensor
Amperometric Biosensor
Design Variables
Immobilization Methods
(1) adsorption
(2) entrapment (3) covalent coupling (4) cross-linking Change in Conformation Change in Microenvironment Non-Uniform Distribution Reaction and Diffusion
Applications of Biosensor
Health Care
Future Prospects
Data Processing and Pattern Recognition Micro Instrument Molecular Electronics Multi-Disciplinary Nature
CONCLUSION
Biosensors consist of bio-recognition systems, typically enzymes or binding proteins, such as antibodies, immobilized onto the surface of physico-chemical transducers