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Electrochemical vs Optical Biosensors for Point of Care Applications: A Critical Review

Version 1 : Received: 21 July 2023 / Approved: 21 July 2023 / Online: 24 July 2023 (02:24:37 CEST)

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Pour, S.R.S.; Calabria, D.; Emamiamin, A.; Lazzarini, E.; Pace, A.; Guardigli, M.; Zangheri, M.; Mirasoli, M. Electrochemical vs. Optical Biosensors for Point-of-Care Applications: A Critical Review. Chemosensors 2023, 11, 546. Pour, S.R.S.; Calabria, D.; Emamiamin, A.; Lazzarini, E.; Pace, A.; Guardigli, M.; Zangheri, M.; Mirasoli, M. Electrochemical vs. Optical Biosensors for Point-of-Care Applications: A Critical Review. Chemosensors 2023, 11, 546.

Abstract

Analytical chemistry applied to medical and diagnostic analysis, recently focused on the development of cost-effective biosensors able to monitor the health status or to assess the level of specific biomarkers that can be indicative for several diseases. The improvement of technologies relating to the possibility of non-invasive sampling of biological fluids, as well as sensors for the detection of analytical signals and the computational capabilities of the systems routinely employed in everyday life (e.g. smartphones, computers, etc.), make the complete integration of self-standing analytical devices more accessible. This review aims to discuss the biosensors that have been proposed in the last 5 years focusing on two principal detecting approaches, optical and electrochemical, which have been employed for quantifying different kind of target analytes reaching detection limits below the clinical sample levels required. These detection principles applied to Point-of-care (POC) devices, have been extensively reported in literature and even the limited examples found on the market are based on these strategies. This work will show the latest innovations considering the integration of optical and electrochemical detection with the most commonly reported analytical platforms for POC applications such as paper-based or wearable and implantable devices.

Keywords

Optical detection; Point-of-care; Lab-On-Chip; Microfluidic device; Paper-based device; Biosensor; Electrochemical detection

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry

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