biosensor
Any device that detects, records or transmits physiological data, especially data concerning the presence of chemical compounds (analytes)
Noun
- Any device that detects, records or transmits physiological data, especially data concerning the presence of chemical compounds (analytes)
- Since the early 1980s, considerable research effort has been devoted to the development of fiber optic (FO) biosensors because of their potential sensitivity, detection speed, and adaptability to a wide variety of assay...
- A device that uses biological material (e.g. microorganisms, oligonucleotides, enzymes, antibodies) to detect other biological molecules or chemicals.
- Today's biosensor market is dominated by glucose biosensors, mass-produced enzyme-electrodes for the rapid self-diagnosis of blood glucose levels by diabetes sufferers. - 2005, José-Luis Barredo, chapter 2, in Microbial...
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English sensor English biosensor From bio- + sensor.