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Flexing Frontiers: Pioneering Advances in Biosensors for Instant Health Insights

Ushaa Eswaran*, Vivek Eswaran**, Keerthna Murali***, Vishal Eswaran****

* Department of ECE, Indira Institute of Technology and Sciences, Markapur, AP, India.

** Senior Software Engineer, Tech Lead at Medallia, Austin, Texas, United States.

*** Site Reliability Engineer II (SRE) at Dell EMC | CKAD | AWS CSAA.

**** Senior Data Engineer at CVS Health Centre, Dallas, Texas, United States.

Periodicity:October - December'2023
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jele.14.1.20191

Abstract

Biosensors that incorporate a biological recognition element with a transducer offer a rapid, simple approach for selective detection of analytes. However, conventional rigid biosensors have limited capabilities for continuous on-body monitoring applications. The emergence of flexible electronics has opened new possibilities for developing conformal biosensing platforms that can intimately interface with soft, curvilinear surfaces like skin for non-invasive health tracking. This review covers the fundamentals of biosensor technologies and recent progress in flexible biosensors aimed at pointof- care diagnostics and medical monitoring. Key developments in materials, electrochemical sensing interfaces, microfluidics integration and wireless connectivity are highlighted. Examples of flexible biosensors for metabolites, electrolytes, proteins and nucleic acids are presented along with capabilities and limitations. Current challenges include improving biocompatibility, correlation with standard assays, wireless range, manufacturability, and regulatory requirements. Further research on translating flexible biosensor devices from initial proof-of-concepts to validated medical products is warranted. Overall, flexible biosensors hold immense promise to enable continuous personalized health monitoring.

Keywords

Flexible Electronics, Printed Sensors, Wearable Sensors, Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Non-Invasive Monitoring.

How to Cite this Article?

Eswaran, U., Eswaran, V., Murali, K., and Eswaran, V. (2023). Flexing Frontiers: Pioneering Advances in Biosensors for Instant Health Insights. i-manager’s Journal on Electronics Engineering, 14(1), 45-55. https://doi.org/10.26634/jele.14.1.20191

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Flexing Frontiers: Pioneering Advances in Biosensors for Instant Health Insights

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