Biosensing technologies applied in virus detection as rapid tools during pandemics: past lessons and recent trends
Book chapter > Chapter Research Book · 2022
Authors: Hıchem MOULAHOUM, Faezeh GHORBANIZAMANI, Figen ZİHNİOĞLU, Tuncay GÖKSEL, Kutsal TURHAN, Suna TİMUR
Biosensors for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Chapter Research Book, Elsevier BV, B, International, 2022, pp 335-364, England, Cambridge
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-88464-8.00004-X
Summary
COVID-19 is the recent pandemic affecting the world population with millions of cases recorded to date. Although vaccines have been announced recently, their approval and widespread availability are still in nascent stages. Therefore, diagnostic testing remains critical for the control of the continuously increasing positive cases. Since the start, many approaches for rapid detection have been put up front as a first-line defense against the virus. Furthermore, advances in technology and the lessons learned from past virus outbreaks (such as SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV) have been helpful in the quick development of diagnostic tools. Biosensors played a major role in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. The use of nanomaterials enabled researchers to create highly sensitive tools that demonstrate precision, portability, and cost-effectiveness. This chapter summarizes the various advances in nanomaterials-enabled biosensors that were acquired from past pandemics or developed recently.