Door Karolien Jans

The use of biosensors is increasingly popular in fundamental biological studies, health science research, drug discovery and clinical diagnosis. Biosensors preferably allow for a quantitative measurement of biomolecular interactions in real-time without requiring a labeling procedure. Today, the focus is geared towards the design of small, low-cost, stable and sensitive biosensor systems. This imposes severe demands on the applied (bio)chemistry, the type of physico-chemical transducer and the integration of both parts into a lab-on-a-chip platform. In this talk, we will highlight the importance of nanotechnology and suitable chemistry in the development of such biosensor systems.