Biosensors: Sense and Sensibility
ATutorial Review by Anthony P. F.Turner
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013,42, 3184-3196
This review is based on the Theophilus Redwood Medal and Award
lectures, delivered to Royal Society of Chemistry meetings in the
UK and Ireland in 2012, and presents a personal overview of the
field of biosensors.The biosensors industry is now worth billions
of United States dollars, the topic attracts the attention of national
initiatives across the world and tens of thousands of papers have
been published in the area.This plethora of information is con-
densed into a concise account of the key achievements to date.
The reasons for success are examined, some of the more exciting
emerging technologies are highlighted and the author speculates
on the importance of biosensors as a ubiquitous technology of the
future for health and the maintenance of wellbeing.
The Review describes the first fully-printed biosensing system.
The complete, disposable
instrument is printed on
a flexible plastic or paper
base and can be manufac-
tured for as little as 0.5 Eu-
ros, thus helping to realise
Biosensors as a ubiquitous
consumer product for the
21st century
[Courtesy of:
Professor Anthony P.F.Turner, Linköping University, Sweden]
All-printed biosensing system
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