Biosensors for clinical diagnostics industry

There is an urgent need in the medical diagnostics laboratories for accurate, fast and inexpensive devices, which can be routinely used. The reliable and accurate information on the desired biochemical parameters is an essential prerequisite for effective healthcare. In this context, biosensors are considered to provide viable solutions to the problems posed by the contemporary healthcare industry. This is because these biosensing devices offer considerable advantages, such as specificity, small size faster response and cost. It is anticipated that these bioanalytical tools can be used for frequent measurements of metabolites, blood cations and gases, etc. In this paper, an attempt has been made to highlight some of the trends that rule the research and developments of some of the important biosensors that are likely to accelerate the growth of clinical diagnostics industry. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.