Progress and Trends of Optical Microfiber-Based Biosensors

Biosensors are central to diagnostic and medicinal applications, especially in terms of monitoring, managing illness, and public health. Microfiber-based biosensors are known to be capable of measuring both the presence and behavior of biological molecules in a highly sensitive manner. In addition, the flexibility of microfiber in supporting a variety of sensing layer designs and the integration of nanomaterials with biorecognition molecules brings immense opportunity for specificity enhancement. This review paper aims to discuss and explore different microfiber configurations by highlighting their fundamental concepts, fabrication processes, and performance as biosensors.

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Biosensors play a crucial role in diagnostic and medicinal applications for monitoring, managing illness, and public health. Microfiber-based biosensors have the ability to sensitively measure the presence and behavior of biological molecules. The flexibility of microfiber in supporting different sensing layer designs and integration with nanomaterials enhances specificity.