What is this collection about?

A biosensor is an integrated receptor-transducer device which converts a biological response into a detectable signal. They can be involved in various scenarios including disease diagnosis and monitoring, drug discovery, and biomedical research. Detecting small molecules related to disease conditions or physiological processes is one of the key utilities of biosensors. Numerous efforts have been made for the refinement of biosensing technology, aiming to improve their performance and applicability. You can see examples of relevant papers on our collection content page.

With this cross-journal Collection, the editors of Communications Biology, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Sensors, Nature Communications, and Scientific Reports welcome the submission of primary research Articles focusing on the development of engineered biosensing devices with the potential to be applied in biomedical research and in the management of disease conditions.

Why submit to a collection?

Collections like this one help promote high-quality science. They are led by Guest Editors and In-House Editors who are experts in their fields and supported by a dedicated team of Commissioning Editors and Managing Editors at Springer Nature. Collection manuscripts typically see higher citations, downloads, and Altmetric scores, and provide a one-stop-shop on a cutting-edge topic of interest.

Who is involved?

Yi Chen, PhD, Southeast University, China

Yi Chen is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at the School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University. His research focuses on hierarchically assembled micro/nanomaterials for biosensing, with particular interest in E-skin-based flexoSERS and wearable elastronics.

Minli You, PhD, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

Minli You is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University and Director of the Center for Smart Diagnostic Technology and Devices at the State Industry-Education Integration Platform for Medical Innovation. His research focuses on ultrafast nucleic acid amplification and digital point-of-care diagnostics based on microfluidics.

Communications Biology is edited by both in-house professional editors and Editorial Board Members. Dr. Chen and Dr. You will act as guest editors for submissions to Communications Biology.

Nature Biomedical Engineering is edited by in-house professional editors.

Nature Communications is edited by in-house professional editors.

Nature Sensors is edited by in-house professional editors.

Scientific Reports is managed by in-house professional editors and edited by Editorial Board Members.

At all journals, our editors work closely together to ensure the quality of our published papers and consistency in author experience.

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