Missouri S&T’s Peer to Peer
Abstract
Cancer is one of the most deadly diseases, and current detection options are ineffective. Recently, a large amount of research has been conducted for the development of biosensors able to detect cancer biomarkers. Many biosensors have been created for cancer detecting purposes. I examined literature reviews outlining current biosensing methods. These reviews provided an overview of the sensing techniques that are currently in existence as well as evaluations of their effectiveness. I also read experimental reports that outline the construction of biosensors fabricated in laboratories and the results of their testings. These papers help to showcase the feasibility and effectiveness that a biosensor has when detecting cancer. In this paper I discuss signal transduction systems, piezoelectric sensors, carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, and raman signals for use as cancer biosensors. Since cancer is such a deadly disease, an accurate biosensor is needed that can detect cancer earlier than current methods. In this paper I will provide an overview of each method along with an evaluation to determine what cancer detecting system is the best.
Recommended Citation
Griffin, Shannon. 2017. "Biosensors for Cancer Detection Applications." Missouri S&T’s Peer to Peer 1, (2). https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/peer2peer/vol1/iss2/6
