EBM 504: Biosensors Continuous Assessment Test 2

Continuous assessment test two in biosensors, eight questions. Three biochemical components used in biosensor assemblies with a relevant example and application for each; the definitions of electrophoresis, enzymatic activity and migration, inhibitors, and affinity constant; three immunoassay techniques with their characteristics; the application of microbial sensors in the detection of organic substrates; the assembly of aptasensors, the role of aptamers and how they contrast with DNA probes; the use of nanomaterials in the development of biosensors with practical applications and derived advantages; potentiometric sensors and the application of ion-selective electrodes in the assembly of enzyme sensors; and voltammetric sensors and their application in detecting signals generated by oxidoreductases, illustrated with the enzymes that detect organic substrates.