This volume summarizes the state-of-the-art technologies, key advances and future trends in the field of label-free biosensing. It provides detailed insights into the different types of solid-state, label-free biosensors, their underlying transducer principles, advanced materials utilized, device-fabrication techniques and various applications. The book offers graduate students, academic researchers, and industry professionals a comprehensive source of information on all facets of label-free biosensing and the future trends in this flourishing field. Highlights of the subjects covered include label-free biosensing with:· semiconductor field-effect devices such as nanomaterial-modified capacitive electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor structures, silicon nanowire transistors, III-nitride semiconductor devices and light-addressable potentiometric sensors· impedimetric biosensors using planar and 3D electrodes· nanocavity and solid-state nanopore devices · carbon nanotube and graphene/graphene oxide biosensors· electrochemical biosensors using molecularly imprinted polymers· biomimetic sensors based on acoustic signal transduction· enzyme logic systems and digital biosensors based on the biocomputing concept· heat-transfer as a novel transducer principle· ultrasensitive surface plasmon resonance biosensors · magnetic biosensors and magnetic imaging devices

Michael J. Schöning Aachen University of Applied Sciences Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies Heinrich-Mußmann-Str. 1 52428 Jülich, Germany e-mail: schoening@fh-aachen.de Arshak Poghossian Aachen University of Applied Sciences Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies Heinrich-Mußmann-Str. 1 52428 Jülich, Germany e-mail: a.poghossian@fz-juelich.de