biosensor
noun
bio·sen·sor
ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-ˈsen-ˌsȯr 
-ˈsen(t)-sər
: a device that monitors and transmits information about a life process
especially
: a device consisting of a biological component (such as an enzyme or bacterium) that reacts with a target substance and an electrochemical or optical component that detects the resulting products or by-products and emits a signal
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Zoom in: The two will launch integrations that let data flow between Dexcom glucose biosensors and the Ōura ring, and their respective apps.
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Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Abbott and its peers are increasingly targeting CGMs to non-diabetics, hoping that health-conscious people would want to use biosensors to learn about their body’s response to factors like food, stress and exercise.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Such attributes have attracted engineers wishing to devise synthetic imitations to advance tissue engineering, drug delivery systems, surgical sutures, biodegradable packaging and biosensors.
—Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Other examples of using electricity to promote wound healing have involved systems of biosensors, batteries and electrical stimulators.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
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Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Abbott and its peers are increasingly targeting CGMs to non-diabetics, hoping that health-conscious people would want to use biosensors to learn about their body’s response to factors like food, stress and exercise.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Such attributes have attracted engineers wishing to devise synthetic imitations to advance tissue engineering, drug delivery systems, surgical sutures, biodegradable packaging and biosensors.
—Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Other examples of using electricity to promote wound healing have involved systems of biosensors, batteries and electrical stimulators.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Biosensor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biosensor. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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biosensor
noun
bio·sen·sor
ˈbī-ō-ˌsen-ˌsȯ(ə)r, -ˌsen(t)-sər
: a device that monitors and transmits information about a life process
especially
: a device consisting of a biological component (such as an enzyme or bacterium) that reacts with a target substance and an electrochemical or optical component that detects the resulting products or by-products and emits a signal
New biosensors that can sniff out traces of the explosives RDX and TNT may be used to help clean up old munitions sites. —Science News
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