Whole Cell Sensing Systems I

• Table of ContentsReporter cells: - Yeast Based Sensorsby Mifumi Shimomura-Shimizu and Isao Karube- Mammalian Cell-Based Sensor Systemsby Pratik Banerjee, Briana Franz, and Arun K. Bhunia- Fluorescent and Bioluminescent Cell-Based Sensors: Strategies for Their Preservationby Amol Date, Patrizia Pasini, and Sylvia Daunert- Electrochemical Cell-Based Sensorsby Eliora Z. Ron and Judith Rishpon- Microbial Cell Arrays by Tal Elad, Jin Hyung Lee, Man Bock Gu, and Shimshon BelkinDevices:- Surface Functionalization for Protein and Cell Patterningby Pascal Colpo , Ana Ruiz , Laura Ceriotti , and François Rossi- Fiber-Optic Based Cell Sensorsby Evgeni Eltzov and Robert S. Marks- Electronic Interfacing with Living Cellsby James T. Fleming- On-Chip Detection of Cellular Activityby R. Almog , R. Daniel , S. Vernick , A. Ron , H. Ben-Yoav, and Y. Shacham-Diamand

From the reviews: "This book can be recommended to scientist and students who are looking for information on main issues and future trends related to whole-cell sensing systems including integrated chips, microbial cell arrays, and fiber-optic-based cell sensors. Teachers also could take advantage of the book for lessons on practical applications of these systems for biosensing. ... The book is, thus, a significant contribution to the literature on the latest achievements and challenges related to the attractive world of whole-cell sensing systems." (Elisa Michelini, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Vol. 400, 2011)