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Article Name :
Electrochemical Biosensors and its Applications for Malaria Diagnosis: a Review
Author Name :
Ariamna María Dip Gandarilla, Yonny Romaguera Barcelay, Walter Ricardo Brito
Publisher :
Bridge Center
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Abstract :
Malaria infection is a disease that affects many countries in the world, mainly the poorest population, where a high numbers of cases and deaths are reported. Carrying out tests for the early diagnosis of malaria is one of the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the adequate control and treatment of the disease. Currently, the tests for malaria detection (conventional microscopy, rapid diagnostic tests (RTDs), nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)) possess some disadvantage such as high-cost techniques, specialized laboratories, and skilled personnel. In the last 20 years, the research related to the development of biosensors with biomedical application has increased considerably, becoming an important area within materials science, where sensorial devices are manufactured to detect biomarkers of different diseases. Surface functionalization allows the development of simple methods, low-cost and with high sensitivity and specificity during detection. In this paper we present a review about electrochemical biosensors ant its applications for detection of malaria biomarkers.
Keywords :
Electrochemical Biosensors, Malaria, Diagnosis, Surface Functionalization, Materials Chemistry.
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