Terahertz-based biosensors for biomedical applications: A review.

Abstract

Biosensors have many life sciences-related applications, particularly in the healthcare sector. They are employed in a wide range of fields, including drug development, food quality management, early diagnosis of diseases, and environmental monitoring. Terahertz-based biosensing has shown great promise as a label-free, non-invasive, and non-contact method of detecting biological substances. THz Spectroscopy has achieved a remarkable advancement in biomolecule recognition providing a rapid, highly sensitive, and non-destructive approach for various biomedical applications. The significance of THz-based biosensors and the broad spectrum of biomolecules that can be detected and analyzed with biosensors are reviewed in this work. Additionally, this work summarizes several techniques that were previously reported to improve the sensitivity and selectivity of these biosensors. Furthermore, an in-depth comparison between previously developed biosensors with an emphasis on their performance is presented and highlighted in the current review. Lastly, the challenges, the potential, and the future prospects of THz-based biosensing technology are critically addressed.