biosensor

[ bahy-oh-sen-ser, -sawr, bahy-oh-sen- ]

noun

1. a device that senses and transmits information about a biological process, as blood pressure, of an individual under observation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of biosensor¹

bio- + sensor

Example Sentences

Roswell is not the only company pursuing chip-based biosensors.

From MIT Technology Review

We have the capacity to create biosensors that could detect novel threats, and those sensors could be put in airports and train stations—or anywhere crowds of people pass—around the world.

From MIT Technology Review

We envision that this platform could enable next-generation wearable biosensors for first responders, health-care personnel, and military personnel.

From MIT Technology Review

In this new work, Wang and colleagues adapted the sensing module to work with a biosensor developed by another team that reacts to electrical signals.

From Singularity Hub 

In 2017, researchers tattooed pigskin, which had been removed from the pig, with molecular biosensors that use color to indicate sodium, glucose or pH levels in the skin’s fluids.

From No Straight News