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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The CubeSat’s biosensor technology will monitor growth and metabolic activity of the yeast cells throughout the journey. 
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 These secondary payloads, as they’re sometimes called, include NASA’s BioSentinel, which will use a biosensor containing yeast strains to measure how space radiation affects living organisms over long periods. WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022 In the immediate future, the scientists envision the Retro-Cascorder as a bit of additional gear that could turn a bacterium into a biosensor. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Pizzi was one of about 50 runners at Boston wearing a prototype of Nix, an inexpensive and disposable biosensor that analyzes sweat on the skin and gives real-time data on fluid loss and electrolyte levels. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 1 July 2019 Historically, iMotions has developed software to analyze a variety of biosensor inputs. Roger Dooley, Forbes, 7 Nov. 2021 Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, for instance, are developing a biosensor that is coated in tiny antibody fragments, or nanobodies, that bind to SARS-CoV-2. Emily Anthes, New York Times, 11 July 2021 This booming industry also helped Oura, the health technology company that created the Oura Ring (a biosensor sleep tracker), become a unicorn in 2020. Frank Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 1 June 2021 That’s enough to power the biosensors as well as wireless communication. Wei Gao, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2020 See More
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 These secondary payloads, as they’re sometimes called, include NASA’s BioSentinel, which will use a biosensor containing yeast strains to measure how space radiation affects living organisms over long periods. WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022 In the immediate future, the scientists envision the Retro-Cascorder as a bit of additional gear that could turn a bacterium into a biosensor. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Pizzi was one of about 50 runners at Boston wearing a prototype of Nix, an inexpensive and disposable biosensor that analyzes sweat on the skin and gives real-time data on fluid loss and electrolyte levels. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 1 July 2019 Historically, iMotions has developed software to analyze a variety of biosensor inputs. Roger Dooley, Forbes, 7 Nov. 2021 Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, for instance, are developing a biosensor that is coated in tiny antibody fragments, or nanobodies, that bind to SARS-CoV-2. Emily Anthes, New York Times, 11 July 2021 This booming industry also helped Oura, the health technology company that created the Oura Ring (a biosensor sleep tracker), become a unicorn in 2020. Frank Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 1 June 2021 That’s enough to power the biosensors as well as wireless communication. Wei Gao, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
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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