Rapid diagnosis is
a critical aspect associated with controlling
the spread of COVID-19. Electrochemical sensor platforms are ideally
suited for rapid and highly sensitive detection of biomolecules. This
review focuses on state-of-the-art of COVID-19 biomarker detection
by utilizing electrochemical biosensing platforms. Point-of-care (POC)
sensing is one of the most promising and emerging fields in detecting
and quantifying health biomarkers. Electrochemical biosensors play
a major role in the development of point-of-care devices because of
their high sensitivity, specificity, and ability for rapid analysis.
Integration of electrochemistry with point-of-care technologies in
the context of COVID-19 diagnosis and screening has facilitated in
convenient
operation, miniaturization, and portability. Identification of potential
biomarkers in disease diagnosis is crucial for patient monitoring
concerning severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
In this review, we will discuss the choice of biomarkers in addition
to the various types of electrochemical sensors that have been developed
to meet the needs of rapid detection and disease severity analysis.
Electrochemical detection methods are the more appropriate detection methods when it comes to the sensitive and specific determination of biomarkers. Biomarkers are the biological targets for disease diagnosis and monitoring. This review focuses on recent advances in label-free detection of biomarkers for infectious disease diagnosis. The current state of the art for rapid detection of infectious diseases and their clinical applications and challenges were discussed. Label-free electroanalytical methods are probably the most promising means to achieve this. We are currently in the early stages of the emerging technology of using label-free electrochemistry of proteins to develop biosensors. To date, antibody-based biosensors have been intensively developed, although many improvements in reproducibility and sensitivity are still needed. Moreover, there is no doubt that a growing number of aptamers and hopefully label-free biosensors based on nanomaterials will soon be used for disease diagnosis and therapy monitoring. And also here in this review article, we have discussed recent developments in the diagnosis of bacterial and viral infections, as well as the current status of the use of label-free electrochemical methods for monitoring inflammatory diseases.
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