Biosensors for the detection of respiratory viruses: A review
Brayan Viana Ribeiro,
Taís Aparecida Reis Cordeiro,
Guilherme Ramos Oliveira e Freitas,
Lucas Franco Ferreira,
Diego Leoni Franco
Affiliations
Brayan Viana Ribeiro
Group of Electrochemistry Applied to Polymers and Sensors - Multidisciplinary Group of Research, Science and Technology (RMPCT), Laboratory of Electroanlytical Applied to Biotechnology and Food Engineering (LEABE) – Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Uberlândia – campus Patos de Minas, Av. Getúlio Vargas, 230, 38.700-128, Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais 38700-128, Brazil
Taís Aparecida Reis Cordeiro
Institute of Science and Technology, Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Applied Nanotechnology, Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Guilherme Ramos Oliveira e Freitas
Laboratory of Microbiology (MICRO), Biotechnology Institute, Federal University of Uberlândia – campus Patos de Minas – Av. Getúlio Vargas, 230, 38.700-128, Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Lucas Franco Ferreira
Institute of Science and Technology, Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Applied Nanotechnology, Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Diego Leoni Franco
Group of Electrochemistry Applied to Polymers and Sensors - Multidisciplinary Group of Research, Science and Technology (RMPCT), Laboratory of Electroanlytical Applied to Biotechnology and Food Engineering (LEABE) – Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Uberlândia – campus Patos de Minas, Av. Getúlio Vargas, 230, 38.700-128, Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais 38700-128, Brazil; Corresponding author.
The recent events of outbreaks related to different respiratory viruses in the past few years, exponentiated by the pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), reported worldwide caused by SARS-CoV-2, raised a concern and increased the search for more information on viruses-based diseases. The detection of the virus with high specificity and sensitivity plays an important role for an accurate diagnosis. Despite the many efforts to identify the SARS-CoV-2, the diagnosis still relays on expensive and time-consuming analysis. A fast and reliable alternative is the use of low-cost biosensor for in loco detection. This review gathers important contributions in the biosensor area regarding the most current respiratory viruses, presents the advances in the assembly of the devices and figures of merit. All information is useful for further biosensor development for the detection of respiratory viruses, such as for the new coronavirus.
