Bioanalytical Chemistry

Bioanalytical chemistry plays today a central role in various fields, from healthcare to food and environmental control. This book presents the main methodologies for analyzing biomacromolecules, with a focus on methods based on molecular recognition. The six chapters move from fundamentals to the most recent advances, achieved by a synergetic combination of bio and nanotechnologies. The need for rapid and reliable analytical tools able to perform a large number of quantitative analyses, not only in centralized laboratories and core facilities but also for point-of-care testing, has been dramatically stressed by the recent crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the authors is to provide graduate students and young researchers with the elements of interdisciplinary knowledge necessary not only to use the wide arsenal of bioanalytical tools available today but also to contribute to the development of even more effective devices and methods.

• Introduces general concepts of molecular recognition in bioanalytical chemistry
• Gives an overview of the core techniques and examines their strengths and weaknesses
• Discusses innovative methods in bioanalysis and nano-biosensors

Paolo Ugo is a former Professor of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, presently an Honorary Senior Researcher at Ca’ Foscari University Venice. He authored over 150 articles on electrochemistry, biosensors and environmental analysis.

Pietro Marafini is a Principal Scientist at CS Genetics (Cambridge, UK), leading Chemistry and Chemical Biology R&D. Since his DPhil at the University of Oxford, he has focused on nucleic acid chemistry and biophysical techniques.

Marta Meneghello is a post-doc researcher in bioelectrochemistry at CNRS (Marseille, France). Since her Ph.D. at the University of Southampton (UK), she has worked on enzyme immobilisation and enzymatic electrochemical biosensors.