Embedded transport accelerates interaction-limited biosensing
Andrea Dsouza, Yuling Yang, Thomas S. Davies, Julia A. Brettschneider, David M. Haddleton, Rachel A. Hand, Natasha Ratnaraja, Meera Unnikrishnan, Chrystala Constantinidou, Jérôme Charmet
This paper introduces a hydrogel-based biosensor that accelerates bacterial interaction with reporter molecules through engineered transport, achieving faster and more accurate detection of infections and antimicrobial susceptibility.
bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering