To teach the basic biological and technical principles in the preparation and production of biosensors and to teach the applications of biosensors in agricultural and environmental biotechnology

Sensor and biosensor concept, brief history of biosensors, Classification of sensors, Types of bioreceptors, Types of transducers, Immobilization methods, Target analytes, Signal types and evaluation, Approaches for improving the performance of biosensors, Bio-MEMS, Labs-on-a-chip, Applications of biosensors (Agriculture, food safety, biomedical, biosecurity, environment)