Recognition Receptors in Biosensors

Recognition receptors play a key role in the successful implementation of chemical and biosensors. Molecular recognition refers to non-covalent specific binding between molecules, one of which is typically a macromolecule or a molecular assembly, and the other is the target molecule (ligand or analyte). Biomolecular recognition is typically driven by many weak interactions such as hydrogen bo- ing, metal coordination, hydrophobic forces, van der Waals forces, pi-pi interactions and electros...