Know4Nano

Presenters

Dr. Antonio Varriale

Senior Researcher
Institute of Food Science (ISA-CNR), National Research Council, Italy

Antonio Varriale was born in Napoli in 1978. He received his degree in Industrial Biotechnology in 2004 at the University of Napoli “Federico II” and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of Perugia in 2009. He works in the Laboratory for Molecular Sensing headed by Dr. Sabato D’Auria at the Institute of Food Science (ISA-CNR). His research interest is the study of the structure/function relationship of biomolecules (protein, enzyme, antibody, etc.) using advanced spectroscopy techniques (Fluorescence spectroscopy, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, surface plasmon resonance, etc.) and their use as molecular recognition elements (MREs) in the development of optical biosensors for the determination of analytes of agri-food and environmental interest. He has been involved in several European and national project and he has coauthors of 92 publications in peer-reviewed journals (1454 citations, H-index: 24 – Scopus source). Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0985-9877

Talk Title: Protocols for testing and validation of the biosensors

In recent years, biosensors have emerged as a promising technology for monitoring parameters in a continuous, real-time, and non-intrusive manner. They offer significant value and benefits across a wide range of applications in various fields, including agri-food, environmental monitoring, and healthcare. In his presentation, he will outline the general approach to validating biosensors. he will begin with a brief overview of biosensors, followed by a detailed discussion of their key performance characteristics. These characteristics include detection capability, specificity/selectivity, repeatability, reproducibility, stability, and applicability, along with methods for assessing each of these features.

This project is funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe GA 101159710