Chapter 12
Trends and Innovations in Biosensors
for COVID-19 Detection in Air
Geetha Palani, Karthik Kannan, and Devi Radhika
Abstract Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly. It is a word that, if
misused, can reason difficult fear, or unwarranted acceptance that the fight is over,
foremost to needless suffering and fatality. Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID19) has become a deadly disease shaking the whole world. All the countries are
facing a crisis in disposing of fast diagnostics of the syndrome, able to be organized
to a wide number of persons. To control the spread of this virus harmful results of
coronavirus have given rise to the growth of analysis tools. In this urgent situation,
many researchers and scientists are working on finding a solution to control the deadly
virus. In this chapter, we focused on researching biosensors that could detect the virus
in the air. People breathe about 11,000 L of polluted air that is invisible. The major
purpose of this sensor is, it could be used as another method and more significant
to calculate the concentration of virus in the air, but it won’t be the replacement for
laboratory tests. Advanced technology, time-consuming and low-cost equipment for
this disease spreading virus is in need to control the pandemic at the earliest. This
biosensor is prevalent and can detect even minute amounts of viruses present in the
air and surroundings.
Keywords SARS-Cov-2 · Virus disease · Air · Biosensors · Types of biosensors
and its role · Detection of virus in air · Precautions
G. Palani (B)
Research Center Physics, Dhanalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai 601301, Tamil Nadu, India
e-mail: kesangee@gmail.com
K. Kannan
Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, P. O Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
e-mail: karthikkannanphotochem@gmail.com
D. Radhika
Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering and Technology, Jain Deemed-to-be University,
Jakkasandra, Ramnagara 562112, Karnataka, India
e-mail: radhikadv8@gmail.com
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C. Chakraborty et al. (eds.), The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Green Societies,
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Trends and Innovations in Biosensors
for COVID-19 Detection in Air
Geetha Palani, Karthik Kannan, and Devi Radhika
Abstract Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly. It is a word that, if
misused, can reason difficult fear, or unwarranted acceptance that the fight is over,
foremost to needless suffering and fatality. Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID19) has become a deadly disease shaking the whole world. All the countries are
facing a crisis in disposing of fast diagnostics of the syndrome, able to be organized
to a wide number of persons. To control the spread of this virus harmful results of
coronavirus have given rise to the growth of analysis tools. In this urgent situation,
many researchers and scientists are working on finding a solution to control the deadly
virus. In this chapter, we focused on researching biosensors that could detect the virus
in the air. People breathe about 11,000 L of polluted air that is invisible. The major
purpose of this sensor is, it could be used as another method and more significant
to calculate the concentration of virus in the air, but it won’t be the replacement for
laboratory tests. Advanced technology, time-consuming and low-cost equipment for
this disease spreading virus is in need to control the pandemic at the earliest. This
biosensor is prevalent and can detect even minute amounts of viruses present in the
air and surroundings.
Keywords SARS-Cov-2 · Virus disease · Air · Biosensors · Types of biosensors
and its role · Detection of virus in air · Precautions
G. Palani (B)
Research Center Physics, Dhanalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai 601301, Tamil Nadu, India
e-mail: kesangee@gmail.com
K. Kannan
Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, P. O Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
e-mail: karthikkannanphotochem@gmail.com
D. Radhika
Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering and Technology, Jain Deemed-to-be University,
Jakkasandra, Ramnagara 562112, Karnataka, India
e-mail: radhikadv8@gmail.com
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
C. Chakraborty et al. (eds.), The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Green Societies,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66490-9_12
287