Editing Nanosensor (section)

{{short description|Extremely small sensors}}
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'''Nanosensors''' are nanoscale devices that measure physical quantities and convert these to signals that can be detected and analyzed. There are several ways proposed today to make nanosensors; these include [[Top-down and bottom-up design#top-down lithography, bottom-up assembly|top-down lithography, bottom-up assembly]], and [[molecular self-assembly]].<ref name="F1">{{cite book |author=Foster LE |title=Medical Nanotechnology: Science, Innovation, and Opportunity |place=Upper Saddle River |publisher=Pearson Education |isbn=0-13-192756-6 |date=2006 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/nanotechnologysc0000fost }}</ref> There are different types of nanosensors in the market and in development for various applications, most notably in defense, environmental, and healthcare industries. These sensors share the same basic workflow: a selective binding of an analyte, signal generation from the interaction of the nanosensor with the bio-element, and processing of the signal into useful metrics.