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Medical Definition of Immunosensors
1. An antibody that serves as the biological component of a biosensor. Biosensors typically have a biological component and a detection component. The biological component confers selectivity on the sensor, and the detection component turns it into a recognisable 'signal.' Immunosensors detect the tiny changes in mass that occur when an antibody binds to an antigen. (14 Nov 1997)