*2.3.1.1.5 Biosensors for cardiovascular applications*

**254** Cardiovascular illnesses are the leading cause of death worldwide, and early identification could save tens of thousands of lives each year. Biosensors are being *Recent Advances in Biosensing in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.104922*

#### **Figure 10.**

*Wearable Sensors for the detection of biomarkers for wound infection [70].*

#### **Figure 11.**

*Common biosensors and biomarkers used in the detection of cancer [73].*

**255** utilized to measure cardiac troponin (both T and I), C-reactive protein (CRP), creatine kinase (CK), myoglobin, and other cardiac indicators. One of the most significant indicators for detecting myocardial infarction is cardiac troponin [76].

**Figure 12.**

*Implantable biosensor: (a) head implant (in vivo); (b) head implant (in vitro); and (c) heart implant for recording electrocardiogram [77].*

Some implantable biosensors can be used for cardiovascular applications. A typical example can be seen in **Figure 12**.
