Nitrogen Vacancy Centers in Diamond for Quantum Biosensing: Magnetometry Techniques, Platforms and Applications
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2609.04733v1
- Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:00:08 GMT
- Title: Nitrogen Vacancy Centers in Diamond for Quantum Biosensing: Magnetometry Techniques, Platforms and Applications
- Abstract summary: Quantum sensing using nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond has emerged as a powerful platform for detecting ultra-low magnetic fields under ambient conditions.<n>This review presents the fundamental principles and recent advances in NV-based quantum magnetometry for biosensing applications.
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- Abstract: Quantum sensing using nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond has emerged as a powerful platform for detecting ultra-low magnetic fields under ambient conditions. Owing to their long spin coherence times, optical addressability, and compatibility with aqueous environments, it has found widespread applications in biosensing and bio-imaging. This review presents the fundamental principles and recent advances in NV-based quantum magnetometry for biosensing applications, with a particular focus on measurements in aqueous medium and at cellular and molecular length scales. We discuss the underlying spin physics of NV centers and highlight two primary detection modalities: optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) and T1 relaxometry-based sensing and how these approaches aids in the detection of both static magnetic fields and dynamic magnetic noise arising from biological processes. The review explores key application areas, including nanoscale nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), monitoring of neural activity, detection of abnormal or rogue cells using NV-based platforms etc. In addition, strategies for enhancing sensitivity, such as surface functionalization of nanodiamonds, femtosecond (fs) laser-written photonic structures, and integration with microfluidic and lab-on-chip systems have also been discussed in depth. We also address the critical challenges, including surface-induced decoherence, charge-state instability, and signal-to-noise limitations in biofluids associated with NV-based biosensing applications. Finally, we outline future prospects, highlighting how NV-based magnetic biosensing provides a promising pathway for translating quantum sensing technologies into practical biomedical applications.
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