There is provided a renewable sensor for sensing or selectively capturing a targeted bacteria in a fluid. The renewable sensor includes a surface, the surface includes a substrate, a biologically or bacterially non-adhesive feature disposed on or in functional proximity to at least a portion of the substrate and an adhesive elements disposed on or in functional proximity to the non-adhesive feature, a flow channel in operative contact with the surface and a detector configured to detect the targeted cell type captured on the surface. Also provided are method for using the sensor and the surface.
