Carbon Nanotube Composites for Biosensor Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2020) | Viewed by 479
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Interests: (bio)sensors; application of functional nanostructured materials; green technologies; new methodologies for (electro)analysis; environmental chemistry; monitoring/biomonitoring
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Dear Colleagues,
Biosensors combine the exquisite sensitivity and specificity of living systems with the processing power of microelectronics. Thus, in the past few years, there has been great effort to develop novel biosensors (optical, electrochemical, field-effect transistor biosensors, etc.) through interdisciplinary approaches. Carbon nanotube composites have been playing a crucial role in the design of all types of biosensors, from the biorecognition element immobilization step, to signal processers, because of their extraordinary physical, mechanical, electrical, and multifunctional properties. The inclusion of carbon nanotube composites, independently of the detection scheme and developed platform type, has been significantly contributing to increasing biosensors performance and widening their applications.
The goal of this Special Issue is to disseminate original research and review studies that address the (experimental or theoretical) advances, trends, challenges, and future perspectives regarding the development, synthesis, characterization, and use of carbon nanotube composites for biosensors design, development, and application.
Prof. Simone Morais
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Carbon nanotubes
- Nanocomposites and nanohybrids
- Synthesis
- Characterization
- Coatings and thin films
- Immobilization
- Functionalization
- Biosensors
- Nanoprobes and electronic noses
- Applications
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