Chemical and Biological Sensors Applied to Environment and Health
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 July 2021) | Viewed by 5951
Special Issue Editor
Interests: chemical and biological sensors; electronic noses; nanomaterials; sensor technology
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Dear Colleagues,
Sensors for measuring and detecting chemical and biological substances have been employed for a long time. In particular, chemical sensors have been developed, some with a general purpose, others—the most part—for a defined application. The recent progresses of this analytical technology (of low cost, simple handling, objective, and not invasive) in sensitivity, selectivity, reproducibility, and feasibility, are due to the use of microelectronic, microfluidic, and nano-technologies and to new signal-processing methods which have led to a greater integration of these systems for many applications for which portability is essential in order to measure compounds in situ and in real time in a non-destructive manner. For this Special Issue, applications of chemical and biological sensors in health and environment are of interest.
Research papers focused on the detection of toxic pollutants in the environment and on biomarkers to diagnose different diseases are invited.
Therefore, this Special Issue will collect research and review articles covering, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Nanostructured sensors (nanoparticles, nanofibers, nanowires) and RGO sensors
- Design and optimization of chemical and biological sensors
- Toxic agents (CO, NO2, O3, and VOCs) sensing in the real air (atmosphere and industry)
- Chemical sensors and biosensors for early detection of diseases (cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, etc.) for VOC and protein sensing, respectively
- Biological sensors for pathogenic agents (bacteria, virus, etc.)
- Modern microfluidic systems to use with these types of sensors
- New pattern recognition methods to improve the classification and validation of data analysis for these types of sensors
- Smart systems
Prof. Dr. M. Carmen Horrillo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chemical sensors
- biosensors
- contamination
- diseases
- microfluidics
- nanotechnology
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