Advances in Two-Dimensional Materials for Electrochemical Biosensors

A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 2356

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China
Interests: design and construction of two-dimensional nanomaterials; electrochemical energy storage materials and device properties; two-dimensional biosensors

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Dear Colleagues,

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted much attention in the past decade. They offer a high specific surface area as well as electronic structure and properties that differ from their bulk counterparts due to the low dimensionality. Graphene is the best-known and most-studied 2D material, but metal oxides and hydroxides (including clays), transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes), dichalcogenides, boron nitrides (BN), carbon nitrides, monoelemental Xenes (including phosphorene and bismuthene), and other materials that are one or several atoms thick are receiving increasing attention. The specific chemical, physical, and optical properties of 2D materials can influence the performance of bio/sensing, improve drug delivery and photo/thermal therapy and affect their toxicity. Two-dimensional materials have been used in numerous applications and in different fields of research such as biomedicine, biosensing, and chemical sensing as well as energy storage and generation, electronics, etc.

Considering the current strong interest of scientists in the physicochemical properties of 2D materials and the potential for electrochemical and biomedical applications, as well as the challenges faced during practical applications, this Special Issue aims to bring together a wide range of recent original research articles, reviews, and prospective articles on 2D materials in the field of electrochemical biosensing. Focusing on the atomic structure, surface morphology, and physicochemical properties of 2D materials will no doubt reveal the general rules for the enhancement of their electrochemical biosensing performance. This Special Issue will focus on (but is not limited to) the following topics:

  • The synthesis, characterization, and biosensing abilities of 2D materials and composites;
  • Surface engineering, interface engineering, and defect engineering of 2D materials towards boosting electrochemical biosensing;
  • Current challenges and prospects of 2D materials in electrochemical sensing and biosensing devices.

Dr. Chenhui Yang
Dr. Junfeng Zhai
Dr. Yi Tang
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Keywords

  • 2D materials
  • surface engineering
  • defect engineering
  • electrochemical biosensors
  • electrochemical techniques

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Advancing Sensitivity in Guided-Wave Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor through Integration of 2D BlueP/MoS2 Hybrid Layers
by Xixi Yuan, Leiming Wu and Yuwen Qin
Biosensors 2024, 14(1), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios14010025 - 31 Dec 2023
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The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) signal, generated from the Kretschmann configuration, has been developed as an effective detection technology in chemical and biological sensors. The sensitivity of SPR signals to changes in the surrounding media makes it a valuable tool, as even a [...] Read more.
The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) signal, generated from the Kretschmann configuration, has been developed as an effective detection technology in chemical and biological sensors. The sensitivity of SPR signals to changes in the surrounding media makes it a valuable tool, as even a slight variation in refractive index can cause a significant change in SPR signals, such as phase, intensity, and resonance angle. However, the detection of ultralow changes in refractive index, which occur in chemical reactions or biological actions, remains a challenge for conventional SPR sensors due to their limited sensitivity. To overcome this limitation, we theoretically propose a novel guided-wave SPR (GWSPR) configuration coated with a few-layer blue phosphorene (blueP)/MoS2 hybrid structure. This configuration aims to enhance the electric field and subsequently achieve a significant improvement in sensitivity. The results of our study demonstrate that the proposed blueP/MoS2-based GWSPR sensor exhibits a high sensitivity of 290°/RIU, which represents an impressive enhancement of approximately 82.4% compared to the conventional Au-based SPR sensor. This advancement addresses the challenge of detecting ultralow changes in refractive index and offers significant potential for enhancing the performance of chemical and biological sensors. Full article
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