Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, the enabling role of optics and photonics in the field of biosensing has developed rapidly. Optical and photonic biosensors, which are mainly intended for health applications, environmental monitoring, and food/water quality control, are advanced enough to enter the market, and the amount of research in this field is increasing.

The Special Issue will provide a forum for the last research activities on photonic biosensors. Theoretical and experimental papers are solicited in, though they are not limited to, the following areas:

• Micro-photonic chip-based biosensors;
• Fiber-optic biosensors;
• Lab-on-fiber devices;
• Photonic biosensors based on metasurfaces and photonic crystals;
• Optofluidic biosensors;
• Plasmonic biosensors based on surface plasmon resonance, localized surface plasmon resonance, and surface-enhanced Raman scattering;
• Emerging application of photonics in the field of biosensing;
• New materials and physical concepts intended for photonic biosensors;
• Spectroscopy for biosensing;
• High-resolution imaging;
• Super-resolution microscopy;
• Nano-plasmonic biosensor for in vivo and ex vivo analysis;
• Three-dimensional printing for optical biosensor fabrication;
• Novel materials for implantable optical devices.

Review papers focused on specific aspects of the field of photonic biosensors are encouraged, especially if they provide a comprehensive and critical analysis, taking into account the applications needs and market prospects.

Prof. Dr. Francesco Dell’Olio
Dr. Maria Carmen Estévez Alberola
Prof. Dr. Chenzhong Li
Guest Editors

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• biosensor
• optical biosensors
• photonics
• plasmonics
• optofluidics
• lab-on-chip devices
• spectroscopy for biosensing
• high-resolution imaging
• super-resolution microscopy