Organic Bioelectronic Materials and Devices for In Vitro/Vivo Diagnostics
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensor Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 5964
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic bioelectronics; organic fied-effect transistors; device physics; semiconductor devices; thin-film processing; micro/nano-fabrication
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Interests: organic bioelectronics; organic electronic devices; organic semiconductors; charge transport mechanisms
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Organic bioelectronics constitute the development and investigation of organic electronic devices that translate biological signals into an electronic readout. On one hand, organic bioelectronics allows us to regulate the physiology and processes of cells, tissues, and organs, and on the other hand, it can also be applied for selective sensing, recording, and monitoring of various signals and physiological states.
In order to bridge the interface between biology and electronics, an important aspect involves the advancement of materials, which, in turn, enables better performing bioelectronic devices or entirely new device concepts. The existing bioelectronic devices mostly compose of conventional materials, such as metals, that do not exhibit intrinsic compatibility with biological systems and are unable to convert biological ionic signals into electronic ones. The structural and functional similarity between organic and biological systems gives rise to many new applications in the areas spanning from neural interfacing and drug delivery to tissue engineering and diagnostics. Among other unique features, organic materials and devices offer "soft" mechanical properties, mixed electronic/ionic conductivity for efficient signal transduction, facile functionalization for the detection of biological analytes, and economical synthesis. All of the aforementioned aspects, in addition to better biocompatibility and biodegradability, make organic systems more suitable for biomedical applications.
This Special Issue aims to share new developments in the growing field of bioelectronics, as well as to understand new challenges that are being faced in this field. We invite authors to contribute articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts in this field, by developing novel bioelectronic materials or devices, or by optimizing the performance of already available technologies.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Materials for in vitro and in vivo organic bioelectronics;
- Devices for in vitro and in vivo organic bioelectronics;
- Tailoring biointerfaces for in vitro and in vivo applications;
- Modeling in vitro and in vivo organic bioelectronics applications;
- Cell-based interfacing for in vitro and in vivo organic bioelectronics;
- Fluidic-integrated models for in vitro and in vivo organic bioelectronic systems.
Dr. Ali Nawaz
Dr. Leandro Merces
Dr. Hae Rang Lee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioelectronic devices
- biosensing
- materials
- biointerfaces
- neural interfacing
- drug delivery
- tissue engineering
- diagnostics
