Nanomaterials Synthesis for Both Sensors and Environmental Applications: Part 2

A special issue of Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanostructures for Chemical Sensing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2024 | Viewed by 1404

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Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
Interests: nanofabrication; nanomaterials synthesis and applications; catalysis; environmental applications; energy application
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Dear Colleagues,

The synthesis of novel nanomaterials and nanodevices for both sensors and environmental applications is of immense importance. Nanomaterials provide unique electronic, magnetic, and chemical properties making them novel and attractive for the new generation of devices. For example, graphene-based nanocomposites and nano-oxides can be used efficiently for the removal of arsenic ions from contaminated water supplies, which in turn can save lives and lower the capital cost for the purification of water in highly arsenic-contaminated areas. The topics covered in this Special Issue will represent recent innovations in nanomaterials synthesis and characterization for use in both sensors and environmental applications. The removal of toxic containments from water, the catalytic oxidation of toxic gases such as carbon monoxide, as well as the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for biosensing applications are some of the topics that will be covered in this Special Issue. Both review and original research articles are welcomed from a broad spectrum of disciplines such as physics, chemistry, biochemistry, medicine, analytical science, environmental science, materials science, and engineering to highlight the latest developments and future challenges in this exciting filed of nanomaterials synthesis and characterization.

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Dr. Sherif Moussa
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Keywords

  • nanomaterials synthesis and characterization
  • graphene-based nanocomposites for electronic applications
  • nanomaterials for biosensors use and applications
  • nano-oxides for CO catalytic oxidation and other catalytic applications
  • graphene-based nanomaterials for environmental applications
  • nanomaterials use for sensors applications

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Microplasma-Enabled Sustainable Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots for Sensitive Detection of 4-Nitrophenol
by Michael Ryan Rahardja, Darwin Kurniawan and Wei-Hung Chiang
Chemosensors 2023, 11(7), 390; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors11070390 - 13 Jul 2023
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4-nitrophenol (4-NP) is one of the organic pollutants that can come up from pesticides, explosives, dyes, and pharmaceutical industries. Since it can be extremely harmful to humans and other living organisms, it is crucial to have a system that can effectively detect the [...] Read more.
4-nitrophenol (4-NP) is one of the organic pollutants that can come up from pesticides, explosives, dyes, and pharmaceutical industries. Since it can be extremely harmful to humans and other living organisms, it is crucial to have a system that can effectively detect the presence of 4-NP. Here, we report the microplasma synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) for fluorescence-based detection of 4-NP. Through Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) between donor N-GQDs to the acceptor 4-NP, synthesized N-GQDs can be employed for the detection of 4-NP starting from 0.5 to 100 µM with a limit of detection as low as 95.14 nM. 4-NP detection also demonstrates remarkable stability over all pH values and wide temperatures (10–60 °C), indicating the high possibility for robust organic pollution monitoring. Our work provides insight into a simple, fast, and environmentally friendly method for synthesizing N-GQDs at ambient conditions usable for environmental nanosensors. Full article
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