Special Issue "Nanomaterials and Smart Structures for Sensor Applications"

Dear Colleagues,

Nanomaterials-based smart structures and devices have attracted considerable attention in a variety of technological applications, including the design and development of high-performance nanomaterials for sensor applications. Sensors play a vital role in a variety of technological applications, such as environmental monitoring, medical treatment and diagnosis, process control and smart agricultural practices.  Nanomaterials have demonstrated suitability as sensing materials for the fabrication of sensor devices due to their high aspect ratio, functional chemistry, and improved physical and chemical properties. Using such nanomaterials and smart structures as nanotransducers significantly improves their sensing ability for analytes. Nanomaterials and smart structures applied as electrodes could potentially improve the sensing mechanism of the electrode surface, facilitating strong interactions between analytes and transducers to achieve the desired sensitivity, selectivity, and stability.

This Special Issue aims to report recent advancements in novel nanomaterials and smart structures for cutting-edge sensor technology in science, biotechnology, medicine, and environmental applications. We encourage submissions covering topics such as:

• Synthesis of nanomaterials for sensing and biosensing applications;
• Characterization of nanomaterials for sensing applications;
• Development of nanomaterials and hybrid smart structures for sensing applications;
• Applications of nanomaterials and smart structures for environmental monitoring (gas, humidity, and temperature);
• Applications of nanomaterials and smart structures as biosensors in medicine and biotechnology;
• Applications of nanomaterials and smart structures for agricultural applications;
• Applications of nanomaterials and smart structures as mechanical sensors;
• Design and development of nanomaterials-based sensors for artificial intelligence and IoT;

Prof. Dr. Syed Khasim
Dr. Y. T. Ravikiran
Guest Editors

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