Advances in Optofluidic Sensing for Medical, Biological and Chemical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Optofluidics, nominally the technological area where optics and fluidics merge, is an interesting research field. Over the last two decades, it has been catching the attention of both the worlds of academia and industry. Indeed, there is a growing interest in the development of innovative optofluidic sensing devices and platforms for a wide plethora of applications, and, in particular, in the fields of biology, medicine, physics, chemistry, and nanotechnology. Indeed, optical sensors offer several advantages, such as high sensitivity, minimal invasiveness, the possibility of miniaturization, and low costs. Thus, they are particularly suitable for the analysis of fluids, also of biological origin.

This Special Issue aims to showcase the manuscripts that introduce the latest advancements in the field of optofluidic sensing for medical, biological, and chemical applications.

Both theoretical and experimental papers are accepted.

The submission of original research articles is recommended, but review papers are also welcome.

Topic of interest may include (but are not limited to):

• Refractive index (bio)sensors;
• (bio)sensors based on surface plasmon resonance;
• Fiber-optic biosensors;
• Spectroscopy for fluid investigation;
• Interferometry-based techniques for fluid investigation;
• Opto-electronic techniques for (bio)sensing;
• Fluorescence (bio)sensors;
• Speckle pattern for the study of fluids;
• Innovative optofluidic sensing platforms for real-world applications;
• Optical imaging for analysis of fluids;
• Optofluidic bioMEMS;
• Artificial intelligence for optofluidics.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Valentina Bello
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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• optofluidics
• optical (bio)sensors
• refractive index (bio)sensors
• spectroscopy
• opto-electronic techniques for fluid investigation
• fluorescence
• interferometry-based (bio)sensors
• optical imaging for fluid analysis