Micro/Nano Biosensors and Devices
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 17308
Special Issue Editors
Interests: SELEX; aptamer; DNAzyme; nanoparticles; bacterium detection; virus detection
Interests: functional nucleic acids; aptamer selections; pathogen diagnostics; nanomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of biosensors has led to a revolution in various fields, such as food inspection, medical and health, environmental monitoring, agriculture, and biotechnology, to name a few. The convenience, simplicity, and accuracy of biosensors have drawn significant research attention, resulting in the invention of various types of biosensors and devices, such as micro-/nanomaterial-based DNA biosensors, immunosensors, piezoelectric, and thermal biosensors. One commonly cited definition by D.M. Frazer is “a biosensor is an analytical device incorporating a deliberate and intimate combination of a specific biological element (that creates a recognition event) and a physical element (that transduces the recognition event)”. This Special Issue aims at promoting the development of biosensors in the fields of both specific biological elements and physical elements. Research related to the development of recognition molecules (aptamers, DNAzyme, antibodies, enzymes, molecule imprinted polymers, DNA probes, etc.), new conjugation or immobilization methods, the preparation of micro-/nanomaterials (carbon materials, metal oxide, metal nanomaterial, quantum dots, upconversion nanoparticles, metal–organic frameworks, hydrogel, etc.), novel signal output approaches (fluorescent, electrochemical, colorimetric, electrochemiluminescent, photoelectrochemistry, chemiluminescent, surface-enhanced Raman scattering, surface plasmon resonance, etc.), innovative signal-amplification approaches (hybridization chain reactions, rolling circle amplification, peroxidases, peroxidase mimicking nanozymes, etc.), or application of an existing assay for the analysis of new targets (viruses, toxins, drugs, antibiotics, insecticides, tumor markers, cells, pathogenic bacteria, biomarkers, inhibitors, substrates, etc.) is welcome.
Dr. Jiuxing Li
Dr. Zijie Zhang
Dr. Qing Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biosensors
- functional nucleic acids
- immunoassay
- nanomaterials
- nanoparticles
- fluorescent or colorimetric detection
- viruses
- bacteria