Shaping and Designing Polymers for Sensor Development
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 4320
Special Issue Editors
Interests: development of protein and peptide recognition; biomimetic nanomaterials; strategy of molecular imprinting of polymers and their integration in analytical methods, assays and bio/sensors; activities at cellular and biomolecular level; molecularly imprinted nanoparticles for protein refolding and as tools for biomolecular interactions
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Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric materials play a key role in sensing. Indeed, polymers are an extremely broad class of materials whose chemical diversity, versatility and robustness coupled with the high integrability in electronic or fluidic devices offer significant advantages to sensing technology. Polymers can be natural or synthesized materials, but all share a common chemical signature that is the repetition of monomeric units linked together. This repetition produces long chains, eventually leading to three-dimensional networks. The chemical composition and the microstructures of the polymeric materials greatly influence their structural and functional properties—such as conductivity, responsiveness, recognition, optical and thermal behaviours—in manners that suit diverse sensing performances and applications.
The present Special Issue “Shaping and designing polymers for sensor development.” aims to assemble a collection of articles describing different strategies based on polymeric materials for sensing applications. In particular, we welcome contributions concerning the uses of natural and synthetic polymers, including responsive, functionalized or molecularly imprinted polymers, whether based on conductive, entangled or cross-linked polymers. Strategies based on the preparation of polymer-based receptor layers, including strategies to control the polymerization to thin films and spin coating techniques, the synthesis of core–shell polymeric sensors and the applications of polymer-based sensors are also welcome. Research articles and reviews will both be considered.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Conducting polymers
- Molecularly imprinted polymers
- Functional polymers
- Biocompatible polymers
- Natural polymers
- Thin film polymerization
- Spin coating techniques
- Flexible sensors
Prof. Alessandra Maria Bossi
Prof. Hugues Brisset
Guest Editors
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