Plasmonic Metamaterials for Sensing Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2021) | Viewed by 7230
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Interests: nanoplasmonics; nanophotonics; metamaterials; biological and biochemical sensing; computational electromagnetics
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Dear Colleagues,
The hype-cycle profile of plasmonics technology shows that this promising counterpart of photonics has entered a new phase in recent years owing to its intriguing properties in the development of modern applications in diverse fields, including but not limited to medical diagnostics and label-free genetic analysis, cellular level imaging, astronomy, security and defense industries, nondestructive quality control, high-bandwidth communication, and computing. This extensive range of applications has thrust plasmonics research from relative obscurity into the limelight. Pioneering efforts in plasmonic devices and platforms date back to the turn of the century with the demonstration of lasers, filters, and biosensors. The recent advancements in artificial materials research have enabled the emergence of novel and high-power sources, and the potential of plasmonics for advanced physics research and commercial purposes has been validated. Driven by the ongoing race to boost both responsivity and efficiency of plasmonic tools, researchers are now able to tailor and fabricate plasmonic instruments in exquisite architectures. In modern clinical applications, plasmonic metastructures provide nondestructive, nonpoisonous, noncontact, label-free, and fast detection of biomarkers’ fingerprints at ultralow densities with high precision. In spite of remarkable advancements in plasmonic technologies for pharmacological purposes, efforts are being continuously made to implement high-responsive, low-cost, on-chip, and accurate coming generation plasmonic biological sensors.
Keeping the progresses, challenges, and future prospects in mind, this Special Issue of Sensors entitled “Plasmonic Metamaterials for Sensing Applications” focuses on fundamental and applied research in order to devise and develop ultraprecise plasmonic sensors and metasensors.
Dr. Arash Ahmadivand
Guest Editor
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