Organic Bioelectronic Materials and Devices for Biosensing Applications

Dear Colleagues,

As a field, organic bioelectronics focuses on the development and investigation of organic electronic devices that translate biological signals into an electronic readout. Organic bioelectronics allows us to regulate the physiology and processes of cells, tissues, and organs, while it can also be applied for the selective sensing, recording, and monitoring of various signals and physiological states.

In order to bridge the interface between biology and electronics, an important aspect involves the advancement of materials, which, in turn, enables better performing bioelectronic devices or entirely new device concepts. The existing bioelectronic devices mostly compose of conventional materials, such as metals, that do not exhibit intrinsic compatibility with biological systems and are unable to convert biological ionic signals into electronic ones. The structural and functional similarity between organic and biological systems creates many new possibilities in areas spanning from neural interfacing and drug delivery to tissue engineering and diagnostics. Among other unique features, organic materials and devices offer "soft" mechanical properties, mixed electronic/ionic conductivity for efficient signal transduction, facile functionalization for the detection of biological analytes, and economical synthesis. All of the aforementioned aspects, in addition to better biocompatibility and biodegradability, makes organic systems more suitable for biomedical applications.

This Special Issue aims to share new developments and challenges in the growing field of bioelectronics. We invite authors to contribute articles that will stimulate the development of novel bioelectronic materials or devices, or help to optimize the performance of already available technologies.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Materials for in vitro and in vivo organic bioelectronics;

- Devices for in vitro and in vivo organic bioelectronics;

- Tailoring bio-interfaces for in vitro and in vivo applications;

- Modeling in vitro and in vivo organic bioelectronics applications;

- Cell-based interfacing for in vitro and in vivo organic bioelectronics;

- Fluidic-integrated models for in vitro and in vivo organic bioelectronic systems.

Dr. Leandro Merces
Dr. Ali Nawaz
Guest Editors

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