Advances in Electrochemical Sensors for Bioanalysis

Dear Colleagues,

Electrochemical biosensors have gained significant attention over the years not only due to their inherent sensitivity and specificity but also because of their potential for portability and amenability to miniaturization. Recent progress in the fields of microfluidics and micro/nanofabrication, as well as the development of novel conducting and electroactive polymers, functionalized nanomaterials, bionanoconjugates, and electrodes has paved the way for the wide-ranging application of electrochemical sensors.

The importance of electrochemical sensors for biomonitoring and biomarker analysis in environmental, industrial, agricultural, and the above clinical applications is increasingly being recognized. In clinical settings, electrochemical sensor devices have proven to be specifically helpful for personalized medicine, precision theragnostic, and minimally invasive diagnostic applications. Electrochemical biosensors provide an attractive means of analyzing the content of a biological sample due to the direct conversion of a biological event to an electronic signal. In addition, the design/fabrication of electrodes is a key component in this type of sensor. In recent years, the popularity of nanoscale fabrication, including nanomaterials, composite materials, biopolymers, and conducting polymers for electrochemical biosensors, has been increasing. This Special Issue will focus on recent developments in electrochemical biosensing platforms for bioanalysis. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Novel approaches to developing electrochemical biosensors;
• Biomolecule detection;
• DNA biosensors and immunosensors;
• Electrochemical interfaces and systems;
• Nanostructured materials in electrochemical biosensors;
• Electrochemical analysis of biological molecules in vitro;
• In-depth mechanisms and detection principles of biological samples.

Dr. Hoda Ilkhani
Guest Editor

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• electrochemical sensors
• sensor design
• sensor characterization techniques
• intelligent processing of sensor materials
• chemical change monitoring
• electroanalytical techniques
• DNA biosensors
• immunosensors