Application of Organic Conjugated Materials in Chemosensors
A special issue of Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials for Chemical Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 315
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Interests: organic optoelectronics; bionic electronics; flexible electronics; functional coatings
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Dear Colleagues,
Organic conjugated materials (OCMs), characterized by their extended π-electron systems, have emerged as a promising class of materials for chemosensors due to their unique electronic structures, distinct optical properties, low-cost fabrication, mechanical flexibility, high tunability through molecular design, soft working temperatures, high sensitivity to diverse environmental stimuli, etc. Versatile signals such as charge transfer and fluorescence enable them to detect varied analytes, including gases (ammonia, nitrogen dioxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), etc.), biomarkers (glucose, DNA, proteins, etc.), explosive compounds (2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT), pathogens, etc.), and so on, biomarkers (glucose, DNA, proteins, etc.), explosive compounds (2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT), pathogens, etc.), etc. These features also make them attractive candidates for developing next-generation chemosensors with enhanced performance and broader applicability.
This Special Issue will highlight recent advances in, challenges of, and future prospects of advanced chemical sensing technologies and devices on the basis of OCMs. The submission topic covers broad aspects, including the sensing mechanisms, material design strategies, performance optimization techniques, and device applications of OCMs in small-molecule, assembled, oligomeric, polymeric, metal–organic complex, or composite forms. Both comprehensive review articles and innovative research papers are welcome.
Dr. Shuai Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chemosensor
- biosensor
- charge transfer
- fluorescence
- organic semiconductor
- conjugated molecule
- conjugated oligomer
- conjugated polymer
- conducting polymer
- aggregate
- environmental detection
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