Nanomaterial-Based Sensors: Design, Development and Applications
A special issue of Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanostructures for Chemical Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 115
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrochemistry; electrodes; nanoporous materials; photochemistry; (bio)electrosensing
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Interests: electrochemistry; electroanalysis; wearable sensors; nanomaterials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, entitled “Nanomaterial-Based Sensors: Design, Development and Applications”, aims to explore the advances and challenges in integrating nanomaterials into (bio)sensing applications from the macro- to the nanoscale. Advanced materials offer the advantage of providing better sensing capabilities in terms of accuracy, reliability, sensitivity, and reproducibility. A variety of nanostructured materials, such as carbon materials (MWCNTs, graphene, quantum dots, etc.), metal nanoparticles, nanocomposites, conductive polymers, and so on, present exceptional attributes such as providing platforms for immobilization, catalytic properties, and optical and electroactive labels. Consequently, sensors based on nanomaterials overcome some analytical limitations and increase the scope of target analyte detection, including pharmaceuticals, biomolecules, environmentally hazardous heavy metals, pesticides, and pollutants at the micro- and nanolevel.
We welcome the submission of original research articles, short communications, and reviews featuring recent advances and developments in chemical (bio)sensors, microfluidic devices, lab-on-a-chip, organ-on-a-chip, and sensor arrays, in which the integration of nanomaterials is a key element.
Dr. Alicia Gomis-Berenguer
Dr. Ana Casanova
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chemical sensors
- biosensors
- nanomaterials for chemical sensing
- advanced materials for sensing
- wearable sensor
- micro- and nanosensors
- selective sensor
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Planned Papers
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Title: Development of a potentiometric Sensor for pH monitoring in agrifood samples by using nanostructured polymers
Authors: Juan José García Guzmán
Affiliation: Universidad de Cádiz, Cadiz, Spain
Abstract: pH is a key indicator of food quality and microbiological processes. Due to the need for more economical, precise, and in situ methods, a potentiometric sensor has been developed using conductive polymers like polyaniline and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). These polymers were deposited onto electrodes using sinusoidal voltages showing a nanostructure. The sensor was calibrated with standard pH solutions ranging from 2 to 12, and its repeatability, reproducibility, and selectivity were evaluated against common organic and inorganic compounds. The sensor showed high accuracy and was validated on agrifood samples, comparing its performance with a traditional pH meter.
