Sensing Materials and Interfaces for Clinical Diagnostics and Therapeutics
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 September 2021) | Viewed by 313
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Interests: electrochemistry and surface chemistry; chemical sensors and biosensors; new analytical techniques; ionic liquids and conductive polymers
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Interests: development of chemical and biochemical materials (e.g., polymers, ionic liquids, and their composites) for the recognition and quantitative detection of chemical and biological species in real life environments; sensor design based on mass, optical, and electrochemical transduction mechanisms with particular emphasis on the integration for enhanced reliability; generation and analysis of complex real-time sensor data via data analysis algorithms for complex environments to build prototypes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Numerous natural processes from biological ones such as carbohydrate–protein interactions to chemical processes such as corrosion occur at interfaces involving a variety of material properties. The same materials properties and interfacial mechanisms have been widely exploited in human-made devices as diverse as sensors, optical displays, and lightweight batteries, and processes as varied as contact, friction, adhesive bonding of solids, and various other dynamic systems. The ability to understand the surfaces of the materials and the interfaces between materials (the border region where two materials come into contact) and the relationships between interfacial composition, structure, and properties of the materials is central to our understanding of these processes and their exploitation. In this Special Issue, we would like to gather state-of-the-art research and development that addresses the benefits and challenges in new material design and their interface characteristics for a broad range of sensor and sensor system developments for clinical diagnostics and therapeutic management. Topics of primary interest include the science of different materials and their interface research, with specific applications in theoretical/computational modeling, new materials development (biosensors and therapeutic agents), and material interfaces design, characterization, and applications in medical research and clinical diagnostics and therapy.
For this purpose, we welcome review articles, original research papers, and short communications covering all aspects of the fundamentals and applications sensing materials and interfaces for sensors/biosensors in clinical settings. Submissions should clearly indicate which open challenges are being addressed by the work. Authors are also invited to contact the Guest Editors prior to submission if they are uncertain whether their work falls within the general scope of this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Xiangqun Zeng
Prof. Dr. Abdul Rehman
Guest Editors
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