Photonic Structures for Biosensors: Technology and Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2021) | Viewed by 422
Special Issue Editors
2) WinPhos Research Group, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
Interests: photonic sensors; biosensors; photonic integrated circuits; plasmonics; optical interconnects
Interests: optical biochemical sensors; photonic structures; metal oxide nanostructures; nanomaterials for optoelectronic and sensing devices
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Dear Colleagues,
The ever-growing field of photonic sensing has been bringing up new functionalities and opportunities for breakthrough applications in the fields of life sciences, medical diagnostics, as well as in food safety and quality monitoring, security, and environmental monitoring. Exploiting light–matter interaction effects in conjunction with biomolecular binding assays extends the innovation horizons of such applications, addressing unmet needs for enhanced sensitivity, real time monitoring of molecular interactions, and multianalyte and simplified detection.
This Special Issue aims to collect recent advances in photonic structures, components and circuits used for the development of novel optical sensors, and biosensing devices addressing challenges in the fields of medical diagnostics, point-of-need analysis, food safety, quality assessment, and environmental monitoring. Topics may include but are not limited to the following:
- Novel structures and transducers for optical sensing;
- Plasmonic and nanoplasmonic sensors;
- Photonic evanescent-wave sensors (e.g., interferometric sensors, microring resonators, etc.);
- Photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based biosensors;
- Lab-on-chip devices;
- Microfluidic-based PICs/optofluidic platforms;
- Fiber-optic sensors;
- Immunoassay, small molecule, and RNA/DNA detection optical biosensors;
- Multimodal and multiplexed photonic biosensing platforms;
- Photonic solutions for label-free determinations.
Dr. Dimitris Tsiokos
Dr. Eleni Makarona
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Photonic sensors
- Plasmonic sensors
- Photonic integrated circuits
- Silicon photonics
- Nano-photonics
- Fiber optic sensors
- Biosensors
- Lab on chip
- Point of care diagnostics
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