Recent Advances in Sensory Polymers
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sensory polymers; advanced functional polymer materials; smart materials; chemical sensors; biosensors; colorimetric sensing; fluorimetric sensing; bioanalytical applications; functional materials for sensing
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Interests: colorimetric sensors; smart polymers; food freshness monitoring; environmental analysis; bioanalytical applications digital imaging colorimetry; chemometrics; design of experiments; multivariate analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sensory polymers represent a rapidly advancing class of functional materials capable of transducing chemical, physical, or biological stimuli into detectable signals. Progress in polymer synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, and nanostructured materials has enabled unprecedented control over their responsiveness, selectivity, and signal amplification. As a result, sensory polymers are increasingly being explored for applications in chemical and biological sensing, environmental monitoring, healthcare diagnostics, food quality control, and smart packaging systems. Recent developments include the rational design of conjugated and fluorescent polymers, stimuli-responsive hydrogels, molecularly imprinted polymers, and hybrid polymer-based sensing platforms that integrate multiple functionalities within a single material. This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in the molecular design, fabrication strategies, and sensing mechanisms of polymer-based sensory systems, with an emphasis on structure–property–function relationships and performance in relevant application environments.
Dr. Marta Guembe-García
Dr. Lisa Rita Magnaghi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sensory polymers
- smart materials
- advanced sensing materials
- molecularly imprinted polymers
- chemical sensing
- conjugated polymers
- colorimetric sensing
- fluorimetric sensing
- polymer-based biosensors
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