Optical Biosensors and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is dedicated to the use of optical biosensors in a wide range of applications and fields. Authors should demonstrate an advance in the field of optical biosensors, for example by providing new optical detection strategies as well as originality in the design and fabrication of novel optical transducers. In addition, submissions emphasizing their ease of use, their operational simplicity (in this sense contributions focused on label-free detection will be appreciated are but not required), their suitability for in-situ detection, their cheaper production (mass production) and multiplexing capacity are especially welcome. We encourage showing features and improvements addressed to boosting the commercialization of optical biosensors in different sectors of the market in upcoming years. 

Prof. Dr. Miguel Holgado
Dr. Ana L. Hernández
Guest Editors

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