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Special Issue "Advances in Optical Biosensors and Chemical Sensors"

A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Biosensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2023 | Viewed by 2495

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Dr. Flavio Esposito

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Dept. of Engineering, University of Naples “Parthenope” Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy
Interests: chemical sensors; biosensors; physical sensors; fiber-optic sensors; fiber gratings; long period gratings; fiber Bragg gratings; fabrication of long period gratings (LPG) in specialty optical fibers; investigation of fiber optic sensors under different ionizing radiations; development of fiber optic bio-chemical sensors for industrial and medical applications
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Prof. Dr. Stefania Campopiano

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Department of Engineering, University of Naples “Parthenope”, 80143 Naples, Italy
Interests: fiber optic sensors; biomedical sensors; photonic bandgap sensors; optoelectronic sensors
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Prof. Dr. Agostino Iadicicco

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Department of Engineering, University of Naples “Parthenope”, 80143 Naples, Italy
Interests: fiber optic sensors; fiber-Bragg-grating-based sensors; long-period grating sensors; biomedical sensors; photonic bandgap sensors; plasmonic sensors; optoelectronic sensors
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Biosensors are analytical devices incorporating a biological sensing element (antigen/antibody, enzyme, nucleic acid, hormone receptor, live cell, tissue, etc.) and that are capable of detecting biomolecules in a complex sample by converting the physical/chemical signal to an optical signal, which can be further associated with the concentration of the target analyte. Optical biosensors exhibit high performance in detecting biological systems and promote significant advances in clinical diagnostics, drug discovery, food process control and environmental monitoring thanks to their several advantages, such as high sensitivity, robustness, reliability, and chip integration.

This Special Issue will focus on the latest developments and trends in optical biosensors and chemical sensors, covering recent improvements in the related theory, design, fabrication, and application/validation. We warmly invite you to participate by submitting original research papers, communications, and review articles in order to provide useful insights into the present status and future outlook in this area.

Dr. Flavio Esposito
Prof. Dr. Stefania Campopiano
Prof. Dr. Agostino Iadicicco
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Biosensors is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • fiber optic biosensors and chemical sensors
  • surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based biosensors and chemical sensors
  • Raman spectroscopy
  • surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)
  • refractive index sensors
  • fluorescence
  • luminescence
  • absorption
  • transducers for biosensors and chemical sensors
  • nanomaterials for biosensors and chemical sensors
  • surface functionalization procedures
  • lab on chip
  • microfluidics
  • point of care (POC)

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Non-Destructive and Non-Invasive Measurement of Ethanol and Toxic Alcohol Strengths in Beverages and Spirits Using Portable Raman Spectroscopy
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Panagiota Papaspyridakou
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Panagiota Giannoutsou
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Malvina G. Orkoula
Biosensors 2023, 13(1), 135; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13010135 - 13 Jan 2023
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The measurement of ethanol and toxic alcohol (methanol and isopropanol) strengths in beverages and spirits is crucial for health reasons but also for the identification of adulterated products. Many methodologies have been reported in the literature, based mainly on chromatographic and on spectroscopic [...] Read more.
The measurement of ethanol and toxic alcohol (methanol and isopropanol) strengths in beverages and spirits is crucial for health reasons but also for the identification of adulterated products. Many methodologies have been reported in the literature, based mainly on chromatographic and on spectroscopic techniques. Chromatographic techniques are laborious and time-consuming, while spectroscopic techniques are rapid and need no special sample pretreatment. All techniques were only applied to off-line or at-line manner. In the present work, Raman spectroscopy was used for fast and non-destructive measurements. A “through the container” method was developed for a non-invasive analysis, i.e., analysis without unsealing the bottles. This method, coupled with a miniature portable Raman, can serve for in-line measurements in a production line. The optimum laser focus for maximum spirit signal and minimum glass-wall signal was investigated. Calibration curves for the alcohols of interest were constructed and validated. The limits of detections were calculated and proved to be lower than the legitimate values. The influences of the liquor color and the bottle color, shape, and thickness were checked. Twenty-eight alcoholic products were studied. The concentrations found were compared against the nominal values (from the bottle labels). Full article
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A Reversible Optical Sensor Film for Mercury Ions Discrimination Based on Isoxazolidine Derivative and Exhibiting pH Sensing
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Reham Ali
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Siwar Ghannay
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Sabri Messaoudi
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Fahad M. Alminderej
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Kaïss Aouadi
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Sayed M. Saleh
Biosensors 2022, 12(11), 1028; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12111028 - 16 Nov 2022
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We developed a new optical sensor for tracing Hg(II) ions. The detection affinity examines within a concentration range of 0–4.0 µM Hg(II). The sensor film is based on Methyl 2-hydroxy-3-(((2S,2’R,3a’S,5R)-2-isopropyl-5,5’-dimethyl-4’-oxotetrahydro-2’H-spiro[cy-clohexane-1,6’-im-idazo[1,5-b]isoxazol]-2’-yl)methyl)-5-methylbenzoate (IXZD). The novel synthesized compound could be utilized as an optical turn-on chemosensor [...] Read more.
We developed a new optical sensor for tracing Hg(II) ions. The detection affinity examines within a concentration range of 0–4.0 µM Hg(II). The sensor film is based on Methyl 2-hydroxy-3-(((2S,2’R,3a’S,5R)-2-isopropyl-5,5’-dimethyl-4’-oxotetrahydro-2’H-spiro[cy-clohexane-1,6’-im-idazo[1,5-b]isoxazol]-2’-yl)methyl)-5-methylbenzoate (IXZD). The novel synthesized compound could be utilized as an optical turn-on chemosensor for pH. The emission intensity is highly enhanced for the deprotonated form concerning the protonated form. IXZD probe has a characteristic fluorescence peak at 481 nm under excitation of 351 nm with large Stocks shift of approximately 130 nm. In addition, the binding process of IXZD:Hg(II) presents a 1:1 molar ratio which is proved by the large quench of the 481 nm emission peak of IXZD and the growth of a new emission peak at 399 nm (blue shift). The binding configurations with one Hg(II) cation and its electronic characteristics were investigated by applying the Density Functional Theory (DFT) and the time-dependent DFT (TDDFT) calculations. Density functional theory (DFT) and the time-dependent DFT (TDDFT) theoretical results were provided to examine Hg(II)-IXZD structures and their electronic properties in solution. The developed chemical sensor was offered based on the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) mechanism. The sensor film has a significantly low limit of detection (LOD) for Hg(II) of 0.025 μM in pH 7.4, with a relative standard deviation RSDr (1%, n = 3). Lastly, the IXZD shows effective binding affinity to mercury ions, and the binding constant Kb was estimated to be 5.80 × 105 M−1. Hence, this developed optical sensor film has a significant efficiency for tracing mercury ions based on IXZD molecule-doped sensor film. Full article
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Dual Optical Nanosensor Based on Ormosil Nanoparticles for Monitoring O2 and pH
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Reham Ali
Biosensors 2022, 12(11), 1011; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12111011 - 12 Nov 2022
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Monitoring O2 and pH has excellent potential in different sensing applications, especially in biological and clinical applications. This report presents a protocol for synthesizing an optical dual nanosensor for those two parameters. The organically modified silica (ormosil) nanoparticles were prepared based on [...] Read more.
Monitoring O2 and pH has excellent potential in different sensing applications, especially in biological and clinical applications. This report presents a protocol for synthesizing an optical dual nanosensor for those two parameters. The organically modified silica (ormosil) nanoparticles were prepared based on phenytrimethoxysilane in an aqueous solution using an acid-base one-pot strategy. Ormosil was selected as a lipophilic matrix for loading fluorescent O2-sensitive dye platinum(II)-tetrakis-(pentafluorophenyl) porphyrin (Pt-TPFPP), which was quenched in the presence of O2 gas and exhibited a considerable detection proficiency within a percentage range of (0–100%) O2. Commercially available drug ingredient salicylamide was labeled on the surface of the nanoparticles using a coupling agent (3-glycidoxypropyl) trimethoxysilane (GPTMS). For measuring pH, salicylamide acted for the first time as a pH-sensitive probe based on a turn-on process with increasing pH. The nanosensor displayed a significant pH detection efficiency in the range of (pH = 6–10). Salicylamide turn-on fluorescence was attributed to the excited state intramolecular transfer (ESIPT) process followed by the inter charge transfer (ICT). The presented dual nanosensor opens new opportunities as a promising candidate material for industrial systems and medical applications. Full article
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