Special Issue "Nanoparticle-Based Photodetectors and Biosensors"
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 2171
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photodetectors; sensors; nanofabrication; nanoelectronics; integrated photonics; semiconductor devices; semiconductor physics
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Interests: quantum dots; optoelectronic divices

Interests: drug delivery; nanomedicine; cancer therapy; antibacterial; pharmaceuticals
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photodetectors and biosensors are indispensable devices for information acquisition and transformation in the era of Internet of Things (IoT). In scientific research, the information conveyed by these sensors can often provide invaluable insights into the nature of many physical, chemical, and biological phenomena. In photodetectors and optical biosensors, light-matter interaction is a fundamental process essential to the acquisition of information. Coupling light waves (or photons) to reduced-dimensional matters such as nanoparticles not only gives rise to novel physical and chemical properties but also opens up new avenues for sensing lights and biological components. Meanwhile, the large surface-to-volume ratio of nanoparticles also offers new opportunities for boosting the sensitivity of non-optical biosensors.
In this Special Issue “Nanoparticle-Based Photodetectors and Biosensors”, we invite authors to submit original research and comprehensive review papers with experimental and/or theoretical results on leveraging nanoparticles for photodetection and/or biosensing. The research topics are broadly defined, including, but not limited to, nanoparticle preparation and characterization, photodetectors working in the ultraviolet (UV), visible, or infrared spectral domain, the application of these detectors for biosensing, optical and non-optical biosensors, sensor interfacing and signal processing, etc.
Dr. Yang Zhang
Dr. Yufeng Liu
Prof. Dr. Fu-Gen Wu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- nanoparticles
- quantum dots
- photodetectors
- biosensors
- nanoprobes
- imaging
- fluorescence
- infrared
- light-emission
- read-out circuits