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Microfluidics for Biomedical Applications (3rd Edition)

edited by

Nan Xiang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 49193 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; cell manipulation and detection; point-of-care testing; lab on a chip; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)

Advanced Fluorescence Biosensors

edited by Simone Berneschi and

Cosimo Trono

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19552 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescence; biosensors; label-based biosensors; förster resonance energy transfer (FRET); metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF); total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF); nanomaterials; upconversion; optical microcavities; optical fibers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Biosensors)

Sensors for Environmental Monitoring and Food Safety—2nd Edition

edited by

Kevin C. Honeychurch

Martina Piano

and David Ferrier

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12676 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; beverages; water; air; nanotechnology; enzymes; antibodies; DNA; aptamers; molecularly imprinted polymers; sensors; biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental, Agricultural, and Food Biosensors)

Optical Sensors for Biological Detection

edited by

Miquel Avella-Oliver

and

Ángel Maquieira

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10078 | Submission Open

Keywords: label-free; biosensor; plasmonics; photonics; nanostructure; transduction; point-of-care; lab-on-a-chip; wearable; SPR; SERS; waveguiding; interferometry; immunosensor; DNA biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Biosensors)

Recent Advances in Molecularly Imprinted-Polymer-Based Biosensors

edited by

José Ribeiro

Carlos Pereira

and Manuel A. Azenha

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8409 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs); imprinted materials; molecular recognition; biomimetic devices; electrochemical sensing; optical sensing; food quality and safety; environmental monitoring; disease biomarkers; biomedical applications; health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)

Advances, Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of 2D Materials for Biosensing and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Cheng-Te Lin

, Chen Ye,

Kunyan Zhang

and

Jeewan Ranasinghe

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7930 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; surface functionalization; point-of-care diagnosis; biocompatibility; molecular recognition; limit of detection; sensitivity; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices)

Functional Materials for Biosensing Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jin-Ha Choi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1972 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensor; early diagnosis; nanoparticle; nanomaterial; functional material; graphene; mxene; organic material; inorganic material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor Materials)

Recent Advances in Electrochemiluminescence for Biosensor Development

edited by Foad Salehnia

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemiluminescence; biosensor; nanomaterial; disease detection; biomedical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Biosensors)

Recent Advances and Challenges in Development of Whole Cell Biosensors

edited by

Nicoletta Guaragnella

Cataldo Guaragnella

Ehtisham Wahid

and Ohiemi Benjamin Ocheja

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: whole cell biosensors; electrochemical biosensors; microbial sensing; cell immobilization; stress-responsive elements; bioelectrochemistry; environmental diagnostics; synthetic biology; real-time monitoring; biosensor stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices)

Recent Progress in Micro/Nano-Photonic Biosensors for Biomedical Diagnostics

edited by

Donato Conteduca

and Isabel Barth

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nanophotonic biosensors; metasurfaces; optical microcavities; nanoplasmonics; integrated photonics; single-particle detection; extracellular vesicles; point-of-care diagnostics; precision medicine; lab-on-a-chip

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)

Label-Free Electrochemical Biosensing

edited by

Bruno Campos Janegitz

and

Laís Canniatti Brazaca

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2414 | Submission Open

Keywords: label-free detection; nanomaterials in biosensing; biomolecular interaction; medical diagnostics; environmental monitoring; point-of-care devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices)

The Research and Application of Lateral Flow Biosensors

edited by Guodong Liu and

Wei Chen

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1150 | Submission Open

Keywords: lateral flow biosensors; point-of-care; microfluidics; CRISPR; EXPAR; RPA; LAMP; aptamers; peptides; nucleic acid signal amplification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)

Nano-Biosensors and Their Applications for In Vivo/Vitro Diagnosis—3rd Edition

edited by

Zhuangqiang Gao

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7902 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructures; nanomaterials; nanodevices; biosensors; biomarkers; artificial intelligence; in vivo/vitro diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor Materials)

Micro and Nano Optic-Based Biosensing Technologies and Strategies—2nd Edition

edited by

Wenchao Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3465 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nano optics biosensors; microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; Point-of-Care tests; SPR; optical micro/nano fibers; metasurface; nanophotonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor Materials)

Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering in Biosensing Applications

edited by

Hrvoje Gebavi

and

Yuling Hu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 61809 | Submission Open

Keywords: SERS substrate development; SERS for biosensing applications; food contaminant detection; environmental pollution control; machine learning (SERS); SERS sensors; quantitative SERS methods; biohazardous molecules; forensic substances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Biosensors)

Feature Papers of Biosensors

edited by

Jun-Jie Zhu

and Tingting Zheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 34116 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensor; fluorescence; Raman; mechanical transducers; microfabrication; mass spectral transducers; wearable device

Advanced Lab-on-Chip and Micro-Systems for Manipulation and Bio-Detection

edited by

Kai Zhao

and

Kaihuan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21921 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; LOC devices; dielectrophoretic; microfabrication; target manipulation; signal detection; resolution and throughput

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices)

Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring and Food Safety

edited by

Jing Wei

and Bingxi Feng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21188 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; nanozyme; nanomaterials; metal oxide; catalysis; environmental monitoring; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental, Agricultural, and Food Biosensors)

Photonics for Bioapplications: Sensors and Technology—2nd Edition

edited by

Nélia Jordão Alberto

Maria de Fátima Domingues

Nunzio Cennamo

and

Adriana Borriello

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15866 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber biosensing; optical fiber immunosensors; new bio/chemical probes for bioapplications; molecular diagnosis; point-of-care devices; biomarker detection; wearable biomedical sensors; optical sensors in e-Health architectures; energy-efficient eHealth architecture; big data analysis for eHealth; plasmonic sensors and interrogation systems; advanced signal processing techniques; photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for bioapplications; imaging sensors; low-cost; miniaturized; selective; and multiparameter photonic devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Biosensors)

Microfluidics for Sample Pretreatment

edited by

Bing Xu

and

Nan Xiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10923 | Submission Open

Keywords: sample pretreatment; plasma separation; blood cell separation; exosome isolation; novel microfluidic separation methods; CTC separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)

Wearable Sensors and Systems for Continuous Health Monitoring

edited by

Shuang Huang

Yeyun Cai

and

Qiangqiang Ouyang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9842 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; health monitoring; disease biomarkers; electrophysiological signals; blood pressure and cardiovascular monitoring; motion and activity tracking; personalized healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearable Biosensors)

Applications of Biosensors in Medicine, the Food Industry, and Disease Diagnosis

edited by Lijun Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9098 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensor; rapid detection; aptamers; antibody; enzymes; nanomaterials; colorimetric method; fluorescence method; electrochemical method; chemiluminiscence method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)

Biosensors for Healthcare and Environment: Current and Future Perspectives

edited by Shuang Zhou,

Shaoqing Dong

Lin Li

and

Yan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7869 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensor; nano-material; optical sensor; biochemical analysis; clinical diagnostics; integration of diagnosis and treatment; bioimaging; nano-enzyme; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)

Fluorescent Probes: Design and Biological Applications

edited by Xiaoyue Han

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6150 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probe; bioimaging; biosensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Biosensors)

Advances in Biosensors Based on Framework Materials

edited by Peng Ren and Xuemei Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6024 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal organic frameworks; covalent organic frameworks; hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks; hybrid frameworks; biosensing; biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor Materials)

Advances in Nanopore Biosensors

edited by Ki-baek Jeong, Sathishkumar Munusamy and Muhammad Asad Ullah Khalid

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5950 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanopore; biosensor; single-molecule detection; biological nanopore; solid-state nanopore; disease diagnosis; DNA detection; protein detection; point-of-care nanopore; nanomaterial; functionalized nanopore; sequencing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor Materials)

Point-of-Care Testing Using Biochemical Sensors for Health and Safety

edited by Jiangjiang Zhang and

Xiaolin Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5758 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochemical sensors; point-of-care tests; disease biomarker detections; molecular diagnosis; public/food safety; immunoassays; lateral flow assays; microfluidics; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)

Fluorescent Materials with Excellent Biocompatibility and Their Application in Bio-Sensing, Bio-Imaging (3rd Edition)

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3887 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent material; luminescence material; fluorescent probe; fluorescent sensor; biosensor; fluorescent imaging; bioimaging photosensitizer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor Materials)

Mass Sensitive Biosensors for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Tibor Hianik

and

Michael Thompson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2356 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric acoustic wave sensors; surface acoustic wave devices; thickness shear mode biosensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nano- and Micro-Technologies in Biosensors)

Advances in Biomarker-Based Diagnostics: From Discovery to Clinical Application

edited by

Krishna Kant

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1821 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarker; diagnostics; bio-sensing; microfluidic sensing; smart sensor; multiplexed sensor; lab-on-chip

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)

Portable, Wearable and Wireless Biosensing Technologies

edited by

Arxel de León Santillán

and

Yuanjing Lin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1112 | Submission Open

Keywords: portable; wearable; wireless; biosensor; pollutant; chronic degenerative disease; agriculture and food biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearable Biosensors)

Flexible and Stretchable Biosensors

edited by

Mingcen Weng

and

Peidi Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 895 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible biosensors; stretchable biosensors; wearable devices; healthcare monitoring; human-machine interaction; biocompatible materials; soft robotics; polymer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearable Biosensors)

Advances in Chemical (Bio)Sensors for the Analysis of Complex Drugs and Hormones

edited by

Iulia Gabriela David

and

Simona Carmen Liţescu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: (bio)sensors; biologically active compounds; health; environment; pharmaceuticals; food analysis; hormones; drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices)

Innovative Biosensors for Reliable Food Safety and Authentication

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; food safety; food authenticity; food adulteration; food contaminants detection; rapid detection technology; portable biosensing devices; nucleic acid sensors; nanomaterials; molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs); chemometrics and artificial intelligence (AI); complex food matrices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental, Agricultural, and Food Biosensors)

Advanced Conductive Hydrogels for Next-Generation Wearable Biosensors

edited by Fei Han

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: conductive hydrogels; wearables; health monitoring; flexible electronics; multi-functional sensors; biosensing; self-healing; self-adhesion; physiological signal monitoring; polymer composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearable Biosensors)

Application of Biosensors in Tumor Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Dynamic Monitoring

edited by

Longxiang Xie

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; diagnosis; prognosis; cancer; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)

Application of Microfluidics in Cell Manipulation and Biosensing—2nd Edition

edited by

Yupan Wu

and

Ye Tian

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidic chip; immunoassays; cell manipulation; biosensing; acoustofluidics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)

Aptamer-Based Molecular Recognition: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives

edited by

Tingjie Song

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: aptamer; DNA; RNA; SELEX; Biosensing; therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nano- and Micro-Technologies in Biosensors)

Novel Implantable and Wearable Biosensors for Healthcare and Personalized Physiological Monitoring

edited by

Lili Xing

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: implantable biosensors; wearable biosensors; health monitoring; biocompatible materials; biodegradable materials; personalized medicine; flexible electronics; tumor microenvironment; wireless; sensing systems/networks; physiological monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearable Biosensors)

Nanostructured Metal Oxide-Based Hybrid Materials for the Fabrication of Electrochemical Biosensors

edited by

Khursheed Ahmad

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrode materials; metal oxides; MXenes; LDH; polymers; graphene; composites; food quality; environmental pollutants; preservatives; small biomolecules; hydrogen peroxide; dopamine; hydrazine; urea; furazolidone; ammonia; sensors; biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor Materials)

Functional Nanomaterials for Biosensors

edited by

Dong Liu

and

Wenjia Li

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; electrochemical biosensors; optical biosensors; signal amplification; AI-assisted biosensing; wearable sensors; point-of-care diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor Materials)

CRISPR/Cas-Based Biosensing Systems: Development and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Ki Soo Park

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: nucleic acid nanotechnology; isothermal amplification; molecular diagnostics; immunological diagnostics; point-of-care testing; biosensors; in vitro diagnostics; clinical applications; CRISPR/Cas protein

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nano- and Micro-Technologies in Biosensors)

Recent Advances in SERS and SPR Technologies for Biosensors

edited by

Wei Ji

and

Siyu Qian

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: SERS; fiber-optical SPR; biosensor fabrication; sensing mechanism; sensing principle; food; environment; medicine; bioactive component

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices)

Advances in Flexible Bioelectronics and Intelligent Biosensing Systems—2nd Edition

edited by Shuwen Chen

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1822 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioelectronics; biosensors; flexible sensors; flexible electronics; wearable sensors; healthcare electronics; biomedical electronics; biochemical sensors; bio-interfaced physical sensors; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nano- and Micro-Technologies in Biosensors)

Latest Wearable Biosensors—2nd Edition

edited by

Donald Y.C. Lie

Tam Q. Nguyen

and Chungchih Hung

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4545 | Submission Open

Keywords: accelerometer activity biosensors; electrocardiogram (ECG); electroencephalography (EEG); mobile phone monitoring; neuroimaging skin conductance; smart phone; smart sensor; vital signs; wearable biosensors; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearable Biosensors)

Recent Developments in Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Biosensors

edited by

Fei Yan

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15004 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; electrochemical biosensors; clincial samples anaysis; portable detection; small molecule metabolites; pharmaceutical analysis; pathogen detection; toxin analysis biomarkers detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)

Advanced Luminescent Materials in Biological Detection, Imaging, and Diagnostic Applications

edited by Zhijun Zhang and

Dong Wang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1746 | Submission Open

Keywords: luminescent materials; biosensing; molecular imaging; cellular tracking; in vivo imaging; disease diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices)

Cutting-Edge Nanozyme Biosensing Strategies for Biomedical and Environmental Applications

edited by

Moon Il Kim

and

Phuong Thy Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10544 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanozyme; catalytic mechanism; activity regulation; biosensing; medical diagnosis; point-of-care diagnostics; environment monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor Materials)

Advanced Materials in Nano-Photonics and Biosensor Systems

edited by

Akhilesh Pathak

and

Rajavel Krishnamoorthy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10487 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; biosensing; nanocomposites; microphotonic devices; thermal conductivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices)

Biosensor Nanoengineering: Design, Operation and Implementation—2nd Edition

edited by

Dhanjai Dhanjai

and Pramod Kalambate

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8926 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoengineering; biomaterials; biosensor design and immobilization; biomarkers; smart biosensors; self-powered biosensors; wearable biosensors; plant wearables; AI- and machine learning-enabled biosensors; enzymes; aptamers; and antibodies; stimuli-responsive polymers; three-dimensional-printed sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices)

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