Application of Carbon Nanotubes in Sensing

A special issue of Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemical Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 3543

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Dear Colleagues,

Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted lots of attention due to their peculiar features. Since CNTs were first discovered in the 1990s, they had been the focus of multidisciplinary research areas because of their various, unique physicochemical properties and possible applications in sensing platforms. In addition, CNTs have a large specific surface area, which enables immobilization of a large number of functional units at their surface, making them well suited for a wide variety of challenging applications.

In recent decades, thousands of scientific reports were published on the topic of CNTs-based sensors, suggesting the important role of nanostructured materials in both basic research and the potential industrial application as sensing tools. In this regard, electrochemical methods offer several advantages respect to other techniques, as very sensitive detection, cost-effective instrumentations, fast read-out, and the possibility of miniaturization of instruments to develop point-of-care devices and, consequently, in situ analysis

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect novel electrochemical sensors/biosensors based on CNTs as key sensing element for target analyte monitoring in different research fields. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

  • Carbon nanotubes; 
  • Biosensors and sensors;
  • Electrochemical techniques;
  • Point-of-care;
  • Smart devices. 

We invite authors to submit manuscripts for this forthcoming Special Issue on Application of Carbon Nanotubes in Sensing. Original research papers and critical reviews are welcome.

Dr. Cristina Tortolini
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Keywords

  • carbon nanotubes
  • biosensors and sensors
  • electrochemical techniques
  • point-of-care
  • smart devices

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Electrochemical Sensor for the Evaluation of Doxorubicin from Novel Pharmaceutical Formulations and Serum
by Alexandra Pusta, Mihaela Tertis, Irina Bura, Diana Bogdan, Maria Suciu, Simona Mirel and Cecilia Cristea
Chemosensors 2024, 12(4), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12040069 - 19 Apr 2024
Cited by 4 | Viewed by 2162
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This study focuses on addressing the challenges associated with doxorubicin (DOX), an anthracycline chemotherapeutic widely used in cancer treatment. Despite its efficacy, DOX is linked to severe side effects that limit its clinical applications. Novel pharmaceutical formulations aim to mitigate these issues, providing [...] Read more.
This study focuses on addressing the challenges associated with doxorubicin (DOX), an anthracycline chemotherapeutic widely used in cancer treatment. Despite its efficacy, DOX is linked to severe side effects that limit its clinical applications. Novel pharmaceutical formulations aim to mitigate these issues, providing better safety profiles. The development of these formulations requires analytical methods that can accurately and quickly quantify DOX. A cost-effective and portable electrochemical sensor for DOX detection was developed utilizing in-house printed carbon electrodes decorated with gold nanoparticles. DOX was detected using differential pulse voltammetry. The sensor demonstrated an accurate quantification of DOX from novel pharmaceutical formulations and serum, presenting a dynamic range of 1 to 500 μg/mL and a low detection limit of 0.3 μg/mL. The method, successfully applied to characterize DOX-loaded nanosomes, offers a valuable alternative in the early stages of formulation development, reducing costs and saving time, while maintaining accuracy. Full article
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