Self-powered Micro/Nano-Structured Electrochemical Sensors
A special issue of Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2016) | Viewed by 281
Special Issue Editors
2 Department of Physics, Uiversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
Interests: materials and device simulations; thermoelectric; density functional theory; nanotechnology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the recent years, nanomaterials have been extensively used for electroanalytical detection of important biological activities. Next-generation electrochemical sensors are desired due to their high performance under extreme mechanical pressure. Electrochemical sensors are the direct sensors that expect a change in an electrical output due to a chemical reaction or presence of a chemical. Electrochemistry is the study of transfer of charge, which has widespread practical applications, including analytical measurements. A few of such applications include energy generation and storage, as in batteries, fuel cells, drug delivery, DNA sequencing, artificial muscle/bone, biosensor, nanotube pressure/force/chemical sensor, molecular motor/gear, Nano generator, Nano lasers, etc. Low cost stretchable electrochemical devices, based on micro/nanomaterials and metal-based films, have observed significant advances in its fabrication and device designs. The rising demand for flexible, stretchable and wearable sensors has led to in-depth research in the fields of nanostructured and microstructured electronic materials. A few examples of the most commonly used nanomaterials are Zinc oxide, Copper oxide, Silver, Aluminium and Carbon. Electrochemical sensors are generally classified as Potentiometric sensors, Amperometric sensors and Conductometric sensors. The characteristic performances of such sensors are categorized based on linearity, sensitivity, selectivity, and response time. Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) and Nano Electromechanical Systems (NEMS) are the most versatile and advanced research areas, which link nanotechnology and biotechnology, with nano/micro fabrication techniques. This Special Issue will focus on advances in new micro/nano structured materials and methods to formulate self-powered electrochemical sensors.
Prof. Dr. Omar Manasreh
Prof. Dr. Bothina Hamad
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Biofuel cell sensors
- Drug release actuators
- Subdermal glucose monitoring
- Enzyme modified electrode sensors (e.g., glucose, penicillin sensors)
- Gas sensors
- pH meter based gas detectors (e.g., CO2, NH3)
- Solid state sensors
- DNA hybridization sensors
- Nano generators/motors
- Molecular gears
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