Design and Synthesis of Novel Optical Probes

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit a manuscript for the Special Issue of Materials focused on the Design and Synthesis of Novel Optical Probes.

The use of optical probes for different kind of applications is currently undergoing a revolution, with the incorporation of many new kinds of optical techniques and new materials. Novel optical probes allow the visualization of different materials such as tissues, cells, proteins and macromolecular structures at all levels of resolution, functional states, chemical composition and dynamic analysis, by using photonic studies of nanoscale interactions in all disciplines (like biology and medicine), as well as sensing.

The last two decades have witnessed the explosion of nanoscale materials in optical probes for imaging and sensing. Recent integrative research efforts have included nanotechnology (fabrication and application) as a tool for developing new techniques and improving existing optical imaging techniques for real-time, sub-wavelength imaging of cellular processes; developing the next generation of nano-sensors to improve sensing applications; using nanoparticles or nanostructures for optical engineering methodologies; and very large scale and/or very sensitive detection down to the single molecule level.

The proposed Special Issue will focus on, but is not limited to, the following key items in optical, fluorescence, electron or X-ray microscopy with sensing applications: nanoparticle use in imaging and sensing; nanostructures used for sub-wavelength imaging; nanospectroscopy and nano-scale sensing applications. Papers will emphasize the fundamentals of photonics and sensing including:

• development of novel optical probes for imaging or sensing,
• functionalization of materials dedicated for novel optical probes,
• optical imaging and sensing using nanophotonic optical probes ,
• applications of nanophotonics (functionalized nanoparticles, surfaces, etc..)

Prof. Małgorzata Jędrzejewska-Szczerska
Prof. Dror Fixler
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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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. Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly 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 2600 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.