Ion-Selective Electrodes and Membrane-Based Ion Sensing Devices: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications for Other Areas".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 1136
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ion-selective electrodes; membrane ion sensing; wearable sensors; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; coulometry
2. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China
Interests: electrochemical sensors; nanostructured composite materials; design and development of analytical instrumentation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) with sensitive membranes are economic and efficient electrochemical sensors with the ability to detect multiple ion concentrations, playing an essential role in our daily lives. Due to the increasing demand for clinical, forensic, and environmental analysis, developing in situ, portable, and selective sensors to ensure safe and clean environments, real-time monitoring of personal health, and convenience in daily life is of increasing importance.
The development of membrane materials, especially ionophore-based membranes, and functionalized nanomaterials as sensing membranes broadens the diverse range of applications for ISEs. Utilizing ion-selective membrane materials targeting primary ions and advanced electrode fabrication techniques will expand the scope of research studies on ISEs facilitate further development of disposable paper-based devices, microfluidic developed devices, wearable sensors, nano-sized ion sensors, etc. Signal transduction of ISEs with ion-selective membrane brought about new principles for ISEs. At present, developing ISEs with biodegradable and biocompatible membrane materials is also a challenging task.
Through studies on ISEs that encompass topics such as membrane material developments and the application of sensors in daily life, the aim of this Special Issue is to collate novel research that displays the diversity of ISEs and highlights the advances and current development of fields related to ISEs. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- New concepts/readouts for ISEs with ion-selective membranes;
- Fundamentals and modeling studies of membrane ion sensing;
- Development of ionophore-based membranes;
- Functionalization of nanomaterials as sensing membranes;
- Development of biodegradable and biocompatible membrane materials;
- Advances of ISEs in ocean monitoring;
- Application of ISEs in wearable sensors;
- Application of ISEs in environmental analysis;
- Application of nano/micro-electrodes for ion sensing.
For this Special Issue, we welcome the submission of both original research papers and review articles.
Dr. Tingting Han
Prof. Dr. Li Niu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- membrane materials
- solid-contact ion-selective electrodes
- ionophore-based membrane
- new signal transduction proposal
- wearable sensors
- environmental analysis
- ion sensing devices
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