Advanced Photonic Biosensors: From Materials Research to Applications

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, the field of biosensors has seen significant expansion. These sensors have the ability to identify target antigens quickly and form immunocomplexes without requiring additional reagents. Their outstanding performance in terms of specificity and sensitivity has led to their widespread adoption as an analytical tool, such as for disease detection, clinical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and food safety control. This Special Issue is aimed at exploring the recent advancements in photonic biosensors with cutting-edge techniques as well as state-of-the-art demonstrations. Research articles focusing on innovative photonic sensors, novel immobilization techniques, advanced detection strategies, and integrations or miniaturizations are encouraged for submission. Additionally, we invite research that explores applications of photonic sensors for material research, clinical diagnostics, environment monitoring, and food safety, as well as methods aimed at enhancing sensitivity and accuracy. Contributions discussing new analysis techniques such as machine learning-assisted biosensing are also welcome. Furthermore, we extend our invitation to review articles encompassing the aforementioned areas of interest.

Dr. Kezheng Li
Dr. Lisa M. Miller
Guest Editors

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• sensors
• biosensors
• biomedical sensors
• environment sensors
• biomarker detection
• enzyme-based biosensors
• microstructure sensors
• metasurface sensors
• optic sensors
• smart sensors
• portable sensors
• artificial intelligent/machine learning