Microelectrode Arrays and Application to Medical Devices, Volume II

Dear Colleagues,

Following our first volume of Special Issue showcasing numerous research and review articles in the field of microelectrodes for different biomedical applications, we are now pleased to invite new submissions for our second volume of “Microelectrode Arrays and Application to Medical Devices”.

 One important application of microelectrodes is in biosensing, where microelectrodes in different forms and shapes can be implemented in order to obtain high controllability, sensitivity, and limit-of-detection, as well as real-time monitoring in biological and biochemical assays. In such an application, the identification and quantification of novel pathogens (e.g., COVID-19 virus), for example, can contribute, to a great extent, to the development of new strategies for the containment and cure of the corresponding diseases. Microelectrodes have also been implemented in in-vitro electroporation platforms, where single-cells are exposed to highly localized electric fields, in order to enhance intracellular delivery.

 In addition, in microfluidics, the effectiveness of a wide range of active microflow generation modalities for mixing and transport of biofluids, inside droplets or through microchannels, relies on the performance of microelectrode arrays. For example, in electrokinetics, where an external AC electric field is utilized to induce fluid motion, geometry and orientation of microelectrodes can play a significant role in obtaining different pumping and mixing flow profiles ideal for various lab-on-a-chip applications.

 Due to their small size, the versatility of fabrication on rigid and flexible materials, and potential biocompatibility, microelectrodes have been implemented in many biomedical research and biochemical assays. This volume of Special Issue is open to both experimental and theoretical studies involving microelectrode arrays for the development of lab-on-a-chip strategies and biomedical devices. Articles addressing current challenges in the field, improving the designs, materials, and fabrication techniques, and demonstrating novel applications (e.g., enhancement of COVID-19 virus detection) are of particular interest to this Special Issue.

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