Microdevices for Microorganism and Micropollutant Detection
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B：Biology and Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 11
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Interests: optical sensing and detection; lab-on-chip; microfluidic and nanofluidic chip
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Interests: microfluidics; microfluidics-based biosensors; disease diagnosis; drug screening and assistive systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rapid, sensitive, precise and real-time detection of microorganisms and micropollutants is essential in environmental monitoring, food safety, biomedical diagnostics, and public health. Microdevices offer unique advantages such as miniaturization, low cost, portability, and high integration, enabling the development of efficient and user-friendly detection platforms. Recent advances in microfabrication, microfluidics, biosensing technologies, and nanomaterials have significantly boosted the performance of detection systems, enhancing their sensitivity, selectivity, and response time. This Special Issue welcomes original research articles, reviews, and short communications focusing on the design, fabrication, optimization, and application of microdevices for the detection of bacteria, viruses, algae, and other microorganisms, as well as micropollutants like heavy metals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics. Topics cover but are not limited to novel sensing principles, lab-on-a-chip systems, signal processing strategies, and integration with wireless and AI-assisted data analysis for real-time monitoring.
Prof. Dr. Junsheng Wang
Prof. Dr. Xuan Weng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microdevices
- microorganism detection
- micropollutant sensing
- microfluidics
- lab-on-a-chip
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