Current Trends in Nanostructured Biosensors: A Journey into the Future of Detection and Innovation
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 96
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Interests: sensors and biosensors addressing current emerging problems of clinical; food and environmental importance; bioanalytical chemistry focusing on investigations of basic biochemical mechanisms at bio-interfaces; biomimetic materials and artificial receptors
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Dear Colleagues,
Nanotechnology is pivotal to advancing the field of biosensors. The advent of nanostructured materials has opened new avenues for the development of next-generation biosensors. By enabling precise control over the design of electrode interfaces at the nanoscale and harnessing the unique properties of nanomaterials, we can create innovative biosensing platforms with significantly improved capabilities.
In recent years, biosensor devices employing diverse materials and operating through various modes have gained considerable attention due to their broad array of applications. These include clinical laboratories, food analysis, environmental monitoring, protein engineering, drug discovery, and security.
This Special Issue seeks to spotlight important research and advancements in biosensors, with a particular emphasis on the nanoscale dimensions of materials such as metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, metal and carbon quantum dots, graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanowires, nanocomposites, nanoporous anodic alumina, mesoporous silica, porous silicon, and polystyrene nanochannels. These materials enhance sensitivity and facilitate the integration of innovative transduction principles, including enhanced electrochemical, optical, and catalytic activities, as well as superparamagnetic properties.
We invite contributions that explore recent approaches to constructing label-free nanostructured biosensors, including the use of self-assembled peptide nanostructures as building blocks. We particularly welcome studies focused on the development of portable point-of-care electronic devices for applications ranging from environmental analysis to biomedical diagnostics.
This Special Issue will encompass both review articles and original research papers on this topic.
Prof. Dr. Camelia Bala
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biosensors
- materials
- biomolecules
- environment, clinical and food quality control
- nanostructured biosensors
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