Carbon-Based Nanomaterials for (Bio)Sensors Development
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2020) | Viewed by 78376
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Interests: (bio)sensors; application of functional nanostructured materials; green technologies; new methodologies for (electro)analysis; environmental chemistry; monitoring/biomonitoring
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Dear Colleagues,
Carbon-based nanomaterials have been increasingly used in sensors and biosensors design due to their advantageous intrinsic properties that include but are not limited to high electrical and thermal conductivity, chemical stability, optical properties, large specific surface, biocompatibility, and easy functionalization. The most commonly applied carbonaceous nanomaterials are carbon nanotubes (single or multiwalled nanotubes) and graphene, but promising data have been also reported for (bio)sensors based on carbon quantum dots and fullerene, among others. The incorporation of carbon-based nanomaterials, independently of the detection scheme and developed platform type (mechanical, thermal, optical, magnetic, chemical, and biological), has a major beneficial effect on the (bio)sensor sensitivity, specificity, and overall performance. As a consequence, carbon-based nanomaterials have been promoting a revolution in the field of (bio)sensors with the development of increasingly sensitive devices.
Thus, the aim of this Special Issue is to publish and disseminate original research data, review articles, communications, and short notes that focus on new (experimental or theoretical) advances, challenges, and outlooks concerning preparation, characterization, and application of carbon-based nanomaterials for (bio)sensors development.
Prof. Dr. Simone Morais
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Biosensors
- Nanoprobes, electronic noses, and sensors
- Graphene
- Carbon nanotubes
- Carbon quantum dots
- Fullerene
- Nanodiamonds
- Nanohybrids and nanocomposites
- Coatings and thin films
- Synthesis
- Characterization
- Functionalization
- Applications
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