Advances in Green Nanosensors and Biosensors
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 6038
Special Issue Editors
2. Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council, AdR1, Montelibretti, Italy
Interests: sensor prototyping; nanomaterials; green materials; biodevices for environmental, agrifood, and health monitoring
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Interests: biosensors; nanomaterials; green economy; health monitoring; wearable sensors
Interests: algal biosensors; microalgae; polysaccharides-based supports; sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The application of nanotechnologies for nano-sized biosensing devices provides innovative tools able to foster analytical devices in the sectors of health, medicine, food, environment, and agriculture. These results lead to equipment that is less invasive and with improved features in terms of sensitivity, selectivity and stability over time. In particular, nanomaterials have proved to be extremely useful concerning their capability to enhance the performance of sensing means, as well as representing innovative and competitive biosynthetic recognition elements for specific analytical targets.
In the last few decades, some concerns have arisen about nanomaterials, especially regarding issues related to human health and environmental protection. For these reasons, the urgency to develop a more sustainable line of research has been strong.
Currently, green nanotechnology works on two fronts: the synthesis of nanomaterials from biological routes, as well as the improvement of traditional production protocols to provide new possibilities with minimal requirement of hazardous substances and strongly reduced energy needs.
Furthermore, the growing interest in circular economy procedures has resulted in emerging scientific interest regarding the recovery of waste materials and its transformation into valuable resources and final products. This new point of view supported the development of intriguing new protocols to produce both traditional and innovative nanomaterials, starting from other syntheses and/or industrial processes using residual materials.
The aim of this Special Issue of Nanomaterials is to provide a platform of manuscripts comprising original research results, reviews, and short communications in the field of innovative green nanomaterials, their use in sensor and biosensor development and application to real-life systems.
Dr. Maria Teresa Giardi
Dr. Daniele Zappi
Dr. Amina Antonacci
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green synthesis
- circular economy
- green nanomaterials
- biosensors
- sensors
- environmental monitoring
- sustainable farming
- health control
- point-of-care systems
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