Nanomaterials and Nanostructures for Biosensors

Dear Colleagues,

The field of biosensing has been significantly enhanced by the development of nanomaterials and nanostructures with optical, electric, magnetic, and electrochemical properties. With their nanometer size in one dimension, nanomaterials and nanostructures present an environment that can facilitate interaction among biological objects including protein, nuclear acids, and cells. The enhanced interaction allows targeted biological objects to be captured with high sensitivity and specificity within a short time. The nanomaterials and nanostructures have been used for in vitro and in vivo detection of molecular biomarkers of diseases released in body fluids of patients, and as imaging contrasts to map out the spatial distribution of biomarkers in patients. The last Special Issue on nanomaterials-enhanced biosensing was published several years ago, and there has been impressive new progress in the field since. Thus, it is the time to highlight these new results so that we can be better prepared for future development. This Special Issue is focused on the synthesis, properties, and prospective biosensing applications of nanomaterials and nanostructures in chemistry, physics, biology, and medicine.

Prof. Dr. Ming Su
Prof. Dr. Xiaohong Fang
Guest Editors

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