Polymer-Based Sensors II
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2025) | Viewed by 1531
Special Issue Editors
Interests: optical fibers; optical diffraction tomography; fiber optics microcomponents; refractive index; FDTD; polymer-based sensors; photopolymerization; laser micromachining
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Interests: optics; optical fibers; refractive index; interferometric systems; taper technology; nanoparticles; sensors
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Interests: polarization properties of optical materials (including polymers); optical fiber elements and subsystems; optical fiber sensors; polarimetric measurements and applications of optical elements; optoelectronic elements in quantum communication
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of utilizing polymer-based devices in sensing applications is rapidly extending and evolving. Sensors utilizing various polymers and their properties find applications in almost every aspect of life and scientific research, e.g., engineering or chemical and biological sensing. What is more, recent progress has also introduced many new types of “smart” materials, for example, with self-healing properties, which may be used for sensing. A novel approach presented in recent years is to utilize polymers to create multipurpose sensors, which combine more than one simultaneous sensing capability in a single sensor. An important field utilizing polymer technology for optical sensing is also fiber optics, which includes not only many types of plastic optical fibers with their special properties, but also silica-based optical fibers combined with polymer transducers. It is well known that polymers are one of the most suitable materials to be used as all-purpose sensors, mainly thanks to their physical and chemical properties, possibility of their modification according to specific tasks, easy miniaturization, and low-cost fabrication.
This Special Issue aims to compile original and cutting-edge research works in the field of characterization, manufacturing, and applications of polymer-based sensors.
Dr. Michał Dudek
Dr. Karol Stasiewicz
Dr. Pawel Marc
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymers
- smart materials
- sensors
- transducers
- markers
- micro- and nanostructures
- manufacturing
- characterization
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