The Applications and Prospects of Chemosensing Polymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 7087
Special Issue Editors
Interests: voltammetry technique; enzymatic biosensors; electrochemical sensors; screen-printed electrodes; carbon nanomaterials; enzyme immobilization techniques
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Interests: electrochemical sensor; biosensor; nanomaterial; electroanalysis; multivariate data analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, sensors and biosensors have been widely used due to their special properties, in many areas of research such as food, pharmaceuticals, and medicine. Polymers, such as polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene, etc., are known for their biocompatibility, low polymerization potential, and high electrical conductivity. Moreover, polymers have an important role in improving enzyme immobilization strategies on the sensitive surface, preventing enzyme degradation, and protecting enzyme biocatalytic activity. Conductive polymers, together with nanomaterials, especially carbon-based nanomaterials and metal nanoparticles, represent important opportunities for increasing the performance of sensitive devices. In this Special Issue, we aim to collate theoretical considerations that explain the principles of synthesis, characterization, and applicability of polymers, as well as the performance of some sensors and biosensors developed with the help of polymers and their nanocomposites in different fields.
Dr. Alexandra Virginia Bounegru
Prof. Dr. Constantin Apetrei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- conducting polymer
- electrochemical sensors
- electrochemical biosensors
- sensing technique
- nanomaterials
- enzymatic biosensors
- polymeric nanocomposites
- polymer matrix
- electropolymerization
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