Advanced Polymers in Sensor Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2026 | Viewed by 1162
Special Issue Editors
Interests: smart textiles; sensors; energy harvesting; conductive polymers; protective textiles; electromagnetic shielding; functional textiles; sol–gel; nanoparticles; nanocoating
Interests: wearable electronics; energy generation and storage; nanogenerators; supercapacitors; photovoltaics; electromagnetic shielding; polymer composites; flexible electrodes; graphene; MXene
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymers used in electrochemistry and sensing—including conducting polymers, polymer gels and electrolytes, ion-exchange membranes, molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), hydrogels, and polymer composites—serve as key materials that provide safety, flexibility, selectivity, stability, and efficient signal transduction. In recent years, significant advancements in polymer-based materials for electrochemical processes and sensor technologies have emerged, driven by their unique chemical, physical, and mechanical properties. These materials bridge the complex world of biology and chemistry with the solid-state domain of electronics, enabling high sensitivity, specificity, and versatility in device performance. This Special Issue, "Advanced Polymers in Sensor Applications," highlights the latest fundamental and cutting-edge research on polymeric materials and polymer-based nanocomposites that are designed, synthesized, characterized, and applied in advanced (bio)electrochemical systems, sensing platforms, and energy storage devices. We invite researchers to submit original research articles and review papers that address the challenges and emerging opportunities in this rapidly evolving field.
Prof. Dr. Nurhan Onar Camlibel
Prof. Dr. Ayse Bedeloglu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer-based sensors
- electrochemical sensors
- conducting polymers
- polymer electrolytes
- ion-exchange membranes
- molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs)
- energy harvesting and storage (nanogenerators, batteries, supercapacitors and etc.)
- fuel cells
- smart and stimuli-responsive polymers
- soft electronics and robotics
- biosensors
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