Polymer-Based Sensors and Biosensors: Synthesis, Characterization and Application
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 478
Special Issue Editors
Interests: carbon-based materials; flexible sensor; synthetic polymers
Interests: synthetic polymers; nucleic acid polymers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With significantly advanced polymer synthesis and characterization techniques, polymer-based materials have attracted tremendous attention in different fields over the past few decades, such as pharmacy, biology, biomedical engineering, etc. In order to extend the bioanalytical applicability of innovative polymer-based sensors, a large variety of materials including pure polymers and polymer-based composites have been widely explored from a range of diverse perspectives, owing to the sophisticated manufacturing processes and tailorable characteristics of polymers. Despite these advantages, the mechanical properties, electrochemical activity, durability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, bioactivity, environmental stability, cost, etc., need to be optimized and tuned for the advancement of sensing performance of these analytical and bioanalytical systems.
This Special Issue collects original research and reviews presenting recent advances on the novel, environmentally friendly and multi-functional polymer-based materials applied in the fields of sensors. It includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
- Novel strategies for synthesis, characterization, and modification of polymer-based materials;
- Design and manufacturing of physical sensor, chemical sensor or biosensor using polymer-based materials;
- The sensors as a flexible wearable device for monitoring environmental pressure, body temperature and pulse;
- Chemical sensors, biosensors, and immunosensors for detection of DNA, protein, and other biomolecules;
- The potential applications in pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis.
Dr. Jie Luo
Prof. Dr. Yong Hu
Dr. Zhongzheng Yu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer-based materials
- sensors
- flexible wearable
- nucleic acid
- biophotonics
- biomolecular detection
- composites
- polydopamine
- conducting polymers
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