Design and Optimization of Chemical Sensors
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2026 | Viewed by 1
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Interests: microwaves; optics; communications; sensing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The accurate and efficient detection of chemical species is essential across a wide range of sectors, including environmental monitoring, biomedical diagnostics, food safety, and industrial process control. With the growing demand for real-time, sensitive, and selective sensing platforms, this Special Issue is dedicated to exploring the latest innovations in the design, development, and optimization of chemical sensors.
This Special Issue aims to bring together high-quality research contributions that address current challenges and opportunities in sensor technology. We invite the submission of original research articles, reviews, and case studies that demonstrate novel sensor architectures, advanced materials, and multifunctional sensor platforms capable of detecting target analytes with high precision and reliability.
Key topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Material innovations, such as the use of nanomaterials, molecularly imprinted polymers, functionalized electrodes, and biorecognition elements, to enhance the sensitivity and selectivity of chemical sensors.
- Sensor miniaturization and integration into portable, wearable, and implantable systems, enabling deployment in point-of-care or field settings.
- Signal amplification and noise reduction techniques that improve the limit of detection and accuracy under complex or variable conditions.
- Data processing and machine learning algorithms for pattern recognition, sensor calibration, and predictive performance optimization.
- Multimodal and hybrid sensor platforms that combine multiple detection principles or technologies to improve robustness and adaptability.
- Modeling, simulation, and AI-driven optimization approaches for sensor design, system integration, and functional evaluation.
Contributions from interdisciplinary teams are particularly encouraged, as are submissions that demonstrate practical applications, prototype development, or field validation of sensor systems. Studies that bridge the gap between laboratory research and scalable industrial or clinical deployment are highly valued.
Ultimately, the goal of this Special Issue is to highlight cutting-edge research that advances the functionality, efficiency, and usability of chemical sensors in real-world scenarios, and to foster collaboration among researchers in materials science, chemistry, engineering, data science, and healthcare.
Dr. Ignacio Llamas-Garro
Prof. Dr. Jung-Mu Kim
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chemical sensors
- sensor optimization
- electrochemical detection
- nanomaterials
- gas sensing
- biosensors
- signal processing
- sensor design
- sensitivity and selectivity
- environmental monitoring
- wearable sensors
- sensor miniaturization
- real-time sensing
- analytical chemistry
- data-driven sensor design
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