Innovative Schemes for Bio/Chemical Sensors Based on Specialty Optical Fibers, Metasurfaces and Optofluidics
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 1581
Special Issue Editors
Interests: optical sensors; biosensors and chemical sensors; optical fiber sensors and optoelectronic devices
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will focus on intriguing sensing approaches for developing probes used in bio/chemical sensing. These methods include the utilization of plastic optical fibers (POFs), specialty optical fibers, metasurfaces, and optofluidics. For instance, there is a significant interest in using innovative POF-based extrinsic or intrinsic schemes, such as “MathMaterial interfaces” combined with POF probes for machine and deep learning in bio/chemical sensing approaches. Moreover, using different receptor layers combined with optical probes to detect specific substances in different application fields is equally intriguing. This Special Issue wants to collect research manuscripts or review manuscripts about POF-based platforms, metasurface-based sensors, optofluidic-based sensor systems, and biosensors or chemical sensors implemented by extrinsic or intrinsic optical fiber schemes and using specific (biomimetic, biological, or chemical) receptor layers or machine and deep learning approaches.
Prof. Dr. Nunzio Cennamo
Dr. Francesco Arcadio
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sensors is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- POF probes for bio/chemical sensing
- metasurfaces
- optofluidics
- specialty optical fibers for sensing
- POF-based optical chemical sensors
- POF-based sensor systems
- HW and SW for POF sensor systems
- machine and deep learning strategies for POF chips
- MathMaterial interfaces and POFs
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
