Electrochemical Sensors and Bioelectronic Devices for Medical, Environmental and Food Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: The development of biofuel cell-based sensors, medical diagnostics, and environmental monitoring sensors, with a focus on disposable, miniaturized platforms integrated with point-of-care and self-powered technologies.
Special Issue Information
The development of innovative electrochemical sensors for medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and food safety control is a rapidly expanding and interdisciplinary research field, focusing on the design and fabrication of disposable electrochemical sensors for a range of critical applications. These include the detection of biomarkers related to Alzheimer’s disease, glucose monitoring, and the quantification of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in water. Other areas of active development are a disposable sensor platform for the rapid diagnosis of Dry Eye Disease and the integration of biofuel cell technology’s energy-harvesting capabilities into diagnostic devices.
This research emphasizes the importance of miniaturized, low-cost, and highly sensitive sensor systems that are compatible with point-of-care and in-field testing. The integration of electrochemical sensing with bioelectronics, microfluidic devices, and portable readout technologies such as smartphones provides new pathways for decentralized healthcare and environmental surveillance.
The topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the synthesis of novel electrode materials, biorecognition element integration, the microfabrication of disposable platforms, wearable sensing technologies, biofuel cell-assisted diagnostics, and the use of mobile devices for sensor interfacing and data analysis. Special attention will be given to research on paper-based electrochemical devices, lab-on-chip systems, and electrochemical assays for multiplexed detection in real-world samples.
Dr. Anahita Izadyar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrochemical sensors
- medical diagnostics
- SSRI detection
- Alzheimer’s biomarker sensing
- glucose monitoring
- biofuel cells
- paper-based analytical devices
- environmental monitoring
- disposable sensors
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