Nanotechnology Applications in Sensors Development

Dear Colleagues,

Nanotechnologies have established new scenarios for the use of optical methods in sensing applications. The miniaturization of matter provides interesting and unique optical properties, enabling the development of new sensing schemes and devices characterized by an increased specificity and sensitivity, reliability, and adaptability, as required for innovative applicative approaches within the qualitative and quantitative determination of analytes of interest across many fields of application. These include pharmaceutical research, medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, agriculture, industry, and food safety and security. This Special Issue aims to offer an overview of the recent advances in the use of nanotechnologies for the development of optical sensors and their applications. Original research papers and review articles working within this realm are welcomed, showcasing the variety of recent advancements in various fields and their extensive distribution. We encourage you to contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss your potential contribution in advance.

We look forward to and welcome your participation in this Special Issue.

Dr. Maria Lepore
Dr. Ines Delfino
Guest Editors

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• nanoparticles, multilayer, core–shell-type nanoparticles for sensing applications
• nanopatterning of surfaces, surface functionalization, and the self-assembling of structures
• organization of nanoparticles into periodic or aperiodic functional structures for nanoscale probes, sensors, and devices
• semiconductor quantum dot technology for sensor development
• metallic nanoparticles and nanorods for biosensing
• up-converting nanophores
• nanosensors for in vitro bioanalysis
• nanotechnologies for Raman, SERS, and SEIRA sensing
• fluorescence-based nanosensors
• DNA-based nanosensors
• multimodal nanosensors
• plasmonic nanosensors