Recent Advances in Chemical and Biological Sensors and Sensor Systems
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 11532
Special Issue Editors
Interests: chemical sensors; biological sensors; magnetic sensors; environmental monitoring; wearable sensors; photovoltaics
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Interests: robotics; sensors; artificial intelligence; K-12 outreach
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The demand for chemical and biological sensors to meet the needs of real-world applications in healthcare, wearable sensing, food safety, environmental monitoring, defense, and multiple other sectors remains high, and biological and chemical market sales continue to grow globally at double digit levels. However, a wide range of technological and scientific barriers continue to hinder the commercial introduction of these sensors into many applications. Continuing research effort and advances in sensor technology are essential to meet demand and support solutions to critical societal problems. Advances in sensor and system engineering are equally important to support integration of working sensors into footprints whose cost, size, and power consumption are compatible with portable, mobile, and wearable sensing.
This Special Issue of Sensors invites researchers in engineering, chemistry, biology, and related fields to submit work at all levels of chemical and biological sensor development, from sensor materials to sensor systems and networks. Efforts that overcome existing and lasting barriers to the meaningful implementation of chemical and biological sensors in applications with critical relevance to the health and well-being of modern society are particularly welcome. Sensor technologies of interest include but are not limited to:
- Electrochemical sensors;
- Chemiresistors;
- Surface plasmon resonance;
- Piezoelectric;
- Surface acoustic wave;
- Thermometric;
- Resonant and other microelectromechanical transduction mechanisms;
- Optical sensors.
Examples of critical applications to which these sensor technologies can be applied include food safety, preventative and diagnostic healthcare, natural disaster response, air and water quality monitoring, precision agriculture, chemical and biological defense, and process control.
Prof. Dr. Denise Wilson
Dr. Thad Roppel
Dr. Courtney Chheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chemical sensors
- biological sensors
- nanosensors
- microsensors
- sensor networks
- wireless sensors
- wearable sensors
- portable sensors
- food safety
- healthcare
- precision agriculture
- indoor air quality
- drinking water safety
- wastewater management
- defense
- natural disaster response
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