Printing Methodologies for Sensors: Towards Bespoke Devices for Analysis

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, we have witnessed the extraordinary development of printing methodologies as a formidable approach for reconfigurable-sensor realization. Unlike conventional lab equipment, they can be miniaturized, made portable and tailored for specific functions. Printing allows for precise, additive deposition of materials bearing functional properties (conductive inks, semiconductors) onto substrates of different types (e.g., glass, plastic, paper), opening up unprecedented approaches in analytical devices.

This Special Issue therefore aims to combine research and review articles on the most advanced printing methodologies for the realization of sensors, highlighting the challenges and the future developments. We welcome contributions focusing on innovative printing approaches that combine different functional sensing materials, evaluating the most relevant analytical features of the designed platforms. Special attention will be given to submissions explicitly mentioning the complete fabrication of bespoke sensors that can continuously monitor analytes in complex or harsh environments, where conventional bench-based analytical approaches are not successful.

Potential topics of the Special issue include but are not limited to:

• Materials integration
• Screen Printing
• Inkjet Printing
• Gravure Printing
• 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing)
• Sensor electronics
• Wearable devices
• Electrochemical sensors
• Optical sensors
• Piezoresistive/piezoelectric sensors

Dr. Giuseppe Arrabito
Dr. Giorgia Puleo
Dr. Silvia Orecchio
Dr. Dario Savoca
Guest Editors

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