Optical Sensing for Chemical Application

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will cover the application of chemical sensors based on optical methods for the detection and identification of historical, transient, or emerging events that are industrial, environmental or biological in origin.  These events may play key roles in understanding the impact and prognosis of processes crucial in a variety of settings. Although manuscripts are encouraged which highlight advances in the discovery of novel chemical markers indicative of important processes or the role played by these chemical markers into garnering insight about these systems or networks, we are interested in all studies involving chemical sensors that can contribute to advances in a broad range of applications. It is expected that a wide range of sensing technologies will be covered by this Special Issue, including novel analytical methodologies, unique platforms, or improvements to existing methods. For this Special Issue, we are soliciting both original research papers and review articles devoted to instrumentation, methodology, data analysis, or some combination of these which can impact the development of better chemical sensors.      

Prof. Dr. Barry K. Lavine
Prof. Dr. Karl Booksh
Guest Editors

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