Advances in Biological and Environmental Ion Sensing
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 December 2026 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editors
Interests: supramolecular chemistry; fluorescent sensors; cation/anion detection; mobile zinc; manganese; click chemistry; ligand design
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Trace ions, including Zn2+, Cu2+, Mn2+, and I−, play crucial roles in numerous biological processes, and disruption of their homeostasis has been linked to a wide range of diseases. In addition, many of these ions also present significant environmental challenges due to their toxicity. This has resulted in the development of an array of sensors and probes to detect them with excellent selectivity and well-understood mechanisms of action.
This Special Issue aims to bring together original research and review articles highlighting recent advances, innovative technologies, emerging applications, and new challenges in the field of biological and environmental trace ion sensing.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel nanomaterials and small molecules in ion sensing.
- Trace/harmful ion detection in biological and environmental samples.
- Advanced applications of sensors for biological or environmental ion detection.
- Development of ratiometric or multifunctional sensing platforms.
Prof. Dr. Mike Watkinson
Dr. Le Fang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- trace ion sensing
- fluorescent nanomaterials
- small molecule probes
- electrochemical analysis
- sensing mechanism
- biological ion detection
- environmental monitoring and detection
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