Sensing Materials and Interfaces for Clinical Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Dear Colleagues,

Numerous natural processes from biological ones such as carbohydrate–protein interactions to chemical processes such as corrosion occur at interfaces involving a variety of material properties. The same materials properties and interfacial mechanisms have been widely exploited in human-made devices as diverse as sensors, optical displays, and lightweight batteries, and processes as varied as contact, friction, adhesive bonding of solids, and various other dynamic systems. The ability to understand the surfaces of the materials and the interfaces between materials (the border region where two materials come into contact) and the relationships between interfacial composition, structure, and properties of the materials is central to our understanding of these processes and their exploitation. In this Special Issue, we would like to gather state-of-the-art research and development that addresses the benefits and challenges in new material design and their interface characteristics for a broad range of sensor and sensor system developments for clinical diagnostics and therapeutic management. Topics of primary interest include the science of different materials and their interface research, with specific applications in theoretical/computational modeling, new materials development (biosensors and therapeutic agents), and material interfaces design, characterization, and applications in medical research and clinical diagnostics and therapy.

For this purpose, we welcome review articles, original research papers, and short communications covering all aspects of the fundamentals and applications sensing materials and interfaces for sensors/biosensors in clinical settings. Submissions should clearly indicate which open challenges are being addressed by the work. Authors are also invited to contact the Guest Editors prior to submission if they are uncertain whether their work falls within the general scope of this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Xiangqun Zeng
Prof. Dr. Abdul Rehman
Guest Editors

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