Microwave Acoustic Sensors
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 October 2019) | Viewed by 151
Special Issue Editor
Interests: SAW sensors; electro-acoustic devices; acousto-optic devices; piezoelectric films; technology of SAW and piezoelectric MEMS
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The use of electro-acoustic devices, specifically SAW-based sensors, has proven to be a powerful tool for sensing applications of both physical and chemical magnitudes for many decades. There is renewed interest in this sensing technique, which has been increased by the new capabilities following the development of new acousto-electric devices for signal processing, the exploitation of the acoustic properties of different propagation modes, and the use of new materials, and the amount of papers published on this topic continues to grow.
This Special Issue will focus on the latest developments in microwave acoustic sensing technologies, covering recent developments and technological improvements in the design, fabrication, and validation of new sensors, and emerging applications.
We invite you to submit both original research papers and review articles describing the current state-of-the-art in microwave acoustic sensors technologies and applications. This Special Issue is intended to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art and the future outlook of the aforementioned topics.
The topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Sensors for chemical, physical, and biomedical applications;
- SAW-based sensors;
- Acoustic sensors based on Lamb, Love, and SH waves propagating along free surfaces, plates, and layered structures;
- Sensors based on BAW resonators: QCM, TFBAR, Contour-Mode Resonators (CMR), and piezoelectric MEMS;
- Innovative microwave acoustic configurations for sensing;
- Acoustic-based microfluidic devices and sensors;
- Wireless micro-acoustic ID and sensing;
- New materials for micro-acoustic sensing technology;
- Microwave acoustic–based electronic noses and tongues.
Prof. Dr. Enrico Verona
Guest Editor
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