Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, and Spectroscopy for Sensing

Dear Colleagues,

Nanostructured materials have unique physical and chemical properties as a result of their small size. These properties differ from those of the corresponding bulk materials. Experimentally, there have been many research efforts devoted to the structural, electrical, and optical properties of low-dimensional structures such as quantum wells, quantum dots, nanoparticles, nanowires, and nanotubes. Nanostructured materials have drawn considerable attention owing to potential applications in biomedical imaging, light-emitting devices, nanolasers, photodetectors, solar cells, and sensors.

Nanomaterials-based sensors can have increased specificity because they operate at a similar scale as natural biological processes, allowing functionalization with chemical and biological molecules. Enhancements in sensitivity stem from the high surface-to-volume ratio of nanomaterials, as well as novel physical properties of nanomaterials that can be used as the basis for detection, including nanophotonics. Nanosensors can potentially be integrated with nanoelectronics to add native processing capability to the nanosensor. Potential applications for nanosensors include medicine, the detection of contaminants and pathogens, and the monitoring of manufacturing processes and transportation systems.  By measuring changes in physical properties (volume; concentration; displacement; velocity; gravitational, electrical, and magnetic forces; pressure; temperature), nanosensors may be able to distinguish between and recognize certain cells at the molecular level in order to deliver medicine or monitor development to specific places in the body.

Because optical spectroscopic probes can provide a noninvasive and rapid diagnosis of optical materials, it is necessary to investigate the optical characterization of nanomaterials, biomaterials, and functional materials.

“Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, and Spectroscopy for Sensing” aims to cover all the latest outstanding developments in nanomaterials, nanoscience, nanotechnology, and optical spectroscopy for sensing. This Special Issue will describe recent research and developments in the field of the optical characterization of nanomaterials, nanoscience, and nanotechnology for sensing. We invite authors to contribute original research articles as well as review articles in nanomaterials, nanoscience, nanotechnology and nanosensors.

Prof. Dr. Geon Joon Lee
Guest Editor

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• synthesis of nanoparticles and nanowires
• nanomaterials-based sensors
• nanomedicine
• cancer therapy and sterilization based on optical spectroscopy and imaging
• food quality diagnosis based on optical spectroscopy and imaging
• environmental monitoring based on optical spectroscopy and imaging
• optical spectroscopic, imaging, and sensing properties of nanomaterials and biomaterials
• optical spectroscopic study for sensing
• numerical simulation study for optical properties of nanomaterials