Development of the Advanced Sensors Based on Functionalized Carbon Nanomaterials

Dear Colleagues,

Daily life is becoming even more complex, and the quality control of environmental, food, cosmetic, biological and pharmaceutical samples requires simple, rapid and cost-effective determination methods. A long-standing requirement is the development of electrochemical-sensing platforms for real sample characterization with high sensitivity, selectivity and versatility.

Carbon nanomaterials are considered the cornerstone of numerous investigations. Since the discovery of carbon nanomaterials, they have drawn considerable research attention and have shown great potential applications in many fields due to their fascinating electrochemical properties including high effective surface area, excellent electrical conductivity, electrocatalytic activity as well as high porosity and adsorption capability, making them potential candidates for electrochemical purposes, particularly sensing.

In order to broaden the scope of their application, the chemical functionalization of carbon nanomaterials has attracted great interest over the past several decades and produced various novel hybrid materials with specific applications. This can be achieved by specific functionalization of carbon nanomaterials with a variety of materials such as noble metals, metal oxides, polymers, etc.

This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive collection of the latest advances in functionalized carbon nanomaterials as potential sensing materials for electrochemical sensors. The advantages of carbon nanomaterials as sensor materials will be discussed along with future prospects. We hope that researchers active in this area will join us to promote the activities in this field of research.

We cordially invite you to submit an article to this Special Issue. We welcome short communications, full research articles, and timely reviews.

Dr. Mirela Samardžić
Guest Editor

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• carbon nanomaterials
• functionalized hybrid materials
• chemical sensors
• biosensors
• electrochemical sensors