Functional Films for Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Based Chemical and Biological Sensor Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 3445
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW)-based chemical and biological sensors using various acoustic wave modes have been established as a valuable alternative and complementation to the classical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) in areas where the QCM does not provide sufficient sensitivity. The heart of these sensors is the functionalizing layer, deposited on their active surface to increase its affinity to the agent of interest and allow efficient interaction of the SAW with this layer for the generation of a strong noise-free sensor signal. The ability of SAW sensors to tolerate a large variety of solid, semisolid and rubbery films of unique sensing properties, as well as their high sensitivity and low detection limit, is the reason for the considerable research interest in the field.
This Special Issue aims to publish a collection of research and featured articles, highlighting recent results in the field of functionalized SAW sensors that might be of interest to researchers and scholars, not only of the sensor community, but also to scientists working in related areas such as medicine, medical diagnostics, microbiology, virology, chemistry, the food and drug industry and other areas that SAW sensor technology finds various applications in. It will focus on thin films, layers and coatings used to functionalize the active sensor area of SAW sensors to make them appropriate for detecting particular chemical and biological agents of interest. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Plasma polymer films;
- Organic layers and substances for biosensor applications;
- Aptamers for highly selective sensor applications, including virus detection;
- Molecular imprinting functionalization;
- Graphene films;
- Epitaxially grown films;
- Atomic layer depositions (ALD);
- Mono- and multilayer Langmuir–Blodget films;
- Modified and unmodified functional films;
- Superhydrophobic soot and coatings;
- Other films, layers and coatings appropriate for SAW sensor functionalization.
We aim to provide a forum for papers describing original research on the following concepts:
- Modeling, design, optimization and fabrication of sensor devices using different SAW modes appropriate for thin-film functionalization;
- Thin films, layers and coatings for SAW-sensor functionalization;
- Highly selective sensing layers;
- Theoretical and experimental work aiming to understanding the sensing mechanisms, properties and operation of functionalized SAW-sensor devices;
- Processing techniques for the preparation of functionalized SAW sensors;
- Applications of practical functionalized SAW-sensors
Prof. Dr. Ivan D. Avramov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) sensors
- functional films
- acoustic wave modes
- sensing mechanisms
- SAW sensor applications
