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Photoluminescent (Bio)sensors Based on Nanomaterials

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensor Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 575

Special Issue Editors

Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
Interests: analytical nanotechnology; biosensors; photoluminescence; analytical chemistry; separation techniques; clinical analysis; environmental analysis; mass spectrometry
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Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
Interests: applications of photoluminescent (bio)sensors based on nanomaterials for clinical, biomedical, agricultural, industrial or environmental monitoring

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Nanoparticles are promising scaffolds for bioapplications such as diagnostics, drug delivery, and chemical sensors, and biosensors. Recent developments in engineered nanomaterials exhibiting fascinating photoluminescence properties make them an important class of imaging probes and a versatile platform for the development of multifunctional nano(bio)sensors.

A key aspect of the development of nanoparticle-based photoluminescence (bio)sensors is the appropriate surface functionalization of nanoparticles introducing an additional dimension in controlling nanoparticle interfacial properties and providing an effective bridge to connect nanoparticles to biological systems.

In order to transfer photoluminescent nanoparticles from proof-of-concept studies toward real-world (bio)sensing applications, careful design and engineering of the nanoparticle probes are becoming increasingly important. For this purpose, a comprehensive knowledge of how nanoparticle surfaces with various properties behave is essential to engineer such materials with useful photoluminescent properties such as high quantum yield, stability, and low toxicity, and with desirable (bio)sensing properties such as high selectivity, sensitivity, and accuracy.

This Special Issue is intended to collect recent developments related to the progress of photoluminescent (bio)sensors based on nanomaterials, including efforts in designing photoluminescent nanoparticles surfaces with various functionalities for use as nano(bio)sensors or as photoluminescent probes with fascinating analytical performance. Applications of photoluminescent (bio)sensors based on nanomaterials for clinical, biomedical, agricultural, industrial or environmental monitoring are welcome. The use of photoluminescent nanomaterials as probes in bioimaging and biosensing is also welcome.

Prof. Dr. José Manuel Costa Fernández
Dr. Ana Soldado
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • photoluminescence-based (bio)sensors
  • nanoparticle-based luminescence (bio)sensing
  • engineered photoluminescent nanoparticles
  • optical sensing
  • functionalization of luminescent nanoparticles
  • photoluminescent bioimaging
  • nanoparticle luminescent tags
  • quantum dots
  • carbon dots
  • metal nanoclusters

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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