Sensors and Materials
Special Issue on Biosensing Technology Using Micro- and Nanostructures

Call for Papers
Micro- and nanostructures have contributed significantly to the progress of biosensors. Micro- andnanomaterials, such as particles and thin films, have unique characteristics, such as electrical conductivity,
optical properties, and magnetic properties, brought about by material and size effects. The use of suchmaterials for sensing has led to the development of sensing technologies based on novel principles andmarked improvements of sensor performance characteristics (e.g., sensitivity and responsiveness), thereby
expanding the range of analytes and application fields.
On the other hand, the micro- and nanofabrication techniques developed from micro-electromechanicalsystem (MEMS) technology have contributed to the development of micromachines and the field of microand nanofluidics. BioMEMS technology, in which micromachines are applied to biosensors, has realized
localized sensing in areas including the vicinity of a single cell. The combination of microfluidic devices(such as micro total analysis system [µTAS], lab-on-a-chip, and organs-on-a-chip) and biosensors hasachieved the rapid analysis and full automation of analytical operations using devices that integrate sensing
with various analytical operations, such as sample introduction, mixing, and reaction.
The development of sensors using micro- and nanostructures will greatly accelerate the field of biosensors
in the future. In this special issue, we solicit reports on the progress of biosensing technologies using microand nanostructures, which will lead to the next generation of biosensors. This issue focuses on micro- andnanomaterials for sensing, novel sensing technologies, sensing interface design, micro- and nanofluidic
channel design, and sensor miniaturization. In addition, we also accept reports on novel technologies usefulfor future biosensing using micro- and nanostructures for publication.
Scope:
Optical biosensor

Micro- and nanofabrication techniquesElectrochemical biosensor

μTAS, Lab-on-a-chip

Biosensing interface design

Organs-on-a-chip

Micro- and nanomaterials

Device development

Submission due date: December 31, 2023
Publication date (planned): June 2024
Journal website: https://sensors.myu-group.co.jp/
Guest Editors:
Submit to:

Kazuhiro Morioka and Atsushi Shoji (Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)

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