Main description:

Recent progress in the synthesis of nanomaterials and our fundamental understanding of their properties has led to significant advances in nanomaterial-based gas, chemical and biological sensors. Leading experts around the world highlight the latest findings on a wide range of nanomaterials including nanoparticles, quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, molecularly imprinted nanostructures or plastibodies, nanometals, DNA-based structures, smart nanomaterials, nanoprobes, magnetic nanomaterials, organic molecules like phthalocyanines and porphyrins, and the most amazing novel nanomaterial, called graphene. Various sensing techniques such as nanoscaled electrochemical detection, functional nanomaterial-amplified optical assays, colorimetry, fluorescence and electrochemiluminescence, as well as biomedical diagnosis applications, e.g. for cancer and bone disease, are thoroughly reviewed and explained in detail. This volume will provide an invaluable source of information for scientists working in the field of nanomaterial-based technology as well as for advanced students in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, electrochemistry, material science, micro- and nanotechnology.

Contents:

Nanomaterials for sensing applications: Introduction and perspective

Adisorn Tuantranont

Signal amplification using nanomaterials for biosensing

Jianping Lei, and Huangxian Ju

Nanomaterial-based electroanalytical biosensors for cancer and bone disease

Yeoheung Yun, Boyce Collins, Zhongyun Dong, Christen Renken, Mark Schulz, Amit Bhattacharya, Nelson Watts, YongseokJang, DevdasPai, and Jag Sankar

Integration of CNT-based chemical sensors and biosensors in microfluidic systems

Pornpimol Sritongkham, Anurat Wisitsoraat, Adisorn Tuantranont, Mithran Somasundrum

Graphene-based chemical and biosensors

Anurat Wisitsoraat and Adisorn Tuantranont

Molecular imprinting technique for biosensing and diagnostics

Nenad Gajovic-Eichelmann, Umporn Athikomrattanakul, Decha Dechtrirat, Frieder W. Scheller

Gold nanostructure LSPR-based biosensors for biomedical diagnosis

Mun'delanji C. Vestergaard, Masato Saito, Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Eiichi Tamiya

DNA sensors employing nanomaterials for diagnostic applications

Manel del Valle and Alessandra Bonanni

Nanoprobes for in vivo cell tracking

Juyeon Jung and Bong Hyun Chung

Optical chemical sensor and electronic nose based on porphyrin and phthalocyanine

Teerakiat Kerdcharoen and Sumana Kladsomboon

Nanotechnology to improve detection sensitivity for electrochemical microdevices

Masatoshi Yokokawa, Daisuke Itoh and Hiroaki Suzuki