Description
Fundamentals of Sensor Technology: Principles and Novel Designs presents an important reference on the materials, platforms, characterization and fabrication methods used in the development of chemical sensor technologies. Sections provide the historical context of sensor technology development, review principles for the design of sensing devices and circuits, delve into the most common chemical and biological sensor types, cover unique properties and performance requirements, discuss fabrication techniques, including defining critical parameters, modeling and simulation strategies, and present important materials categories used in sensing applications, such as nanomaterials, quantum dots, magnetic materials, and more.This book is appropriate for the interdisciplinary community of researchers and practitioners interested in the development of sensor technologies, including materials scientists and engineers, analytical chemists and other related disciplines.- Provides a comprehensive view of the latest advances in the design of chemical sensor materials, devices, and platforms- Reviews the most relevant nanosensor fabrication techniques for each sensor type, including critical parameters, modeling, simulation strategies and characterization methods- Discusses enhancement strategies for materials and devices to help improve physical, chemical and biological properties and enable practical applications
Table of Contents
Part I. Sensing principles and basic design1. Historical development of sensing technology2. Sensor principles and basic designs3. Fundamentals of Biological Recognition ElementsPart II. Sensing techniques 4. Lab-on-a-chip sensors5. Potentiometric sensors6. Amperometric sensors7. Fluorescent sensors8. Surface plasmon resonance sensors9. Ellipsometric biosensors10. Impedimetric (bio)sensors11. Nanostructured photoelectrochemical biosensors12. Impedimetric biosensors based on nucleic acidsPart III. Sensing materials13. Metal nanoparticles for sensing applications14. Carbon nanomaterials for sensing applications15. Polymer nanocomposites for sensing applications16. Quantum dots for sensing applications17. Molecularly imprinted polymer sensors: A bridge to advanced diagnostics18. Direct glucose fuel cell towards a self-powered point-of-care nanobiosensor19. Metal chalcogenides for sensing applications20. Silica nanoparticles for sensing applications21. Chromo-fluorogenic chemosensory for sensing applications22. Gold nanoparticle-based biosensing applications23. Advances in fiber sensing devices decorated with functionalized nanomaterialsPart IV. Recent topics24. Screen-printed electrochemical sensor platforms25. Biodegradable sensor platforms26. Disposable paper-based sensors
