Special Session 5
NANOMATERIALS AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ENABLING SENSING (SS5) Part I
The growing demand for selective, sensitive, miniaturized, and deployable analytical systems is driving the development of nanomaterial-enabled sensing and biosensing technologies. This special session aims to bring together researchers working on the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of functional nanomaterials, engineered interfaces, advanced transduction mechanisms, and integrated devices for sensing and biosensing.
SS5 Part I focuses on biosensors and bio-inspired sensing, with particular emphasis on biological and biomimetic recognition, nanostructured biointerfaces, biohybrid systems, and their integration into advanced analytical platforms. It addresses the integration of biological and biomimetic recognition elements—including enzymes, antibodies, aptamers, molecularly imprinted polymers, and whole cells—as well as nanozyme-based catalytic and signal-amplification strategies, with advanced nanomaterials and device architectures for applications in health, food safety, environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, and industrial bioprocesses.
The session will also cover emerging microbial and fungal approaches, including both biosynthesized conventional nanomaterials and intrinsically biological nanostructures, such as bacterial nanocellulose, bacterial nanowires, magnetosomes, diatom frustules, fungal-derived nanomaterials, and mycelium-based materials. These systems offer sustainable production routes, biocompatible and biologically active interfaces, and unconventional sensing and signal-transduction functions for next-generation biosensing.
TOPICS:
- Nanomaterials for electrochemical and optical sensors and biosensors, including metal and metal-oxide nanoparticles, carbon nanostructures, conductive polymers, quantum dots, MXenes, and hybrid nanomaterials
- Nanostructured biointerfaces for the immobilization and integration of enzymes, antibodies, aptamers, molecularly imprinted polymers, whole cells, and nanozymes, including strategies to control biomolecule-electrode communication
- Nanostructured bioelectronic interfaces for biomolecular recognition and cellular sensing, including interfacial electron transfer and ion-to-electron conversion
- Biofunctionalized optical nanointerfaces for affinity-based, biomolecular, and cellular detection, including enhanced and label-free readout
- Biosensing strategies for continuous, minimally invasive, and point-of-care monitoring of physiological and metabolic biomarkers
- Multiparametric biosensor arrays for food, water, soil, and clinical sample analysis
- Bio-inspired and biohybrid sensing strategies, including cellular reporters, biomimetic receptors, and living sensing systems
- Microbial-mediated nanosynthesis for sensing, including microbially derived nanoparticles, nanowires, nanocellulose, magnetosomes, biogenic silica, and other biomineralized nanostructures
- Fungal-based nanosynthesis for sensing, including mycogenic nanoparticles, fungal-derived quantum dots, metal and metal-oxide nanomaterials, secretome-mediated synthesis, and biologically capped nanostructures
- Integration of biosensors with microfluidics, IoT, and edge computing for connected health and environmental sensing
- Machine learning and data fusion for biosignal processing, calibration, drift compensation, and anomaly detection
- Stability, biofouling resistance, validation, safety, and regulatory aspects of nanomaterial-based biosensors
- Real-world applications and field deployments in food safety, environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, public health, and industrial bioprocess monitoring
OBJECTIVES:
- Foster interdisciplinary collaboration among materials scientists, chemists, biologists, microbiologists, physicists, engineers, and end-users
- Showcase recent breakthroughs and emerging trends in biosensors and bio-inspired sensing
- Explore emerging microbial- and fungal-based approaches as sustainable sources of functional nanomaterials, biocatalysts, biological recognition elements, and bio-inspired interfaces, while considering their translation into reliable and scalable sensing technologies
- Encourage innovative approaches combining experimental, theoretical, computational, and data-driven perspectives
- Provide a platform for discussing challenges and opportunities in the development of deployable, reliable, and sustainable biosensing technologies
Researchers and professionals are invited to submit abstracts presenting novel findings, innovative concepts, or comprehensive reviews on the above topics.
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