Elsevier Sensing and Biosensing with Optically Active Nanomaterials (Micro and Nano Technologies)

Sensing and Biosensing with Optically Active Nanomaterials summarizes the potential sensing applications of optically (chromogenic and fluorogenic) active, nano-sized, organic, and inorganic materials for the selective detection of ionic analytes (such as metal ions and anions) in various environmental and biological samples. Sections cover design, synthesis, sensing mechanisms and applications for detecting ionic analytes. Each chapter deals with the sensing applications of one kind of nanomaterial. This book is an important reference source for materials scientists and engineers seeking to increase their understanding on how nanomaterials are being used for sensing applications. Review Covers the synthesis and potential applications of optically active (chromogenic and fluorogenic), organic and inorganic nanomaterials in the field of sensing and biosensing From the Back Cover Optically active nanomaterials have been extensively developed in the last two decades for their potential applications in the field of sensing and biosensing, imaging, drug delivery, fabricating optoelectronic devices, disease diagnosis, and monitoring, etc., because of their unique and superior optical properties over the organic dyed variety. In the field of sensing and biosensing, nanomaterials such as SPR active noble metal nanoparticles, fluorescent metal nanoclusters, semiconductor QDs, carbon nanomaterials, metal oxides etc., are widely utilized for the designing of sensing probes. This book aims to critically summarize the potential sensing applications of optically (chromogenic and fluorogenic) active, nano-sized organic and inorganic materials for the selective detection of ionic analytes (such as metal ions and anions), in various environmental and biological samples. A thorough discussion will be had on the design, synthesis, sensing mechanisms, and applications for detecting ionic analytes. Each chapter deals with the sensing applications of one kind of nanomaterial. This book is an important reference source for materials scientists and engineers seeking to increase their understanding of how nanomaterials are being used for sensing applications. About the Author Dr. Suban K. Sahoo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), in India. He completed his PhD in Chemistry at Punjab Technical University (PTU) in 2008, and was Visiting Professor at the University of Cagliari, Italy, in 2009, and at Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea, in 2019. Dr. Sahoo’s research interests include fluorescence studies of the model compounds, design and development of chemosensors, colorimetric and fluorescent sensors based on nanoparticles and quantum dots (QDs), supramolecular deep cavitand and recognition of small guest molecules, computational chemistry, molecular dynamic simulations and docking, complexation studies of the ligands with various metal ions both by potentiometric and spectrophotometric methods, and synthesis of multidentate ligands and metal complexes.