Nanosized sensors enable the study of chemical and biochemical processes at a level and in dimensions that may not have been envisioned some 20 years ago. Fueled by their inherent small size and the unusual optical, magnetic, catalytic, and mechanical properties of nanoparticles, remarkable progress has been made in recent years in the development and utilization of nanosensors and optical nanotechnology will further widen the field. However, the design of new sensors requires new materials, new methods for their characterization, new optical sensing schemes, new approaches for creating nanosized structures, and new techniques for their interrogation in complex environments such as small living cells for studying biological signals or big public spaces for environmental monitoring .
Optochemical Nanosensors covers the rapidly growing field of optical chemical nanosensing, a new and exciting area of research and development within the large field of optical chemical sensing and biosensing. Its many applications, including the detection of bioterrorist threats, food security, virology, explosive detection and more, are covered in these self-contained yet interrelated chapters. The book reviews optochemical sensors, starting from the basics in optoelectronicsand concluding with the presentation of diverse nanosensors. The authors offer insight into future trends in this growing field and present applications in the fields of medicine, security, and bioterrorism.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Fundamentals of Photonics
Chapter 2 : Fundamentals of Optical Chemical Sensors
Chapter 3 : Optical Chemical Sensors : A View Back
Chapter 4 : Photoluminescent Nanosensors
Chapter 5 : Cantilever-Based Sensors
Chapter 6 : Nanostructured Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors
Chapter 7 : Fiber-Optic Nanosensors
Chapter 8 : Lab on Fiber Technology and Related Devices
Chapter 9 : Micro/Nanofibers for Biochemical Sensing
Chapter 10 : Optofluidic Sensors
Chapter 11 : Lab-on-Chip Nanostructured Sensors for Chemical and Biological Applications
Chapter 12 : Photonic Crystals as Valuable Technological Platform for Chemical and Biological Nanosensors
Chapter 13 : Nano-Materials and Nano-Structures for Chemical and Biological Optical Sensors
Chapter 14 : Linear and Nonlinear Spectroscopy at Nano Scale
Chapter 15 : Plasmonic Nanostructures and Nano-Antennas for Sensing
Chapter 16 : Overcoming Mass-Transport Limitations with Optofluidic Plasmonic Biosensors and Particle Trapping
Chapter 17 : Optical Micro-Ring Resonators for Chemical Vapor Sensing
Chapter 18 : Nano-Optical Sensors for the Detection of Bioterrorist Threats
Chapter 19 : Nano-Optical Sensors for Food Safety and Security
Chapter 20 : Multifunctional Fiber-Optic Nanosensors for Environmental Monitoring
Chapter 21 : Nano-Optical Sensors for Virology
Chapter 22 : Nano-Optical Sensors for Explosive Detection
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