Editorial Board

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Solid-state sensors monitoring parameters of water quality for the next generation of wireless sensor networks

Pages 1-20
Serge Zhuiykov

Optical sensor of salt concentration: Uncertainty evaluation

Pages 21-27
Thomas H. Kauffmann, Marc D. Fontana

Ozone measuring: What can limit application of SnO₂-based conductometric gas sensors?

Pages 28-44
G. Korotcenkov, B.K. Cho

Arylboronic acids: A diabetic eye on glucose sensing

Pages 45-79
Jon Stefan Hansen, Jørn Bolstad Christensen, Johannes Fabritius Petersen, Thomas Hoeg-Jensen, Jens Christian Norrild

Single-sided inkjet functionalization of silicon photonic microcantilevers

Pages 80-87
Stanley J. Ness, Seunghyun Kim, Adam T. Woolley, Gregory P. Nordin

A reflective optical fiber refractometer based on multimode interference

Pages 88-92
Susana Silva, O. Frazão, J.L. Santos, F.X. Malcata

Conjugation of 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein and 5(6)-carboxynaphthofluorescein with bovine serum albumin and their immobilization for optical pH sensing

Pages 93-99
Sarka Bidmanova, Antonin Hlavacek, Jiri Damborsky, Zbynek Prokop

Application of AA-PSP to hypersonic flows: The double ramp model

Pages 100-107
L. Yang, H. Zare-Behtash, E. Erdem, K. Kontis

Cavity ringdown refractive index sensor using photonic crystal fiber interferometer

Pages 108-113
Wei Chang Wong, Wenjun Zhou, Chi Chiu Chan, Xinyong Dong, Kam Chew Leong

Optimization of sensitivity induced by surface conductivity and sorbed mass in surface acoustic wave gas sensors

Pages 114-123
Li Fan, Huan Ge, Shu-yi Zhang, Hui Zhang, Jian Zhu

Development of indirect competitive immunoassay for highly sensitive determination of ractopamine in pork liver samples based on surface plasmon resonance sensor

Pages 124-130
Ming Liu, Baoan Ning, Lijie Qu, Yuan Peng, Jianwei Dong, Na Gao, Lei Liu, Zhixian Gao

The fabrication of poly (acridine orange)/graphene modified electrode with electrolysis micelle disruption method for selective determination of uric acid

Pages 131-136
Zonghua Wang, Jianfei Xia, Lingyan Zhu, Feifei Zhang, Xinmei Guo, Yanhui Li, Yanzhi Xia

EstraMonitor – A monitor for amperometric detection of estrogenic activity with Arxula adeninivorans yeast cells as the biocomponent
Pages 137-145
Ha Thi Minh Pham, Martin Giersberg, Steffen Uhlig, Gerold Hanke, Kirsten Simon, Kirstin Kunath, Keith Baronian, Gotthard Kunze

Detection of tumor marker in blood serum using antibody-modified field effect transistor with optimized BSA blocking
Pages 146-150
Sho Hideshima, Ryosuke Sato, Sayaka Inoue, Shigeki Kuroiwa, Tetsuya Osaka

Sensitivity of Chlorella vulgaris to herbicides. Possibility of using it as a biological receptor in biosensors
Pages 151-155
Georgi D. Rashkov, Anelia G. Dobrikova, Irina D. Pouneva, Amarendra N. Misra, Emilia L. Apostolova

An ISFET based translinear sensor for DNA methylation detection
Pages 156-162
Melpomeni Kalofonou, Pantelis Georgiou, Chung-Pei Ou, Christofer Toumazou

SPICE macromodel of silicon-on-insulator-field-effect-transistor-based biological sensors
Pages 163-170
Poornika G. Fernandes, Harvey J. Stiegler, Mingyue Zhao, Kurtis D. Cantley, Borna Obradovic, Richard A. Chapman, Huang-Chun Wen, Gazi Mahmud, Eric M. Vogel

A 2-step coating technique for CMUT based chemical sensors
Pages 171-177
Yingchun Li, Ralf Lucklum, Andreas Brose, Maximilian Fleischer

Enhanced acetone sensing performances of hierarchical hollow Au-loaded NiO hybrid structures
Pages 178-183
Lili Wang, Zheng Lou, Teng Fei, Tong Zhang

Surface-dopylated carbon nanoparticles sense gas-induced pH changes
Pages 184-190
Norahim Bin Ibrahim, Katherine Lawrence, Tony D. James, Fengjie Xia, Mu Pan, Shichun Mu, John M. Mitchels, Frank Marken

Dispersion of multi-wall carbon nanotubes in glucose oxidase: Characterization and analytical applications for glucose biosensing
Pages 191-197
Fabiana Gutierrez, María D. Rubianes, Gustavo A. Rivas

Reduce impedance of intracortical iridium oxide microelectrodes by hydrogel coatings
Pages 198-202
Haihan Zhou, Tao Li, Yanwen Y. Duan

Application of displacement principle for detecting heavy metal ions and EDTA using microcantilevers
Pages 203-208
X. Chen, W. Chen, A. Mulchandani, U. Mohideen

Facile synthesis and ultrahigh ethanol response of hierarchically porous ZnO nanosheets
Pages 209-215
Lexi Zhang, Jianghong Zhao, Haiqiang Lu, Li Li, Jianfeng Zheng, Hui Li, Zhenping Zhu

Controlled protein adsorption on microfluidic channels with engineered roughness and wettability
Pages 216-222
Katerina Tsougeni, Panagiota S. Petrou, Dimitris P. Papageorgiou, Sotirios E. Kakabakos, Angeliki Tserepi, Evangelos Gogolides

Ultrasensitive multiple networked Ga₂O₃-core/ZnO-shell nanorod gas sensors
Pages 223-228
Changhyun Jin, Sunghoon Park, Hyunsu Kim, Chongmu Lee

Colorimetric hypochlorite detection using an azobenzene acid in pure aqueous solutions and real application in tap water
Pages 229-234
Xiaoding Lou, Yi Zhang, Jingui Qin, Zhen Li

All photonic bandgap fiber spectroscopic system for detection of refractive index changes in aqueous analytes
Pages 235-243
Hang Qu, Bora Ung, Mathieu Roze, Maksim Skorobogatiy

A portable embedded toxic gas detection device based on a cross-responsive sensor array
Pages 244-250
Changjun Hou, Jiangjie Li, Danqun Huo, Xiaogang Luo, Jiale Dong, Mei Yang, Xiaojie Shi

Substituted p-phenylene ethynylene trimers as fluorescent sensors for nitroaromatic explosives
Pages 251-260
Alexandra I. Costa, José V. Prata

Resonant bio- and chemical sensors using low-refractive-index-contrast liquid-core Bragg fibers
Pages 261-268
Hang Qu, Maksim Skorobogatiy

Theoretical investigation for two cascaded SPR fiber optic sensors
Pages 269-273
Yinquan Yuan, Lina Wang, Jun Huang

Electrochemical biosensors for the detection of oxidative DNA damage induced by Fenton reagents in ionic liquid
Pages 274-278
Yan Wang, Huayu Xiong, Xiuhua Zhang, Shengfu Wang

Polymer-based technology platform for robust electrochemical sensing using gold microelectrodes
Pages 279-284
M. Kuphal, C.A. Mills, H. Korri-Youssoufi, J. Samitier

Modeling and design of hydrogen gas sensors based on a membrane-supported surface plasmon waveguide
Pages 285-291
Norman R. Fong, Pierre Berini, R. Niall Tait

UV-illumination room-temperature gas sensing activity of carbon-doped ZnO microspheres
Pages 292-297
Jiali Zhai, Lingling Wang, Dejun Wang, Yanhong Lin, Dongqing He, Tengfeng Xie

Gold nanoparticles as colorimetric sensor: A case study on E. coli O157:H7 as a model for Gram-negative bacteria
Pages 298-303
Haichao Su, Qiang Ma, Kun Shang, Tao Liu, Huanshun Yin, Shiyun Ai

Aldazine-based colorimetric sensors for Cu²⁺ and Fe³⁺
Pages 304-310
Nagarjun Narayanaswamy, T. Govindaraju

Rhodamine appended thiacalix[4]arene of 1,3-alternate conformation for nanomolar detection of Hg²⁺ ions
Pages 311-316
Manoj Kumar, Naresh Kumar, Vandana Bhalla

Highly selective chemodosimeter for cyanide based on a doubly activated Michael acceptor type of coumarin thiazole fluorophore
Pages 317-321
Seokan Park, Hae-Jo Kim

Self-assembled monolayer of 3-mercaptopropionic acid on electrospun polystyrene membranes for Cu²⁺ detection
Pages 322-328
Min Sun, Bin Ding, Jianyong Yu, You-Lo Hsieh, Gang Sun

Comparison of response towards NO₂ and H₂S of PPy and PPy/TiO₂ as SAW sensitive films
Pages 329-333
X.F. Yan, D.M. Li, C.C. Hou, X. Wang, W. Zhou, M. Liu, T.C. Ye

Development of microplate-based photoelectrochemical DNA biosensor array for high throughput detection of DNA damage
Pages 334-340
Yang Liu, Suping Jia, Liang-Hong Guo

Surface acoustic wave hydrogen sensors based on ZnO nanoparticles incorporated with a Pt catalyst
Pages 341-348
Duy-Thach Phan, Gwiy-Sang Chung

Inhibitory effect of common microfluidic materials on PCR outcome
Pages 349-358
Rimantas Kodzius, Kang Xiao, Jinbo Wu, Xin Yi, Xiuqing Gong, Ian G. Foulds, Weijia Wen

Nanographite assembled films for sensitive NO₂ detection
Pages 359-365
A. Serra, A. Buccolieri, E. Filippo, D. Manno

Colorimetric detection of sugars based on gold nanoparticle formation
Pages 366-371
Gerardo Palazzo, Laura Facchini, Antonia Mallardi

Detection of dimethyl methyl phosphonate – a simulant of sarin: The highly toxic chemical warfare – using platinum activated nanocrystalline ZnO thick films
Pages 372-380
L.A. Patil, A.R. Bari, M.D. Shinde, Vinita Deo, M.P. Kaushik

Discrimination and prediction of multiple beef freshness indexes based on electronic nose

Pages 381-389
Xuezhen Hong, Jun Wang, Zheng Hai

Amplified response and enhanced selectivity of metal-PANI fiber composite based vapor sensors
Pages 390-395
Zhe-Fei Li, Frank D. Blum, Massimo F. Bertino, Chang-Soo Kim

Synthesis and humidity sensing properties of ZnSnO₃ cubic crystallites
Pages 396-400
Dipak Bauskar, B.B. Kale, Pradip Patil

Fabrication of undoped-TiO₂ nanostructure-based NO₂ high temperature gas sensor using low frequency AC electrophoretic deposition method
Pages 401-405
J. Esmaeilzadeh, E. Marzbanrad, C. Zamani, B. Raissi

Important considerations for effective gas sensors based on metal oxide nanoneedles films
Pages 406-413
T. Stoycheva, S. Vallejos, C. Blackman, S.J.A. Moniz, J. Calderer, X. Correig

Single-walled carbon nanotube-magnetite nanoparticles film modified ferrule graphite electrode for voltammetric determination of 2-diisopropylaminoethanethiol
Pages 414-421
S.P. Sharma, M. Farukh, A. Chaturvedi, A.R. Srivastava, M.V.S. Suryanarayana, Rajeev Jain

Development of a high sensitive automatic setup for screening of microcystins in surface waters by employing a LED-based photometric detector
Pages 422-428
Gláucia P. Vieira, Sheila R.W. Perdigão, Marli F. Fiore, Boaventura F. Reis

A magnetic resonance imaging nanosensor for Hg (II) based on thymidine-functionalized supermagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
Pages 429-433
Hong Yang, Zhiqing Tian, Juanjuan Wang, Shiping Yang

Fabrication and characterization of a surface plasmon resonance based fiber optic urea sensor for biomedical applications
Pages 434-438
Priya Bhatia, Banshi D. Gupta

A dual quartz crystal microbalance for human cardiac troponin T in real time detection
Pages 439-446
A.B. Mattos, T.A. Freitas, V.L. Silva, R.F. Dutra

NO₂-sensing properties of porous WO₃ gas sensor based on anodized sputtered tungsten thin film
Pages 447-452
Jing Zeng, Ming Hu, Weidan Wang, Huiqing Chen, Yuxiang Qin

Enhanced glucose detection using enzyme-immobilized ZnO/ZnS core/sheath nanowires
Pages 453-459
Yun-Mo Sung, Kyungmin Noh, Woo-Chul Kwak, Tae Geun Kim

High actuation response of PVDF/PVP/PSSA based ionic polymer metal composites actuator
Pages 460-470
Varij Panwar, Kyoungrae Cha, Jong-Oh Park, Sukho Park

VOC detection by potentiometric oxygen sensor based on YSZ and modified Pt electrodes
Pages 471-479
Masami Mori, Yoshiteru Itagaki, Yoshihiko Sadaoka

Real time dynamics of nitric oxide during cardiac ischemia-reperfusion of the rat
Pages 480-485
Gi-Ja Lee, Su-Jin Chae, Seung Ki Kim, Sora Lee, Jae Ho Shin, Weon Kim, Hun-Kuk Park

Fiber-optic biochemical gas sensor (bio-sniffer) for sub-ppb monitoring of formaldehyde vapor
Pages 486-492
Hiroyuki Kudo, Xin Wang, Yuki Suzuki, Ming Ye, Toshifumi Yamashita, Tomoko Gessei, Kumiko Miyajima, Takahiro Arakawa, Kohji Mitsubayashi

Optical biosensor test strip for the screening and direct determination of l-glutamate in food samples
Pages 493-497
Noor Zuhartini Md Muslim, Musa Ahmad, Lee Yook Heng, Bahruddin Saad

Preparation, characterization and NH₃-sensing of 1,8,15,22-tetra-iso-pentyloxyphthalocyanine copper, nickel and lead spin-coating films
Pages 498-503
Bin Wang, Xiaoqing Zhou, Yiqun Wu, Zhimin Chen, Chunying He, Xia Zuo

Au nanoparticles decorated polyaniline nanofiber sensor for detecting volatile sulfur compounds in expired breath
Pages 504-509
Chuanjun Liu, Kenshi Hayashi, Kiyoshi Toko

Azo dyes featuring with nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD) unit: A new selective chromogenic and fluorogenic sensor for cyanide ion
Pages 510-519
Yao-Kang Tsui, Soosai Devaraj, Yao-Pin Yen

Novel organic–inorganic hybrid material based on tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)dichlororuthenium(II) hexahydrate and Dawson-type tungstophosphate K₇[H₄PW₁₈O₆₂]·18H₂O as a bifuctional hydrogen peroxide electrocatalyst for biosensors
Pages 520-527
Malika Ammam, E. Bradley Easton

Metal oxide sensor arrays for detection of explosives at sub-parts-per million concentration levels by the differential electronic nose
Pages 528-533
K. Brudzewski, S. Osowski, W. Pawlowski

Self-adapted temperature modulation in metal-oxide semiconductor gas sensors
Pages 534-541
Eugenio Martinelli, Davide Polese, Alexandro Catini, Arnaldo D’Amico, Corrado Di Natale

Construction of a modified carbon paste electrode for the highly selective simultaneous electrochemical determination of trace amounts of mercury(II) and cadmium(II)
Pages 542-548
Abbas Afkhami, Tayyebeh Madrakian, Seyyed Javad Sabounchei, Mosayeb Rezaei, Sepideh Samiee, Mahbubeh Pourshahbaz

Inkjet-printed graphene-poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene-sulfonate) modified on screen printed carbon electrode for electrochemical sensing of salbutamol
Pages 549-555
Chanpen Karuwan, Chakrit Sriprachuabwong, Anurat Wisitsoraat, Ditsayut Phokharatkul, Pornpimol Sritongkham, Adisorn Tuantranont

A method of pulse array design for voltammetric electronic tongues
Pages 556-563
Inmaculada Campos, Miguel Alcañiz, Rafael Masot, Juan Soto, Ramón Martínez-Máñez, José-Luis Vivancos, Luis Gil

Portable and remote electrochemical sensing system for detection of tricresyl phosphate in gas phase
Pages 564-569
Xiaoyun Yang, Alice Zitova, Jeffrey Kirsch, Jeffrey W. Fergus, Ruel A. Overfelt, Aleksandr L. Simonian

Design of a highly sensitive and selective C₂H₅OH sensor using p-type Co₃O₄ nanofibers
Pages 570-577
Ji-Wook Yoon, Joong-Ki Choi, Jong-Heun Lee

Quantitative analysis of multiple kinds of volatile organic compounds using hierarchical models with an electronic nose
Pages 578-586
Daqi Gao, Fangjun Liu, Ji Wang

Applications of self-assembled one-bilayer nanofilms based on hydroxyl-containing tetraphenylethene derivative's nanoaggregates as chemosensors to volatile of solid nitroaromatics
Pages 587-593
Yaling Zhang, Jing Xia, Xiao Feng, Bin Tong, Jianbing Shi, Junge Zhi, Yuping Dong, Yen Wei

H₂S gas sensing properties of bare and Pd-functionalized CuO nanorods
Pages 594-599
Hyunsu Kim, Changhyun Jin, Sunghoon Park, Sooin Kim, Chongmu Lee

Simultaneous OWLS and EIS monitoring of supported lipid bilayers with the pore forming peptide melittin
Pages 600-606
Kaori Sugihara, Marco Delai, Istvan Szendro, Orane Guillaume-Gentil, János Vörös, Tomaso Zambelli

Molecularly imprinted polymer for label-free integrated optical waveguide bio(mimetic)sensors
Pages 607-614
C.A. Barrios, S. Carrasco, M. Francesca, P. Yurrita, F. Navarro-Villoslada, M.C. Moreno-Bondi

A long-wavelength fluorescent probe for imaging reduced glutathione in live cells
Pages 615-620
Jinxin Lu, Yanchao Song, Wen Shi, Xiaohua Li, Huimin Ma

Poly(lactic acid)–multi-wall carbon nanotube conductive biopolymer nanocomposite vapour sensors
Pages 621-628
B. Kumar, M. Castro, J.F. Feller

Nanoporous carbide-derived carbon based actuators modified with gold foil: Prospect for fast response and low voltage applications
Pages 629-634
Janno Torop, Takushi Sugino, Kinji Asaka, Alar Jänes, Enn Lust, Alvo Aabloo

Highly selective amperometric sensors for carbon monoxide detection in exhaust gas
Pages 635-640
Chanadda Phawachalotorn, Oravan Sanguanruang, Tatsumi Ishihara

Controlled chitosan coated Prussian blue nanoparticles with the mixture of graphene nanosheets and carbon nanoshperes as a redox mediator for the electrochemical oxidation of nitrite
Pages 641-647
Lin Cui, Jianying Zhu, Xiaomeng Meng, Huanshun Yin, Xiaoping Pan, Shiyun Ai

A high performance electrochemical sensor for acetaminophen based on single-walled carbon nanotube–graphene nanosheet hybrid films
Pages 648-654
Xu Chen, June Zhu, Qian Xi, Wensheng Yang

Development and demonstration of a disposable low-cost microelectrode array for cultured neuronal network recording
Pages 655-660
Hamid Charkhkar, Gretchen L. Knaack, Bruce E. Gnade, Edward W. Keefer, Joseph J. Pancrazio

Thiocarbonyl quinacridone-based “turn on” fluorescent chemodosimeters for highly sensitive and selective detection of Hg(II)
Pages 661-668
Yi Qu, Jiabao Yang, Jianli Hua, Lei Zou

Gold nanoparticles-modified screen-printed carbon electrodes for anodic stripping voltammetric determination of mercury in ambient water samples
Pages 669-674
E. Bernalte, C. Marín Sánchez, E. Pinilla Gil

CO optical sensing properties of nanocrystalline ZnO–Au films: Effect of doping with transition metal ions

Pages 675-683
E. Della Gaspera, M. Guglielmi, G. Perotto, S. Agnoli, G. Granozzi, M.L. Post, A. Martucci

Fabrication of stable low voltage organic bistable memory device
Pages 684-688
CH.V.V. Ramana, M.K. Moodely, V. Kannan, A. Maity, J. Jayaramudu, W. Clarke

Detection of low molecular weight compounds using carbon nanotube grafted resonators
Pages 689-696
Al. Palaniappan, W.H. Goh, U.H. Yildiz, B. Swarnalatha, S. Priyanka, C.R. Suri, S.G. Mhaisalkhar, B. Liedberg

Online optical monitor of alpha radiations using a polymeric solid state nuclear track detector CR-39
Pages 697-701
Atul Kulkarni, Chirag K. Vyas, Hojoong Kim, Puran C. Kalsi, Taesung Kim, Vijay Manchanda

Solid-state sensory properties of CALIX-poly(phenylene ethynylene)s toward nitroaromatic explosives

Pages 702-713
Alexandra I. Costa, Hugo D. Pinto, Luís F.V. Ferreira, José V. Prata

Assembly of 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonate intercalated layered double hydroxide film for the selective detection of Mg²⁺
Pages 714-720
Lan Jin, Zhijie Guo, Zhiyong Sun, Ailin Li, Qi Jin, Min Wei

A compact and multichannel optical biosensor based on a wavelength interrogated input grating coupler
Pages 721-727
Sonia Grego, Kristin H. Gilchrist, James B. Carlson, Brian R. Stoner

Glucose oxidase and graphene bionanocomposite bridged by ionic liquid unit for glucose biosensing application
Pages 728-733
Yuanyuan Jiang, Qixian Zhang, Fenghua Li, Li Niu

Low-temperature electrodeposited Co-doped ZnO nanorods with enhanced ethanol and CO sensing properties
Pages 734-739
Yi-Jing Li, Kun-Mu Li, Chiu-Yen Wang, Chung-I. Kuo, Lih-Juann Chen