Magnetic and Optical Sensors for Healthcare, Medical, and Bioscience Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 3877
Special Issue Editors
Interests: magnetic nanomaterials; spintronic devices; point-of-care; magnetic imaging; magnetic biosensors; micromagnetic simulation
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Interests: blood cells; magnetism; iron in cells; magnetic nanoparticles; microfluidics; sensors
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advances in magnetic and optical sensors have revolutionized the fields of healthcare, medical diagnostics, and bioscience applications. These sensors play a pivotal role in enabling point-of-care testing, offering unprecedented opportunities for rapid and accurate diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of various diseases. To explore the latest breakthroughs in this exciting field, we invite researchers and practitioners to contribute their original research papers to a Special Issue on “Magnetic and Optical Sensors for Healthcare, Medical, and Bioscience Applications”.
Magnetic sensors have emerged as powerful tools in healthcare and bioscience applications. Their ability to detect and quantify biomarkers and analytes in complex biological samples has opened new avenues for disease diagnosis and monitoring. Additionally, optical sensors offer non-invasive and high-sensitivity detection methods, facilitating a real-time analysis of biological parameters. The integration of magnetic and optical sensing technologies has shown great promise in enhancing the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of diagnostic assays.
This Special Issue aims to showcase recent advancements in magnetic and optical sensor technologies and their applications in healthcare, medical diagnostics, and bioscience. We invite submissions on topics including, but not limited to:
- Magnetic biosensors for disease detection and monitoring.
- Optical biosensors for real-time analysis of biomarkers.
- Point-of-care sensing devices for rapid diagnostics.
- Magnetic separation techniques for sample preparation.
- Microfluidic channel systems for enhanced sensor performance.
- Novel sensing methodologies and sensor fabrication techniques.
- Integration of magnetic and optical sensors for multiplexed analysis.
We encourage authors to present original research, review articles, and innovative methodologies that address the challenges and opportunities in the development and application of magnetic and optical sensors in healthcare and bioscience. Submitted papers will undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure high quality and relevance to the theme of the Special Issue.
We believe that this Special Issue will provide a comprehensive platform for researchers, scientists, and healthcare professionals to exchange ideas, share their latest findings, and contribute to the advancement of magnetic and optical sensors for healthcare, medical, and bioscience applications. We look forward to your valuable contributions.
Dr. Kai Wu
Dr. Jenifer Gómez Pastora
Dr. Jiajia Sun
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- magnetic sensors
- optical sensors
- magnetic separation
- point-of-care devices
- microfluidic channel
- disease diagnosis and monitoring
- healthcare
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