Innovative nanomaterials for next-generation bio- and chemosensing

Nanomaterials have emerged as key enablers in the development of advanced sensing technologies, offering unique physicochemical properties which significantly enhance sensitivity, selectivity, and response time in environmental monitoring systems. Recent progress in rapid, low-cost fabrication techniques (e.g. microwave-, ultrasound-, and laser-assisted synthesis) has further accelerated the scalable production of functional nanomaterials suitable for real-world sensing applications. These advances open new opportunities for designing next-generation sensing platforms that integrate nanomaterials with emerging technologies, including smart portable devices and data-driven analytical systems. In this context, there is a growing need to explore innovative nanomaterial-based strategies that push the boundaries of modern bio- and chemosensing, enabling highly efficient, robust, and field-deployable sensing solutions.

We encourage original research articles as well as review and perspective articles that are related to both fundamental and application (but not limited) to the following topics:

• Advanced synthesis strategies for nanomaterials in analytical applications
• Surface engineering and functionalization for targeted sensing performance
• Machine learning and AI–assisted analytical technologies
• Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)–based detection
• Smart colorimetric sensing platform
• Fluorescence-based analytical detection systems
• Nanomaterials for electrical and electrochemical analysis
• Nanomaterials for gas sensing applications
• Electronic properties of organometallic nanomaterials
• Nanomaterials for bio-sensing technologies

This scope aims to promote interdisciplinary advances at the interface of materials science, analytical chemistry, biosensing, and emerging digital technologies.

Submission deadline: December 30, 2026