Recent advances in nanofabrication have resulted in the development of miniaturized sensors with fast response, high precision, accuracy, reproducibility, and low detection limits. These sensors are in high demand for a variety of environmental, industrial, forensic, chemical, biological, and health applications. This book explores sensing technologies: the status of current R&D for new sensors and future expectations. The book examines the design of chemosensors: starting from molecules able to respond to certain stimuli, showing how these functional components can be assembled and incorporated into sensing materials. The mechanisms of their action for detection of ions, specific molecules, and biostructures are also covered. A major theme is the affordability of sensors, with particular attention paid to inexpensive and reliable colorimetric sensors that can be read by the naked eye, and the development of sensors that utilize existing radio frequency identification tags infrastructure. Finally, this book introduces a novel strategy for the development of self-healing sensing platforms that maintain long-term use and benefit from improved reliability, working continuity, and durability of complex sensing arrays. Nanomaterials Design for Sensing Applications helps the reader to develop a better understanding of the materials used for sensing at the nano level, and provides an insightful overview of recent advances in this important area.

Demonstrates how the use of nanomaterials allows the creation of cheaper, more reliable, sensors Shows how metal oxide nanostructures are used as both sensors and supports for embedded organic and organometallic sensing molecules Explores a novel sensing methodology resulting from the integration of nanostructured sensors into radio frequency identification tags.