Biosensors Based on Nanomaterials and Nanodevices

Jun Li holds a PhD in chemistry from Princeton University, New Jersey, USA. A recipient of NASA Tech Briefs’ Nano50 Innovator Award, he has engaged in research at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; Molecular Imaging Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore; NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California, USA; and Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA—where he currently serves as professor. A co-inventor of 15 patents and an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, he has published 120 peer-reviewed papers/book chapters and his work has been highlighted in over 40 news reports. Nianqiang (Nick) Wu currently serves as associate professor for West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA; secretary of the Electrochemical Society’s Sensor Division; and advisory board member for Interface, the home journal of the Electrochemical Society. He holds a PhD in materials science and engineering from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China. Previously he was a postdoctoral fellow at University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and directed Keck Surface Science Center at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA. He has organized several symposia on biosensors and solar fuels, holds four patents/disclosures, and has published three book chapters and more than 110 journal papers.

Opportunities and Challenges of Biosensors Based on Nanomaterials and Nanodevices. Synthesis and Characterization of Quantum Dots. Quantum Dots for Bioimaging. Fluorescent Sensors Based on Energy Transfer and Charge Transfer. Graphene-Based Optical Biosensors and Imaging. Biosensing Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. In Vivo Biodetection Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Photonic Crystal Biosensors. Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemiluminescence Biosensors. Nanocrystalline Diamond Biosensors. Carbon Nanotube-Based Electrochemical Biosensors. Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers for Biointerfacing. Graphene-Based Electrochemical Biosensors. Bioelectronics on Graphene. Nanowire Field-Effect Transistor Biosensors. Biosensing and Cancer Treatment with Magnetic Nanoparticles. Solid-Liquid Phase Change Nanoparticles as Thermally Addressable Biosensors. Microfluidic and Lab-on-Chip Technologies for Biosensors.