Nanosized sensors enable the study of chemical and biochemical processes at a level and in dimensions that may not have been envisioned some 20 years ago. Fueled by their inherent small size and the unusual optical, magnetic, catalytic, and mechanical properties of nanoparticles, remarkable progress has been made in recent years in the development

    Fundamentals of Photonics. Fundamentals of Optical Chemical Sensors. Optical Chemical Sensors: A View Back. Photoluminescent Nanosensors. Cantilever-Based Sensors. Nanostructured Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors. Fiber-Optic Nanosensors. Lab on Fiber Technology and Related Devices. Micro/Nanofibers for Biochemical Sensing. Optofluidic Sensors. Lab-on-Chip Nanostructured Sensors for Chemical and Biological Applications. Photonic Crystals as Valuable Technological Platform for Chemical and Biological Nanosensors. Nano-Materials and Nano-Structures for Chemical and Biological Optical Sensors. Linear and Nonlinear Spectroscopy at Nano Scale. Plasmonic Nanostructures and Nano-Antennas for Sensing. Overcoming Mass-Transport Limitations with Optofluidic Plasmonic Biosensors and Particle Trapping. Optical Micro-Ring Resonators for Chemical Vapor Sensing. Nano-Optical Sensors for the Detection of Bioterrorist Threats. Nano-Optical Sensors for Food Safety and Security. Multifunctional Fiber-Optic Nanosensors for Environmental Monitoring. Nano-Optical Sensors for Virology. Nano-Optical Sensors for Explosive Detection.

    Biography

    Andrea Cusano, Francisco J. Arregui, Michele Giordano, Antonello Cutolo