Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology and Engineering

Nanosensors and other devices

Nanosensors are platforms with a characteristic dimension - nanometer in scale, and work in much the same way as a sensor; they detect either minute particles or miniscule quantities of something. Nanosensors are chemical or mechanical sensors that can be used to detect the presence of chemical species and nanoparticles, or monitor physical parameters such as temperature, on the nanoscale.They find use in medical diagnostic applications, food and water quality sensing, and other chemicals.