New themed collection on “Advances in Nanomaterials for Sensors in Early Disease Diagnosis”

We’re pleased to inform you that this new themed collection from Sensors & Diagnostics has now been published online.

 

This collection was guest edited by Dr Suman Singh (CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation)

Dr Anitha Devadoss (Heriot-Watt University) and Dr Murugan Veerapandiyan (CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute) to highlight the latest advancements in nanomaterials and their applications in sensors specifically tailored for early disease diagnosis. The rapid evolution in nanotechnology has paved the way for innovative sensor designs that enhance sensitivity, specificity, and patient compliance. The integration of these advancements with cutting-edge machine learning tools and theoretical models promises to revolutionize the landscape of healthcare diagnostics.

Taken together, this collection highlights the continuing development, integration, and application of nanomaterials in the field of sensor technology for early disease detection with contributions from researchers across the globe. We hope that readers will be inspired by these representative studies to further explore the vast potential of nanomaterials for sensors in early disease diagnosis.

The articles in this collection are featured below. All articles in Sensors & Diagnostics are open access and free to read. Read the collection here, https://rsc.li/sdnano24.

Editorial

Introduction to “Advances in Nanomaterials for Sensors in Early Disease Diagnosis”

Anitha Devadoss, Suman Singh and Murugan Veerapandian

Sens. Diagn., 2026, Advance Article

Review

Emerging trends in aerogel technology for sensing and biosensing applications

Aneesh Koyappayil, Gopi Karuppaiah, Sachin Ganpat Chavan, Anna Go, Hyung Chul Kim and  Min-Ho Lee

Sens. Diagn., 2026, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D5SD00100E

Papers

Simple and fast detection of CD4 and CD8 cells: integration of image flow system and acoustophoresis

Enjian Jin, Anna Goa and Min-Ho Lee

Sens. Diagn., 2025,4, 1086-1090 DOI: 10.1039/D5SD00108K

Towards electrochemical sensing of gemcitabine release from hybrid nanoparticles in pancreatic cancer cells

Adeolu Oluwasanmi, Kelly Brown, Clare Hoskins and Lynn Dennany

Sens. Diagn., 2025,4, 966-972 DOI: 10.1039/D5SD00110B

Nanomaterial-enhanced electrochemical biosensors for rifampicin monitoring in serum: towards precision tuberculosis therapy

Rohith Shetty, Sudhaunsh Deshpande, Anu Mary Joy, Ajith Mohan Arjun, Qianming Xu, Alison Holmes and Sanjiv Sharma

Sens. Diagn., 2026, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D5SD00165J

Surface-modified titanium carbide MXene as an effective platform for the immobilization of toluidine blue and H2O2 biomarker detection in biological samples

Devarasu Mohanapriyaa and Kathavarayan Thenmozhi

Sens. Diagn., 2025,4, 984-994 DOI: 10.1039/D5SD00114E

Fc@ZeNose platform for the detection of four physiologically relevant breath biomarkers: a case study using ethanol, isopropanol, acetic acid, and acetone

Nikini Subawickrama Mallika Widanaarachchige, Anirban Paul, Sriram Muthukumarb and Shalini Prasad

Sens. Diagn., 2025,4, 723-735 DOI: 10.1039/D5SD00038F

A non-invasive device for glucose monitoring through saliva – a paradigm shift in diabetes care

Shweta Panwar, D. Syed Kasim, Harpreet Singh, Akanksha Priya, K. K. Deepak, Shyam Prakashb  and Sandeep Kumar Jha

Sens. Diagn., 2025,4, 680-689 DOI: 10.1039/D5SD00027K

A label-free nanowell-based impedance sensor for ten-minute SARS-CoV-2 detection

Zhuolun Meng, Liam White, Pengfei Xie, Hassan Raji, S. Reza Mahmoodi, Aris Karapiperis, Hao Lin, German Drazer, Mehdi Javanmard and Edward P. DeMauro

Sens. Diagn., 2025,4, 511-518 DOI: 10.1039/D5SD00002E

Selective sensing of heavy metal ions using carbon dots synthesized from Azadirachta indica seeds

Somedutta Maity, Santhosh Kumar, Gurmeet Singh, Sukanya Patra, Divya Pareeka and Pradip Paik

Sens. Diagn., 2025,4, 407-415 DOI: 10.1039/D4SD00350K

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