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Sensors & Diagnostics is delighted to welcome papers for a themed collection on ‘Wearable sensors for health monitoring & disease diagnosis’, guest edited by Dr Tailin Xu (Shenzhen University), Prof. Song Yu (City University Hong Kong), Prof. Ming Zhou (Northeast Normal University), Dr Hnin Yin Yin Nyein (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology).

Wearable health technologies have emerged as a transformative force in modern medicine, offering continuous, real-time access to physiological and biochemical information. With advances in materials science, micro/nano-fabrication, wireless communication, and artificial intelligence, wearable sensors are increasingly capable of capturing diverse biomarkers—including physical, electrophysiological, and biochemical signals.  The integration of wearable sensors with advanced analytical techniques has enabled enhanced sensitivity, specificity, and reliability in detecting early disease signals. Coupled with machine learning and cloud-based data analytics, wearable systems now provide opportunities to monitor disease progression, assess therapeutic response, and support precision healthcare.

This themed collection will highlight cutting-edge research on wearable sensors for health monitoring and disease diagnosis, with an emphasis on innovations in materials, device engineering, multimodal sensing platforms, data analytics, and clinical translation.

We welcome submissions on the following topics:

• Wearable Sensing Technologies
• Innovative Device Platforms
• Materials, Microfluidics, and System Integration
• Data Analytics and Intelligent Health Monitoring
• Clinical and Translational Studies
• Emerging Concepts

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The journal welcomes high-quality research articles and reviews that present the latest advances and insights in this rapidly evolving field.

The deadline for submissions is 30 June 2026

The manuscript should be prepared according to our article guidelines and submitted via our online system. For more information on the journal, please see the journal homepage.

All manuscripts will be subject to the usual initial assessment and peer review processes as necessary, and inclusion in the Collection will be at the discretion of the Guest Editors. Please indicate in your submission that you are submitting to this Collection and inform the Editorial Office by email.

Following our peer-review process, we will publish accepted articles online in a citeable form as soon as they are ready, with compilation and promotion of the complete collection in late 2026.

We have recently received the very sad and unexpected news that our Advisory Board member Professor Lauro Kubota, a distinguished scientist and pioneer in the field of electrochemical sensing has passed. Lauro most recently served as an Advisory Board member for Sensors & Diagnostics and previously for Analytical Methods.

Professor Lauro Kubota, Photograph: University of Campinas, Brazil

Lauro received his PhD in Chemistry from the State University of Campinas in 1993 and joined the Institute of Chemistry at Unicamp as an Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry in 1994, becoming a Full Professor in 2009. During this time, he participated in multiple scientific endeavors including acting as the Coordinator of the Central Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry at Unicamp and the Research Coordinator of the Institute of Chemistry. He had also been the Coordinator of the National Institute of Science and Technology of Bioanalytics (INCTBio) since 2008 and was named as the Director of the Institute of Chemistry at Unicamp in 2014 and held this position for 4 years.

Lauro was a brilliant leader in the field of electrochemical sensing, receiving numerous accolades as a result of his contributions towards the development of sensors and biosensors. He pioneered innovative electrode modification techniques for the advancement of biosensor technologies for clinical, environmental and food-related applications.  Additionally, he published outstanding work centered on utilising novel electrochemical methods for point-of-care diagnostics and bioassays.

As a result of his scientific and academic excellence Lauro received several awards and honours, including being awarded the Inventor of the Year in 2000 by the government of the state of São Paulo and the Zeferino Vaz Award for Academic Recognition which he was awarded in 2004 and 2023. Lauro was also awarded the Rheinboldt-Hauptmann Award in 2023.

Besides being a fantastic scientist, Lauro acted as a supervisor to the next generation of scientists, supervising numerous students at various stages of their academic career. He was a very well respected and liked teacher, colleague and supervisor who will be dearly missed.

Sensors & Diagnostics and Analytical Methods truly appreciated Lauro’s efforts with each journal and his passing is a tremendous loss for the scientific community. Our thoughts are with his family, colleagues and friends.