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Electroanalysis based on nanomaterials
Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 27, No. 7, 2008
Editorial
Editorial Electroanalysis based on nanomaterials Philippe Bu¨hlmann* This year arguably marks the twentieth anniversary of the nano boom, although there have been publications emphasizing nano-scale dimensions for much longer. Tokyo Science UniversityÕs Norio Taniguchi introduced the term nanotechnology as early as 1974 [1], but 1988 saw the first significant increase in published papers on nano topics. Ever since, the yearly number of such papers has been growing, to the extent that, during the period 2000–05, each year saw a 25% increase in publications on nano topics compared to the preceding year. While this exponential growth period seems to have come to an end, 2007 still saw more nano papers than any year before. The nano revolution has also had its impact on electroanalysis. Indeed, the number of publications on nano topics in electroanalysis is still following an exponential growth curve. This Special Issue focuses on the rapidly expanding field of electroanalytical sensors based on nanomaterials. It covers a diversity of electroanalytical
techniques and a broad spectrum of nanomaterials. Techniques addressed go all the way from potentiometry, voltammetry and conductimetry to impedance analysis and scanning electrochemical microscopy. They take advantage of materials, such as nanotubes, nanofibers, nanopores and nanoparticles, to analyze samples, such as heavy-metal ions, environmental pollutants, proteins, DNA and biomarkers of disease. Due to the rapidly developing nature of this field, it is impossible to give a fully comprehensive overview, but this Special Issue gives a remarkably multi-faceted snapshot of the state of the art of a very energetic field of research.
Reference [1] N. Taniguchi, ‘‘On the basic concept of Ônano-technology,’’ Proc. Intl. Conf. Prod. Eng., Part II, Japan Society of Precision Engineering, Tokyo, Japan, 1974.
Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN 55455, USA
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Tel.: +612 624 1431 E-mail: [email protected]
0165-9936/$ - see front matter ª 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.trac.2008.06.001
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Editorial
Editorial Electroanalysis based on nanomaterials Philippe Bu¨hlmann* This year arguably marks the twentieth anniversary of the nano boom, although there have been publications emphasizing nano-scale dimensions for much longer. Tokyo Science UniversityÕs Norio Taniguchi introduced the term nanotechnology as early as 1974 [1], but 1988 saw the first significant increase in published papers on nano topics. Ever since, the yearly number of such papers has been growing, to the extent that, during the period 2000–05, each year saw a 25% increase in publications on nano topics compared to the preceding year. While this exponential growth period seems to have come to an end, 2007 still saw more nano papers than any year before. The nano revolution has also had its impact on electroanalysis. Indeed, the number of publications on nano topics in electroanalysis is still following an exponential growth curve. This Special Issue focuses on the rapidly expanding field of electroanalytical sensors based on nanomaterials. It covers a diversity of electroanalytical
techniques and a broad spectrum of nanomaterials. Techniques addressed go all the way from potentiometry, voltammetry and conductimetry to impedance analysis and scanning electrochemical microscopy. They take advantage of materials, such as nanotubes, nanofibers, nanopores and nanoparticles, to analyze samples, such as heavy-metal ions, environmental pollutants, proteins, DNA and biomarkers of disease. Due to the rapidly developing nature of this field, it is impossible to give a fully comprehensive overview, but this Special Issue gives a remarkably multi-faceted snapshot of the state of the art of a very energetic field of research.
Reference [1] N. Taniguchi, ‘‘On the basic concept of Ônano-technology,’’ Proc. Intl. Conf. Prod. Eng., Part II, Japan Society of Precision Engineering, Tokyo, Japan, 1974.
Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN 55455, USA
*
Tel.: +612 624 1431 E-mail: [email protected]
0165-9936/$ - see front matter ª 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.trac.2008.06.001
567