Sensors Based on Nanostructured Materials

1. Introduction
Francisco J. Arregui

2. Carbon Nanotube and Fullerene Sensors
John T. W. Yeow, Niraj Sinha

3. Non-carbon Nanotubes: Hydrogen Sensors Based on TiO2

Kristen E. LaFlamme, Craig A. Grimes

4. Alternative Nanostructured Sensors: Nanowires, Nanobelts, and Novel Nanostructures
Abhishek Prasad, Samuel Mensah, Zheng Wei Pan, Yoke Khin Yap

5. Nanosensors: Controlling Transduction Mechanisms at the Nanoscale Using Metal Oxides and Semiconductors
Teresa Andreu, Jordi Arbiol, Andreu Cabot, Albert Cirera, Joan Daniel Prades, Francisco Hernandez-Ramírez, Albert Romano-Rodríguez, Joan R. Morante

6. Quantum Dots for Sensing
Javier Goicoechea, Francisco J. Arregui, Ignacio R. Matias

7. Nanostructured Magnetic Sensors
Manuel Vázquez, Aqustina Asenjo, Maria del Puerto Morales, Kleber Roberto Pirota, Giovanni Badini-Confalonieri, Manuel Hernández-Vélez

8. Encapsulated Probes
Michael J. McShane

9. Optical Fiber Sensors Based on Nanostructured Coatings
Francisco J. Arregui, Ignacio R. Matias, Javier Goicoechea, Ignacio Del Villar

10. Nanostructured Flexible Materials: Metal Rubber™ Strain Sensors
Christelle Jullian, Jennifer Lalli, Bradley Davis, Richard Claus

Nyckelord: Materials Science, Materials Science, general, Nanotechnology, Biophysics and Biological Physics, Quantum Optics