Semiconducting Polymer Materials for Biosensing Applications. Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials

Table of Contents

Section I. Basic Properties and Types of Semiconducting Polymer Materials 1. Introduction to semiconducting polymers 2. Introduction to peptide-based polymers 3. Biopolymers from carbohydrates, peptides, & nucleic acids 4. Polyaniline (PANI) and its relevant properties for biosensors 5. Theoretical design of polymeric semiconductor 6. Tight-binding description of semiconducting conjugated polymers

Section II. Synthesis Methods, Characterization and Processing of Semiconducting Polymer Materials 7. Background to (Electro)deposition of Polymer Films 8. Synthesis of ion-conductive polymers 9. Aqueous deposition of a semiconducting polymer 10. Synthesis and electropolymerization of new sulfur-containing monomers 11. Synthesis of Semiconducting Polymer for Organic Electronics 12. Polymerization of Dye Molecules 13. Electropolymerization of phenol and aniline derivatives 14. Production of nanocarriers made of biopolymers 15. Molecularly imprinted electropolymerized carbon electrodes 16. Immobilization strategies for the development of biosensors

Section III. Biosensing Applications of Semiconducting Polymer Materials 17. Semiconductor Polymers for Biomedical Applications 18. Electrochemical biosensors for determination of tumor biomarkers 19. Semiconductor Polymers for cardiovascular biosensor devices 20. Impedimetric Biosensors for Disease Detection and Monitoring 21. Polymethylene blue nanofilm for creatinine sensor

Section IV. Novel Applications and Future Directions for Semiconducting Polymer Materials 22. Block Copolymers for Skin-Compatible Electronics 23. Biopolymer Based Sensors for Food and Environmental Application 24. Semiconducting polymers for a new generation of electrochemical sensors 25. PEDOT:PSS paper-based electrode for biosensing applications 26. An Overview on Clinical Applications of Biosensors

Authors

Kuan Yew Cheong Professor, School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains, Malaysia. As a passionate researcher, educator, trainer, consultant, and Professional Engineer of material science and engineering for more than twenty years, Kuan Yew CHEONG is a full Professor at the School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. Prof. Cheong served as a Commissioned Senior Scientist at Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (2004, 2006), Adjunct Associate Professor at Multimedia University, Malaysia (2012), Visiting Lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Perlis (2012), Malaysia, Visiting Professor at National Taiwan University (2018), MIMOS Semiconductor Sdn Bhd (2018), and Technical Advisor for NTG Innovation Pte. Ltd., Singapore (January - December 2019). Now, he is an External Examiner for Wawasan Open University (Malaysia), INTI International College Penang (Malaysia), affiliated to Innovation Centre for Clean Water and Sustainable Energy (WISE), National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (November 2018 to October 2021), Technical Consultant of failure analysis for MIMOS Semiconductor Sdn Bhd (Malaysia), and Editor of "Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing�, Elsevier (since 2015).
Kuan Yew Cheong has published approximate 200 high impact-factor journals, 6 reputable book chapters, 3 edited books, and 1 granted Malaysian Patent (MY-153033-A), which in-line with his research direction of solving environmental and energy related issue through the development of advanced oxide based on wide bandgap semiconductor and exploring the potential of utilizing natural organic materials to produce "all-natural� electronic devices. As a registered Professional Engineer (Board of Engineers, Malaysia), a "Top Research Scientists Malaysia (TRSM) 2013� (Academy of Sciences Malaysia), and a Certified Professional Trainer (Ministry of Human Resource, Malaysia), Prof. Cheong has delivered more than 250 technical training courses to various local and multinational industries and has resolved many industrial cases related to processing of electronic materials both wafer and package levels. Currently, Prof. Cheong is a Fellow of The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), Senior Member of Institute of Electrical, Electronic Engineers (IEEE), a Principle Interviewer for Professional Interview of IEM and Senior Evaluation Panel of Engineering Program Accreditation under Engineering Accreditation Council, Malaysia.
. Mariana Amorim Fraga Visiting Professor, Federal University of Sao Paulo - UNIFESP, Brazil. Prof. Mariana Amorim Fraga is a Visiting Professor at the Federal University of S�o Paulo - UNIFESP, Brazil. She obtained her MSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of S�o Paulo (USP, Brazil) and her PhD in Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering from the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA, Brazil).� Her research interests are in the materials science and engineering areas, mainly on the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for the development of sensors, electronic devices and energy technologies. She serves as an editorial board member of Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Smart Materials in Medicine, Materials Research Express, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering and IEEE Latin America Transactions. She is a Senior Member of Institute of Electrical, Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and a member of SPIE (The International Society for Optics and Photonics), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and American Chemical Society (ACS). Prashant Sonar ARC Future Fellow and Professor, School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Material Science, Queensland University of Technology, (QUT), Australia. Prof. Prashant Sonar is ARC Future Fellow and Professor in School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Material Science at Queensland University of Technology, (QUT), Australia. At QUT, he established the Organic and Printed Electronic Research group. Currently, he is serving as an Associate Editor of the journal Flexible and Printed Electronics, Material Research Express (Institute of Physics, London), Frontier in Chemistry and Energies (MDPI, Switzerland). Recently, he has been elected as Fellow of Royal Chemical Society (FRSC) and Foreign Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (FFMAS). Prof. Sonar is interested in design and synthesis of novel p-functional materials (small molecules, oligomers, dendrimers, and polymers) for printed electronics, (OFETs, OLEDs, OPVs, OLETs, OPDs, and Sensors), perovskite solar cells, bioelectronics supramoleculecular electronic and wearable electronic applications. Rodrigo Pessoa Research Professor, Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica, Brazil. Prof. Rodrigo Pessoa received an undergraduate degree in Physics from Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, UNESP (2003), Master of Science degree in the field of Plasma Physics from Technological Institute of Aeronautics (2005) and Doctorate in Sciences in the field of Plasma Physics from Technological Institute of Aeronautics (2009). He is currently a research professor at the Instituto Tecnol�gico de Aeron�utica. He has experience in physics, with emphasis on Condensed Matter Physics and Plasma Physics, Plasma Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Microelectronics. He has interest in new types of plasma reactors, new materials and processes for microelectronics, aeronautical/aerospace engineering, micro-electromechanical devices (MEMS), solar cell and nanotechnology. Jannu Casanova-Moreno Center for Research and Technological Development in Electrochemistry (CIDETEQ) in Mexico. Jannu Casanova-Moreno is an Associate Professor at the Center for Research and Technological Development in Electrochemistry (CIDETEQ) in Mexico. He obtained his B.Sc. in Chemistry from the National Autonomous University of Mexico followed by a Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of British Columbia, in Canada. He is a member of the National Micro and Nanofluidics Laboratory (LABMyN), where he manages its cleanroom. His research focuses on the modification of electrode surfaces with organic molecules as well as the design of electrochemical biosensors and their inclusion on microfluidic platforms. He is also interested in spectroelectrochemical methods that couple fluorescence and electrochemical techniques. He is a member of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) and currently serves as a member of the editorial board of SN Applied Sciences (Springer).