This is a modern introductory book on sensors, combining underlying theory with bang up to date topics such as nanotechnology and electronic noses. The text is suitable for graduate students and research scientists with little background in analytical chemistry. It is user-friendly, with accessible theoretical approach of the basic principles, and adequate references to further reading. The book covers up-to-date advances in the sensor field, e.g. nanotechnology, microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip, and quantum dots. It includes calculation exercises and solutions, and contains a guide to Laboratory Exercises essential for course instructors and for experimental projects. An accompanying website contains colour illustrations and Powerpoint slides.-- From the publisher.

What are Chemical Sensors? -- Protein Structure and Properties -- Enzymes and Enzymatic Sensors -- Mathematical Modeling of Enzymatic Sensors -- Materials and Methods in Chemical-Sensor Manufacturing -- Affinity-Based Recognition -- Nucleic Acids in Chemical Sensors -- Nanomaterial Applications in Chemical Sensors -- Thermochemical Sensors -- Potentiometric Sensors -- Chemical Sensors Based on Semiconductor Electronic Devices -- Resistive Gas Sensors (Chemiresistors) -- Dynamic Electrochemistry Transduction Methods -- Amperometric Enzyme Sensors -- Mathematical Modeling of Mediated Amperometric Enzyme Sensors -- Electrochemical Affinity and Nucleic Acid Sensors -- Electrical-Impedance-Based Sensors -- Optical Sensors -- Fundamentals -- Optical Sensors -- Applications -- Nanomaterial Applications in Optical Transduction -- Acoustic-Wave Sensors -- Microcantilever Sensors -- Chemical Sensors Based on Microorganisms, Living Cells and Tissues.