AJIT KHOSLA, PHD, is Distinguished Professor at University and Yamagata University. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Electrochemical Society, he has authored over 200 publications, five books, and five US patents. He is Founding Editor-in-Chief of ECS Sensors Plus and serves on multiple editorial boards.TOKEER AHMAD, PHD, is Professor of Nano/Energy/Physical Chemistry at Jamia Millia Islamia. With over 225 research papers, three books, and numerous awards, he has been named among the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, and a recipient of multiple national and international honors.IRSHAD AHMAD WANI, PHD, is Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Kashmir. He has published widely, co-edited several books, and serves as Topical Editor ofS-Cube: Sustainable Solutions and Society.STEFANO CINTI, PHD, is Associate Professor at the University of Naples Federico II, where he leads the uniNanobiosensors Lab. He has authored over 150 peer-reviewed papers and received multiple international awards for his contributions.

• Volume 1List of Contributors xviiAbout the Editors xxviiPreface xxxiList of Abbreviations xxxviiPart I Optical Sensing Platforms 11 Nanostructured Materials for Sensing Applications 3Hepzibah Anto and Rajakani Paramasivam2 Nanowire and Nanotube-Based Advanced Materials as Optical Sensing Platforms 59Ragupathy Ragavan Baby Suneetha, Shivaji Nivetha Rajakumari, and Chinnapiyan Vedhi3 Nanomaterials Boosting Optical Fiber Sensing Performance 99Ansar Anjum, Rajni Garg, Rishav Garg, Nnabuk Okon Eddy, Aheli Bhattacharya, and Kumar Rakesh Ranjan4 Fluorescence-Based Optical Sensing with Nanomaterials 135Ramakrishnan AbhijnaKrishna, Kuppan Magesh, Jevid Don Hamid, and Sivan VelmathiPart II Electrochemical Sensing Platforms 1715 Integration of Nanomaterials into Electrochemical Sensor Configurations 173Gulsu Keles, Iclal Atay, Stefano Cinti, and Sevinc Kurbanoglu6 Carbon-Based Nanomaterials as a Platform for Precise Electrochemical Sensing 237Raghavendra P. Bakale, Sushant S. Kakati, Sheela A. Sangam, Shridhar N. Mathad, Gangadhar Bagihalli, Santosh Nandi, and Ashok Lakamanahalli7 Metal Nanoparticle Based Electrochemical Sensors as a Precise Sensing Platform 269Julia Sebastian, Yasmin Shaik Haroon, Gisa Grace Ninan, and S. Sujai8 Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for Electrochemical Sensing 313Santosh Nandi, Vinayak Adimule, Praveen Barmavatu, Shankramma S. Nesargi, Savita Hanaji, and Madhavaprasad Dasari9 Metal Nitride Nanomaterials as Electrochemical Sensors 345Yasmin Shaik Haroon, Julia Sebastian, and Gisa Grace Ninan10 Electrochemical Sensing Platforms: The Role of Magnetic Nanoparticles 369Shankramma S. Nesargi, Santosh Nandi, Vinayak Adimule, Praveen Barmavatu, Rangappa Keri, and Nandini M. Naik11 Magnetic Nanoparticles as Electrochemical Sensors 411Meltem Okan, Vildan Sanko, and Cem Erkmen12 Nanocomposites as Electrochemical Sensors 441Zeynep Türk, Cem Erkmen, and Hasan Saygin13 Quantum Dots for Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Detection 501Umeshwari, Himani Singh, Richu, and Ashwani KumarVolume 2List of Contributors xviiAbout the Editors xxviiPreface xxxiList of Abbreviations xxxviiPart III Biomedical and Healthcare Applications 54314 Nanomaterial-Based Optical Sensors in Biomedical Sensing 545Asimah Noreen, Mobina Kouser, and Monika Gupta15 Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Sensors in Healthcare Diagnostics 597Karishma Mahajan, Rita Chandel, Vikrant Abbot, Minal Chauhan, and Poonam Sharma16 Nanostructured Materials-Based Biosensors: A New Frontier in Healthcare 621Gisa Grace Ninan, Sowmya Dean, Deepthi Velloli, Julia Sebastian, Yasmin Shaik Haroon, and Manoj Balachandran17 Nanostructured Materials-Based Implantable and Biomedical Sensors 661Sudenur Ozbey, Raghad Alhardan, Stefano Cinti, and Sevinc KurbanogluPart IV Pathogen and Food Safety Applications 71718 Nanomaterial-Based Optical Sensors for Pathogen Detection 719Musa Marimani, Pumza Magangane, Khumblani Mnqiwu, and Sanelisiwe Thinasonke Duze19 Role of Nanomaterial-Based Optical Sensors in Food Quality and Safety Monitoring 751Deepthi Velloli, Aleena Ann Mathew, Anagha Joby, Gisa Grace Ninan, and Manoj Balachandran20 Electrochemical Biosensors for Detection of Food-Borne Pathogens 787Vaanie Godbole, Ragini Kahera, Ayushi Kimothi, Manisha Bisht, and Manoj Pal21 Nanomaterial-Based Biosensors in the Detection of Foodborne Pathogens 807Anindita Thakur, Ramakrishnan Ganesan, and Jayati Ray DuttaPart V Environmental and Chemical Sensing Applications 83922 Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Sensors in Environmental Monitoring 841Partha Pratim Sarma and Pranjal K. Baruah23 Nanomaterial Based Electrochemical Sensors for Chemical Detection 869Rajni Garg, Ansar Anjum, Rishav Garg, and Nnabuk Okon Eddy24 Nanostructured Materials for Gas Sensing Application 911Sushant S. Kakati, Raghavendra P. Bakale, Shridhar N. Mathad, and Maruti K. RendaleIndex 927