1 Introduction ................................................. 1
Francisco J. Arregui
2 Carbon Nanotube and Fullerene Sensors ....................... 11
John T.W. Yeow and Niraj Sinha
3 Non-carbon Nanotubes: Hydrogen Sensors Based on TiO2 ........ 29
Kristen E. LaFlamme and Craig A. Grimes
4 Alternative Nanostructured Sensors: Nanowires, Nanobelts,
and Novel Nanostructures .................................... 59
Abhishek Prasad, Samuel Mensah, Zheng Wei Pan, and Yoke
Khin Yap
5 Nanosensors: Controlling Transduction Mechanisms at
the Nanoscale Using Metal Oxides and Semiconductors ......... 79
Teresa Andreu, Jordi Arbiol, Andreu Cabot, Albert Cirera,
Joan Daniel Prades, Francisco Hernandez-Ramirez,
Albert Romano-Rodriguez, and Joan R. Morante
6 Quantum Dots for Sensing ................................... 131
Javier Goicoechea, Francisco J. Arregui, and Ignacio
R. Matias
7 Nanostructured Magnetic Sensors ............................ 183
Manuel Vázquez, Agustina Asenjo, Maria del Puerto
Morales, Kleber Roberto Pirota, Giovanni Badini-
Confalonieri, and Manuel Hernández-Vélez
8 Encapsulated Probes ........................................ 253
Michael J. McShane
9 Optical Fiber Sensors Based on Nanostructured Coatings ..... 275
Francisco J. Arregui, Ignacio R. Matias, Javier
Goicoechea, and Ignacio Del Villar
10 Nanostructured Flexible Materials: Metal RubberTM
Strain Sensors ............................................. 303
Christelle Jullian, Jennifer Lalli, Bradley Davis, and
Richard Claus
Index ......................................................... 319
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