Chapter 3 - Types of optoelectrochemical active materials for biosensor design

Abstract

Recent advancement in material science has paved the way for developing a wide range of materials with enormous application in the biosensing field. One such material is the development of optoelectrochemically active materials, which possess potential merits, including large surface area, synergistic impacts on the moieties, unique morphology, and exceptional interaction abilities. Thus it is crucial and timely to discuss the properties of optoelectrochemically active material as a catalyst for biosensor design. This chapter briefly introduces the types of optoelectroactive materials, including their architectural properties and interactions developed between the optoelectrochemical materials and biosensors. It also deals with comprehensive elucidations on optoelectrochemically active materials such as carbonaceous, plasmonic, polymeric, and enzymatic materials, quantum dots, and organic frameworks. Finally, we have dealt with various types of possible interactive mechanisms between the optoelectroactive materials, and the target analytes are the most significant part of this chapter.