Nanosensors

Title : Nanosensors

Abstract:

Nanosensors are one type of sensors. Others include bio-sensors, catalytic sensors,  electrochemical sensors etc. Nanosensors are nanoscale devices that are constructed to identify a particular molecule, biological, medicinal or environmental component and operate within the nanoscale dimensions. Nanosensors convert chemical data such as the concentration of a single sample component to complete composition analysis into an analytically usuable signal. Nanosensors are quite superior to conventional sensor and possess several advantages over conventional sensors. These include amongst others: greater adsorptive capacity due to large surface area to volume ratio, greater modulation of electrical properties such as capacitance, resistance etc. upon exposure to analytes, exceptional electrical conductivity and compatibility with biological systems. Nanosensors have found applications in several realms such as agriculture, biology, chemistry, physics, medicines, environmental, gas sensing, industrially, in the aerospace and defence industry. Research in nano sensor technology is proliferating.

Keywords: Nanosensors, nanoscale dimensions, medicinal, environmental, aerospace, defence industry
 

Biography:

Prof. Raymond C. Jagessar obtained his BSc (distinction) in Chemistry/Biology from the University of Guyana (1991) and was assistant lecturer in the Department of Chemistry from (1991-1992). He obtained his PhD from the UK in 1995. He held three Post Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDF) at the University of South Carolina (USA), Wichita State University (USA) and the University of the West Indies during the period, 1996-1999. He has several international awards, amongst them are Chartered Chemist, CChem and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC, UK, Research Grants and recently, one of the awardees of the Guyana Innovation Prize, 2021. His research interests are broad, covering the spectrum of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. He has published over 100 research articles, five book chapters, one book and presented at many conferences, locally and internationally. He is currently Professor in Chemistry (Organic and Inorganic) at the University of Guyana (South America), Fellow and President of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences.