This book aims to present the different aspects of electrospinning for designing and fabricating high performing materials for sensors applied in gaseous and liquid environments. Since electrospinning is a versatile and inexpensive manufacturing technology, the book emphasizes the industrial applications perspective. The volume is an edited collection of the most recent and encouraging results concerning advanced nanostructured (bio) sensors. The feats achieved by these sensors range from high sensitivity to extreme operating conditions and satisfy a wide range of requirements. Most of the contributions in this book come from First International Workshop on Electrospinning for High Performance Sensing (EHPS2014) that was held in Rome in 2014, as part of the European COST Action MP1206 Electrospun Nanofibres for bio inspired composite materials and innovative industrial applications.

Presents the state of the art of electrospun based sensors and their potentials and future applications

Electrospinning technology towards industrial applications.- Overview of nanostructured sensors potentials.- Facile and ultrasensitive sensors based on electrospinning-netting nanofibres/nets.- Electrospinning of electroactive materials: devices based on individual crossed nanofibers.- Metal-oxide nanofibre based exhaled breath sensors for diagnosis of diabetes and lung cancer.- Functional electrospun nanofibres through ALD and their sensing applications.- Gas sensor based on photoconductive electrospun titania nanofibres operating at room temperature.- Using of color-changing and fluorescent functions in nanofibres for sensor application.- Electrospun nanofibers for photonic and optical sensing applications.- Nanomaterials as signalling and actuations tools in biosensing.- Nanofibre-based biosensors.- Functionalization of plastics with active and bioactive agents via electrospinning for development of efficient heat storage materials.- Can we control the nanostructure of electrospun fibers?.- Elaboration of 2D and 3D well organized electrospun composite structures: towards new applications in sensors?.- Electrospun polymeric nanofibres as suitable membranes for bioinspired devices.- Industrial potentials and expectations of electrospinning technology for novel sensors.