The special collection of peer reviewed papers tends to gather the current know-how from research in the field of material science, especially those materials used for sensors, actuators, and all kind of devices used for transducing physical signals. The aim was to bring together scientists, engineers and product designers in order to fulfill the gap between research and development. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The topics include: New materials development, Fabrication technology, Sensing principles and mechanisms, Actuators, Optical devices, Electrochemical devices, Mass-sensitive devices, Gas sensors, Biosensors, Analytical microsystems, Environmental, Process control, Biomedical applications, Signal processing, Sensor and sensor-array chemometrics.

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Preface, Committees and Speakers Outlook of Preisach Modeling and Magnetic Non Destructive Testing Leaky Interface Waves Optical Detection at Solid-Solid Interface An Improved Technique for the Exfoliation of Graphene Nanosheets and Utilization of their Nanocomposites as Fuel Cell Electrodes Electrochemical Features of Bilirubin Oxidase Immobilized on Different Carbon Nanostructures Color Changes upon Cooling of Lepidoptera Scales Containing Photonic Nanoarchitectures Characteristics of Laser-Generated Visco-Elastic Rayleigh Waves Biomedical Sensing with Hydroxyapatite Ceramics in GHz Frequency Range Low-Fluence Laser Induced Fragmentation and Desorption of 3,4,9,10-Perylenetetracarboxylic Dianhydride (PTCDA) Thin Film Fabrication of Magnetic Tips for High-Resolution Magnetic Force Microscopy Entangled Network of Carbon Nanotubes Embedded in Polyurethane and its Use for Body Kinematics and Joint Flexion Sensing A Pressure Sensing Conductive Polymer Composite with Carbon Nanotubes for Biomechanical Applications A Novel Handheld Electrochemical Analyzer System Interfaced to a Smartphone Microfabrication (Hot-Embossing) of COC Microfluidic Devices: Effect of Norbornene Content on Replication Fidelity and Surface Modification by UV-Photografting Flexible Approach to Sensors Arrays Nanopatterning for Real-Time Water Contaminants Monitoring Platform Self-Calibrating Optical Displacement Sensor Sensing Nanoparticulate ZnO with Benzimidazole Derivative by Fluorescence Induction of Nuclear Reactions through Piezoelectrics and other Means Sensing Uric Acid with Bimetallic Nano Ag-Pt Particles Microwave Synthesized CuO Nanoleaves as Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensor Synthesis and Characterization of Silver-Poly(Methylmethacrylate) Nanocomposite Molecular Imprinted Poly(Ethyleneco-Vinyl Alcohol) Nanofibers Electrospun on Gold Electrodes for Impedimetric Creatinine Sensing Evaluation of the Potential In Vivo Genotoxicity of Tungsten (VI) Oxide Nanopowder for Human Health Dual MOSFET Hydrogen Sensors with Thermal Island Structure Selective Optical Gas Sensors Using Butterfly Wing Scales Nanostructures Choice of the Best Aspect Ratio in Magnets for Force Improvement Realization of Measurement Station for Remote Environmental Monitoring Selective Hydrogen Detection in a Highly Contaminated Background Using only a Single Generic Metal Oxide Gas Sensor Environmental UV-A Level Monitoring Using an Ag-TiO2 Schottky Diode High Temperature Dielectric, Elastic and Piezoelectric Coefficients of Shear Type Lithium Niobate Crystals Gas Sensing Performance of Macroporous SnO2 Thin Film Prepared by Using Carbonaceous Polysaccharide Microspheres as Pore-Forming Agent Advantages of the Use of Metal Foams for Electromagnetic Shielding Analyzing the Response of a Temperature Modulated Tin-Oxide Gas Sensor Using Local Linear Neuro-Fuzzy Model for Gas Detection Intelligent Metal Detector Synthesis and Kinetic of Palladium Nanotube Using Polymer Compound Photocatalytic Characteristics of Titania Thin Film Prepared by Micro Arc Oxidation H2S Sensing Properties of Added Copper Oxide in WO3 Electrical Characterization of MOS Structures with Silicon Nanocrystals Suitable for X-Ray Detection Thermally Stimulated Discharge Currents of Poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic Acid)-Polypyrrole Composites Hydrogen Detection with Semimetal Graphite-ZnO (InP,GaN) Schottky Diodes Graphic LCD for Lightweight Electric Vehicles Anisotropic Magnetoresistive Study in Bilayer NiFe-NiO for Sensor Applications A Generalized Method for Flat Plates Impact Detection and Location Fabrication of Monolithic Integrated Bimaterial Resonant Uncooled IR Sensor Investigation of Gas Sensing Materials SnO2/In2O3 Composite Nanofibers Treated by Oxygen Plasma Specific Conductance Characteristic of Force Sensing Resistor (FSR) with Custom Made Single-Gap Conductive Contacts Synthesis of Eu-Doped TiO2 Nanotubes Using Electrochemical Oxidation Dodecane Sensing with Double Substituted LaCoO3 Nanowires Deposited by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering Electrical Properties and SEM Study of Foamed EBA/Carbon Black Composites Biosafety Evaluation of Nanoparticles in View of Genotoxicity and Carcinogenicity Studies: A Systematic Review Building Functional Surfaces for Biosensors Development Nanostructured Membranes for MEMS Energy Harvester Mechanical, Electrical and Thermal Characterization of Commercially Available LTCC Dielectric Tapes Measurement of Putting Golf Balls Motion Using a Vision Sensor Numerical Investigation of Propagation of Ultrasonic Waves in the Waveguides with Mode Conversion Capacitance Dependence of Interdigital Capacitor on Amount and Type of Applied Liquid Photochemically-Driven Methods for the In Situ and Site-Specific Fabrication of Monolithic-Based Electrochromatographic Microsystems A Novel Fiber-Optic Mass Flow Sensor Various Designs of Meander Inductor and their Influence on LC Resonant Displacement Sensor Obtaining Highly Selective Responses from a Bulk Tin Oxide Gas Sensor Measurement and Monitoring System for Level of Groundwater Magneto-Optical Investigation of Thin-Film Magnetic Structures Structural, Electrical and Magnetic Investigations of Conductive ZnO: Co Thin Films Deposited by DC Reactive Magnetron Co-Sputtering Nafion/Polypyrrole Blends for Non Enzymatic Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide Effect of Parasitic Capacitance on GMI Magnetic Sensor Performance An End-Type Fiber-Optic UV Sensor Covered with Mixture of Two UV Sensitive Materials Different Kinds of Carbon-Based Material for Resistive Gas Sensing Effect of Neutron Irradiation on Indium-Containing III-V Semiconductor Micromonocrystals Characterization of Rutile N-Doped TiO2 Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering Direct Surface Relief Formation in Polymer Films Discriminating among Acid-, Base-, and Salt-Based Electrolytes Using a Single Microfluidic Channel Sensing Mechanical Properties of Solid Materials with Bimorph Piezotransducers Structure of Hydrogen Gas Sensing TiO2 Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Method and their Comparison with Magnetron Sputtered Films Surface Treatments to Enhance the Sensitivity of Plastic Optical Fiber Based Accelerometers Signal Processing Enhanced Fiber Vibration Sensors Optimization and Modeling of Ink-Jet Printed Flexible Position Sensor Differential Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor for the Detection of Chemicals and Biochemicals Materials Bound by Non-Chemical Forces: External Fields and the Quantum Vacuum Wireless Electromagnetic Communication Systems between Bacteria in Communities Migration of Atoms and Molecules through Organic Films, Modified by Laser Radiation Comparative Studies of Dielectric Properties of Ca0.25Cu0.75TiO3 Ceramics Produced by Mechanochemical Synthesis and in the Way of High-Temperature Treatment Effect of CTAB Concentration on Synthesis and Sensing Properties of Perovskite Oxide via a Hydrothermal Process Modeling of the Heat Loss in a Thermal Sensor for Water Made of NTC Thick Film Segmented Thermistors Hydrogen-Induced Amorphization of Intermetallics and QED Coherence Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Using Gold Nanoparticles for Detection of Bisphenol A Study of Local and Transient Buckling in Glass Fiber Reinforced Composite Using Fiber Bragg Grating Signal-Processing Interface for Inductive Displacement Sensor Temperature Dependence of Electrical Conductivity of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Networks in a Polystyrene Composite Structural Health Monitoring of Solid Rocket Motors' Propellant Using Polymer Optical Fibers Features of Optical Anisotropy of Terbium Iron Garnet Using a Microwave Sensor as an Online Indicator of Neurological Impairment during Surgical Procedures Room Temperature Fluorescence Gas Sensor Based on Coated TiO2 Nanoparticles Ultra Low Cost Rapid Prototyping of Diffraction Grating Remote Point Gas Sensors Coherent Ring Currents in Chiral Aromatic Molecules Induced by Linearly Polarized UV Laser Pulses Novel Approach for Lysozyme Detection Employing Block Copolymer Overlayers on Plastic Optical Fibers Control, Regulation and Command System of Hydronic Radiant Floors Heating by Wireless and Energy Harvesting Sensors and Actuators Developing a Transducer Based on Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) of Gold Nanostructures for Nanobiosensor Applications The Role of Open Source Leadership in Developing High Technology Companies The Contribution of Dynamic Simulation Model of Depiction of Knowledge, in the Leading Process of High Technology Companies Plasma Treatment as a Way of Increasing the Selectivity of Carbon Nanotube Networks for Organic Vapor Sensing Elements Optimal Group Configurations of Fibre Materials Based on Inclusion Modelling An Ultra Low-Power MR*1) Sensor for a Smart Water Meter or a Smart Gas Meter Aerosol-Assisted CVD of SnO2 Thin Films for the Room-Temperature Detection of Hydrogen Sulfide Zero-Bias Operation and Beam Energy Dependence of Diamond Sensors Microfluidic Gas Sensing with Living Microbial Cells Confined in a Microaquarium Fluidic Sensor Realized in the LTCC Technology Improving the Performance of High Temperature Piezopolymers for Magnetoelectric Applications Microwave Technology: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle The Effect of Oxygen Molecule Adsorption on Structural and Electrical Properties of (8, 0) Carbon Nanotube: A Density Functional Study Improving Amorphous Selenium Photodetector Performance Using an Organic Semiconductor Oxhydroelectric Effect in Bi-Distilled Water Magnetite: Synthesis and Characterization Investigation of Strain Sensing Properties of Polyester/Magnetite Composite Materials Low-Temperature Synthesis of Maghemite Nanoparticles Calibration Procedure for Magnetization Loop Tracers Characterization of Amorphous, Magnetic Fe-Si-B Ribbons Metallurgical, Mechanical and Magnetic Properties of Electrical Steel Sheets in TIG and PLASMA Welding The Precise Measurements of Coercivity Fields of Nd-Fe Ferro-Magnets in Pulsed High Magnetic Fields up to 20T Parameters Consideration in Designing a Magnetorheological Damper Optimization and Application of NTC Thick Film Segmented Thermistors Stress Dependence of Switching Field during the Devitrification of Finemet-Based Magnetic Microwires MIP-Based Impedimetric Sensors Evaluation of the Polarization State of Integrated Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators Using the Thermal Wave Method Frequency Dependence of Complex Permeability of Polycrystalline Ferrites Based on the Realities of Microstructure Full Factorial Design to Study Material Parameters of Magnetorheological Fluid Piezoelectric Immunosensors for Toxins' Detection in Foodstuffs