Speaker at the Plenary Session - International Congress on Analytical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

The International Congress on Analytical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is a renowned annual event that gathers leading experts, researchers, and professionals in the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The congress serves as a global platform for discussing the latest innovations, research, and applications in analytical nanoscience, with a focus on cutting-edge technologies that address real-world challenges. The main goal of this conference is to promote the development and the new knowledge on Analytical Chemistry concepts applied to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology under the following topics: · Nano(bio)sensors. · Nanomaterials for sample preparation. · Analytical Nanometrology. · Detection, characterization, and quantification of nanomaterials. · Applied analytical strategies involving nanomaterials. · Other nanotechnological applications and miniaturized nanosystems. The event is been a huge success with around 180 attendees and I had the great honor of delivering a plenary lecture on the topic of "Paper-based (bio)sensors nanomodified for sustainable and smart analyses" at this prestigious conference. The lecture provided an opportunity to share cutting-edge research in the field of nanotechnology and its application to biosensing, with an emphasis on sustainability and smart analytical systems. I highlighted the distinct advantages of using paper in biosensor development, as outlined in my review, "Electrochemical paper-based devices: When the simple replacement of the support to print ecodesigned electrodes radically improves the features of the electrochemical devices" published in Current Opinion in Electrochemistry SI: Emerging Opinions (2022) [F. Arduini. Curr. Opin. Electrochem. 2022, 101090]: “Paper-based electrochemical (bio)sensors have emerged as highly attractive analytical devices for their superior sustainable features, such as avoiding the use of polyester as support and the reduction of waste, being incinerated after use. However, paper-based electrochemical (bio)sensors have recently demonstrated further advantages, including the simple combination with vertical microfluidics and their use as a reservoir to deliver smart electrochemical (bio)sensors able to i) contain the reagents, ii) preconcentrate the target analyte, and iii) synthesize the nanomaterials inside the paper network. Furthermore, these devices have demonstrated their ability to overcome the limitations of the other printed electrochemical sensors in the measurement of entirely liquid samples by detecting the target analyte in the aerosol phase or solid sample, without the additional sampling system. These achievements highlight their valuable and varied advantages in the sensing sector”. Our new technology within the Phoenix-OoC (Organ-on-a-Chip) project builds on these benefits: the Phoenix-OoC system is designed to be simple, highly scalable and its architecture supports the analysis of a wide range of analytes, taking advantage of the advantages of paper.