This study presents research and development in the fields of sensors and microsystems. Many aspects of disciplines related to this field are covered, ranging from materials science to complete applications and multifunctional systems. There are contributions from 37 institutions in Italy.

Biosensors and Bioelectronics: Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Biosensor for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) Detection (E Mariotti et al.); DNA Biosensor for the Detection Toxicants in Water and Wastewater Samples (F Lucarelli et al.); Chemical Sensors Based on Organic Materials and Conducting Polymers: Self-Assembled Dipyrromethane Thin Films: SERS Characterization and Application in Methanol Vapours Recognition Through SPR Technique (S Conoci et al.); Chemical Sensors Based on Inorganic Materials: Mixed Oxides SnO2-MoO3 Thin Films for Selective Gas Sensing (E Zampiceni et al.); Gas Sensing Properties of Sol-Gel Fabricated Mixed Oxide MoO3-WO3 Films (K Galatsis et al.); Electronic Nose and Multisensor Systems: Olfactory Characterisation of Car Cabin Using the Libra Nose (C Malvicino et al.); Fiber Optics and IR Sensors: A Fiber Optic Polar Nephelometer for Suspended Particle Characterization (A G Mignani et al.); Physical Sensors: Wearable Thermo- and Piezo-Resistive Sensors: Realization and Properties (E P Scilingo et al.); Micromechanical Systems: Microelectronics and Microsystems: Non-Electronic Components into an Electronic System (U Mastromatteo); Sensor Technology: High Frequency Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators on Silicon (C Caliendo & E Verona); Electronics for Sensors: An Alternative Readout of Thickness Shear Mode Resonator Based Chemical Sensors in Liquid and Gaseous Samples (C Di Natale et al.); and other papers.