Chemosensors, Volume 11, Issue 9

Lead pollution poses a serious threat to the natural environment, and a fast and high-sensitivity method is urgently needed. SERS can be used for the detection of Pb²⁺ ions, which is urgently needed. Based on the SERS spectral reference data set of l...

Biomolecular channels on the cell membrane are essential for transporting substances across the membrane to maintain cell physiological activity. Artificial transmembrane channels used to mimic biological membrane channels can regulate intra/extracel...

Nanostructured metal oxide semiconductors have proven to be promising for the gas sensing domain. However, there are challenges associated with the fabrication of high-performance, low-to-room-temperature operation sensors for methane and other gases...

The importance of biomarker quantification in technology cannot be overstated. It has numerous applications in medical diagnostics, drug delivery, and the timely implementation of prevention and control strategies for highly prevalent diseases worldw...

To improve the control and detection methods of thiabendazole (TBZ), a fungicide and parasiticide often used in food products, we investigated the performance of the SERS technique applied to frozen blueberry fruits available on the market. TBZ-treat...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the main pathological type of liver cancer. Due to its insidious onset and the lack of specific early markers, HCC is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, and the survival rate of patients with partial liver resecti...

Detection of nerve agents (NAs) gas in the environment through portable devices to protect people in case of emergencies still remains a challenge for scientists involved in this research field. Current detection strategies require the use of cumbers...

Despite being present in minimal amounts, vitamin B2 (VB2), vitamin C (VC), and vitamin B6 (VB6) each play indispensable roles in human metabolisms. Given that VB2, VC, and VB6 cannot be synthesized by the human body, detections of these three vitami...

Disease diagnosis through biological fluids, particularly exhaled breath analysis, has gained increasing importance. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in exhaled breath offer diagnostic potential as they reflect altered and disease-specific m...

The health-related properties attributed to berries and the subsequent interest awakened within the market of functional foods mean that these small fruits may be potential targets for food fraud. In this review, studies on berry authentication throu...

The advancement in chemosensory research towards the ionic species quantitation becomes vital to securing the environment for the future [...]

This study aims to develop a refractive-index sensor operating in the visible region using an all-dielectric metasurface, which was chosen for its advantages of low optical loss and narrow spectral bandwidth, compared to those of conventional metalli...

Nanostructures and nanomaterials, especially plasmonic nanostructures, often show optical properties that conventional materials lack and can manipulate light, as well as various light–matter interactions, in both their near-field and far-field...

The nanometer size Cu₂O@WO₃·H₂O composite material has been prepared by the direct hydrolysis of mesitylcopper (I) on WO₃·2H₂O nanoleaves. The synthesis has been performed in toluene without the addition of any ancillary ligands. The pr...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread environmental contaminants formed during incomplete combustion or pyrolysis of organic material. The reliable quantification of PAH in airborne samples is still difficult, costly, and time-consum...

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The Hippo signaling cascade is frequently dysregulated in a variety of cancers, such as breast cancer (BC), which is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies in women. Among BC subtypes, triple-negative BC (TNBC) stands out due to its poor pro...

Quinolones represent a vast family of antibiotics used extensively around the globe in human and veterinary medicine. Over the past decade, the field of biosensors for quinolone detection has experienced significant growth, thanks to the advancements...

Californian-style is one of the most important black table olive elaborations. During its processing, table olives produce acrylamide, a potential carcinogen compound generated during sterilization. In the present study, total fat and acrylamide cont...

Information encryption and anti-counterfeiting play an important role in many aspects of daily life, such as in minimizing economic losses, protecting secure communication and public security, and so on. Owing to the high information capacity and eas...

Micro/nanoplastic pollution in the water environment has received great attention worldwide. The rapid identification and analysis of micro/nanoplastics are crucial steps for monitoring animal safety and protecting human health. Herein, we developed...

Electrochemical aptasensors have gained significant attention due to their exceptional sensitivity, selectivity, stability, and rapid response, combining the advantages of electrochemical techniques with the specific recognition ability of aptamers....

This study presents a solvent-free headspace gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (SF-HS-GC/MS) method for robustly screening benzyl chloride, a mutagenic carcinogen, impurities in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and drug products. The...

In recent years, the development of highly sensitive sensors has become a popular research topic. Some functional nanomaterials occupy an important position in the sensing field by virtue of their unique structures and catalytic properties, but there...

Blood glucose monitoring (BGM) using disposable electrodes is commonly used in healthcare diagnosis. The BGM method is not suitable for people with diabetes requiring real-time monitoring who might experience sudden hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia owin...

Bacterial infections seriously threaten human safety. Therefore, it is very important to develop a method for bacterial detection and treatment with rapid response, high sensitivity, and simple operation. A peptide CF₄KY^P (C, cysteine; F₄, phenylalan...

The detection of specific gas components under various working conditions while at the same time realizing other functions with the same devices has emerged through great efforts due to these devices’ superior energy-saving and high-efficiency...

In this paper, a MnO₂ nanowire (MnO₂-NW) modified carbon paper electrode (CP) was developed as a novel electrochemical sensor for the sensitive determination of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA). The MnO₂ nanowire was prepared by a hydrothermal synthesis...

The functionalization of biosensor interfaces constitutes a crucial aspect of biosensing systems, as it directly governs key characteristics, including sensitivity, selectivity, accuracy, and rapidity. Among the diverse range of functionalization str...

Quantum tunneling electrical probes, consisting of a pair of nanoelectrodes with a gap width of less than 5 nm, can be used as a robust electrical sensing platform for the detection of various nanoscale objects. To achieve this, stable and gap-width-...

Electrochemical sensors have the advantages of being sensitive, stable, selective, simple, fast, and cost-efficient, and they have attracted much attention in food analysis. Electrode modification materials are very important for the performance of e...

At present, the majority of water testing is carried out in the laboratory, and portable field methods for the quantification of elements in natural waters remain to be established. In contrast, portable instruments like portable X-ray fluorescence (...

Two-dimensional (2D) inorganic compounds, MXenes, are the most promising candidate for chemical sensors and environmental remediation. Since the first synthesis of Ti₃C₂T_x MXene from the Ti₃AlC₂ MAX phase in 2011, 2D materials have been attracting si...

High-performance microelectromechanical system (MEMS) oxygen sensors were realized by successful preparation of Au nanofilms over TiO₂ thin films through successive sputtering on commercial MEMS microhotplates. Oxygen sensing performance of 3 and 6 n...

Salmonella is one of the leading causes of foodborne illnesses worldwide, with poultry products being a major source of contamination. Thus, the detection of salmonella in commercial poultry products is crucial to minimize the effects on public healt...

Novel photoluminescent carbon dots (CDs) were synthesized through a facile hydrothermal method using Hibiscus tea extract as a natural carbon source and boric acid as a boron source. The optical and physicochemical properties of the as-synthesized ni...

With the unprecedented development of green and renewable energy sources, the proportion of clean hydrogen (H₂) applications grows rapidly. Since H₂ has physicochemical properties of being highly permeable and combustible, high-performance H₂ sensors...

Analytical chemistry relies on the qualitative and quantitative analysis of multivariate data obtained from various measurement techniques. However, artifacts such as missing data, noise, multiplicative and additive effects, and peak shifts can adver...

A new green-validated and highly sensitive electrochemical method for the determination of molnupiravir (MOV) has been developed using cyclic voltammetry. The proposed analytical platform involves the use of a disposable laboratory-made screen-printe...

Sweat, as a biofluid that is easy to extract and contains a variety of biomarkers, can provide various types of physiological information for health monitoring. In recent years, research on wearable sensors for sweat sensing has been emerging continu...

This paper is a comprehensive review of the techniques for the detection of pancreatic enzymes, which are common biochemical indicators of pancreatitis, including amylase, trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, and lipase. Pancreatitis is a disease with se...

Traditionally, analytical chemistry and diagnosis relied on wet laboratories and skilled professionals utilizing sophisticated instruments for sample handling and analysis. However, with the development of novel materials and sensing techniques, ther...