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Zhang Y, Li J, Jiao S, Li Y, Zhou Y, Zhang X, Maryam B, Liu X. Microfluidic sensors for the detection of emerging contaminants in water: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 929:172734. [PMID: 38663621 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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In recent years, numerous emerging contaminants have been identified in surface water, groundwater, and drinking water. Developing novel sensing methods for detecting diverse emerging pollutants in water is urgently needed, as even at low concentrations, these pollutants can pose a serious threat to human health and environmental safety. Traditional testing methods are based on laboratory equipment, which is highly sensitive but complex to operate, costly, and not suitable for on-site monitoring. Microfluidic sensors offer several benefits, including rapid evaluation, minimal sample usage, accurate liquid manipulation, compact size, automation, and in-situ detection capabilities. They provide promising and efficient analytical tools for high-performance sensing platforms in monitoring emerging contaminants in water. In this paper, recent research advances in microfluidic sensors for the detection of emerging contaminants in water are reviewed. Initially, a concise overview is provided about the various substrate materials, corresponding microfabrication techniques, different driving forces, and commonly used detection techniques for microfluidic devices. Subsequently, a comprehensive analysis is conducted on microfluidic detection methods for endocrine-disrupting chemicals, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, microplastics, and perfluorinated compounds. Finally, the prospects and future challenges of microfluidic sensors in this field are discussed.
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- Yihao Zhang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China.
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Liu Y, Chen L, Yu L, Yang C, Zhu J, Wang J, Zheng J, Wang F, He G, Jiang F, Sun C, Zheng L, Yang Y. Confinement-enhanced microalgal individuals biosensing for digital atrazine assay. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 241:115647. [PMID: 37688850 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Microalgal sensors are widely recognized for their high sensitivity, accessibility, and low cost. However, the current dilemma of motion-induced spatial phase changes and concentration-related multiple scattering interferes with induced test instability and limited sensitivity, which has hindered their practical applications. Here, a differentiated strategy, named confinement-enhanced microalgal biosensing (C-EMB), is developed and proposed to pave the way. The in-situ printed microgel trap is designed to confine Chlamydomonas reinhardtii individuals, stabilizing their spatial phase. The microgel trap arrays are introduced to eliminate the multiple scattering of microalgae, breaking the existing effective concentration in traditional microalgal sensing and enabling sensitive assays. The integration with lab-on-a-chip technology and a developed digital imaging algorithm empower portable and automated detection. With this system, a microalgae analyzer is developed for atrazine detection, featuring a linear range of 0.04-100 μg/L. We assess the system's performance through practical atrazine assays on commercial food, using a double-blind test against a standard instrument. Our results demonstrate the good accuracy and test stability of this system with the mean bias atrazine detection in corn and sugarcane juice samples (SD) were 1.661 μg/L (3.122 μg/L) and 3.144 μg/L (4.125 μg/L), respectively. This method provides a new paradigm of microalgal sensors and should advance the further applications of microalgal sensors in commercial and practical settings.
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- Yantong Liu
- School of Physics & Technology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicine and Physics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicine and Physics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicine and Physics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicine and Physics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicine and Physics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicine and Physics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicine and Physics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicine and Physics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicine and Physics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao 266061, China
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- First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao 266061, China
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- First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao 266061, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicine and Physics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518000, China.
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Kongkaew S, Meng L, Limbut W, Liu G, Kanatharana P, Thavarungkul P, Mak WC. Craft-and-Stick Xurographic Manufacturing of Integrated Microfluidic Electrochemical Sensing Platform. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:bios13040446. [PMID: 37185521 PMCID: PMC10136003 DOI: 10.3390/bios13040446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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An innovative modular approach for facile design and construction of flexible microfluidic biosensor platforms based on a dry manufacturing "craft-and-stick" approach is developed. The design and fabrication of the flexible graphene paper electrode (GPE) unit and polyethylene tetraphthalate sheet (PET)6/adhesive fluidic unit are completed by an economic and generic xurographic craft approach. The GPE widths and the microfluidic channels can be constructed down to 300 μm and 200 μm, respectively. Both units were assembled by simple double-sided adhesive tapes into a microfluidic integrated GPE (MF-iGPE) that are flexible, thin (<0.5 mm), and lightweight (0.4 g). We further functionalized the iGPE with Prussian blue and glucose oxidase for the fabrication of MF-iGPE glucose biosensors. With a closed-channel PET fluidic pattern, the MF-iGPE glucose biosensors were packaged and sealed to protect the integrated device from moisture for storage and could easily open with scissors for sample loading. Our glucose biosensors showed 2 linear dynamic regions of 0.05-1.0 and 1.0-5.5 mmol L-1 glucose. The MF-iGPE showed good reproducibility for glucose detection (RSD < 6.1%, n = 6) and required only 10 μL of the analyte. This modular craft-and-stick manufacturing approach could potentially further develop along the concept of paper-crafted model assembly kits suitable for low-resource laboratories or classroom settings.
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- Supatinee Kongkaew
- Biosensors and Bioelectronics Centre, Division of Sensor and Actuator Systems, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
- Center of Excellence for Trace Analysis and Biosensor, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
- Division of Health and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Biosensors and Bioelectronics Centre, Division of Sensor and Actuator Systems, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Center of Excellence for Trace Analysis and Biosensor, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
- Division of Health and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
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- School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China
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- Center of Excellence for Trace Analysis and Biosensor, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
- Division of Physical Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Trace Analysis and Biosensor, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
- Division of Physical Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Biosensors and Bioelectronics Centre, Division of Sensor and Actuator Systems, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Issaka E, Wariboko MA, Johnson NAN, Aniagyei OND. Advanced visual sensing techniques for on-site detection of pesticide residue in water environments. Heliyon 2023; 9:e13986. [PMID: 36915503 PMCID: PMC10006482 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Pesticide usage has increased to fulfil agricultural demand. Pesticides such as organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) are ubiquitous in world food production. Their widespread usage has unavoidable detrimental consequences for humans, wildlife, water, and soil environments. Hence, the development of more convenient and efficient pesticide residue (PR) detection methods is of paramount importance. Visual detecting approaches have acquired a lot of interest among different sensing systems due to inherent advantages in terms of simplicity, speed, sensitivity, and eco-friendliness. Furthermore, various detections have been proven to enable real-life PR surveillance in environment water. Fluorometric (FL), colourimetric (CL), and enzyme-inhibition (EI) techniques have emerged as viable options. These sensing technologies do not need complex operating processes or specialist equipment, and the simple colour change allows for visual monitoring of the sensing result. Visual sensing techniques for on-site detection of PR in water environments are discussed in this paper. This paper further reviews prior research on the integration of CL, FL, and EI-based techniques with nanoparticles (NPs), quantum dots (QDs), and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Smartphone detection technologies for PRs are also reviewed. Finally, conventional methods and nanoparticle (NPs) based strategies for the detection of PRs are compared.
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- Eliasu Issaka
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Dermatology and Venereology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Ma Z, Meliana C, Munawaroh HSH, Karaman C, Karimi-Maleh H, Low SS, Show PL. Recent advances in the analytical strategies of microbial biosensor for detection of pollutants. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 306:135515. [PMID: 35772520 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Microbial biosensor which integrates different types of microorganisms, such as bacteria, microalgae, fungi, and virus have become suitable technologies to address limitations of conventional analytical methods. The main applications of biosensors include the detection of environmental pollutants, pathogenic bacteria and compounds related to illness, and food quality. Each type of microorganisms possesses advantages and disadvantages with different mechanisms to detect the analytes of interest. Furthermore, there is an increasing trend in genetic modifications for the development of microbial biosensors due to potential for high-throughput analysis and portability. Many review articles have discussed the applications of microbial biosensor, but many of them focusing only about bacterial-based biosensor although other microbes also possess many advantages. Additionally, reviews on the applications of all microbes as biosensor especially viral and microbial fuel cell biosensors are also still limited. Therefore, this review summarizes all the current applications of bacterial-, microalgal-, fungal-, viral-based biosensor in regard to environmental, food, and medical-related applications. The underlying mechanism of each microbes to detect the analytes are also discussed. Additionally, microbial fuel cell biosensors which have great potential in the future are also discussed. Although many advantageous microbial-based biosensors have been discovered, other areas such as forensic detection, early detection of bacteria or virus species that can lead to pandemics, and others still need further investigation. With that said, microbial-based biosensors have promising potential for vast applications where the biosensing performance of various microorganisms are presented in this review along with future perspectives to resolve problems related on microbial biosensors.
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- Zengling Ma
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Life Science, Indonesia International Institute of Life Sciences, Jakarta, 13210, Indonesia
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- Study Program of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi 229, Bandung, 40154, Indonesia
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- Akdeniz University, Department of Electricity and Energy, Antalya, 07070, Turkey
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- School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, P.O. Box 611731, Xiyuan Ave, Chengdu, PR China; Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Quchan University of Technology, Quchan, 9477177870, Iran
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- Research Centre of Life Science and Healthcare, China Beacons Institute, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo, 315100, Zhejiang, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Subtropical Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China; Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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Allouzi MMA, Allouzi S, Al-Salaheen B, Khoo KS, Rajendran S, Sankaran R, Sy-Toan N, Show PL. Current advances and future trend of nanotechnology as microalgae-based biosensor. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Nazri NAA, Azeman NH, Bakar MHA, Mobarak NN, Aziz THTA, Zain ARM, Arsad N, Luo Y, Bakar AAA. Chlorophyll Detection by Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Using Functionalized Carbon Quantum Dots Triangle Ag Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:2999. [PMID: 36080034 PMCID: PMC9457568 DOI: 10.3390/nano12172999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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An optical sensor-based localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensor was demonstrated for sensitive and selective chlorophyll detection through the integration of amino-functionalized carbon quantum dots (NCQD) and triangle silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The additions of amino groups to the CQD enhance the detection of chlorophyll through electrostatic interactions. AgNPs-NCQD composite was fabricated on the surface of the silanized glass slide using the self-assembly technique. The experimental results showed that the AgNPs-NCQD film-based LSPR sensor detects better than AgNPs and AgNPs-CQD films with a good correlation coefficient (R2 = 0.9835). AgNPs-NCQD showed a high sensitivity response of 2.23 nm ppm-1. The detection and quantification limits of AgNPs-NCQD are 1.03 ppm and 3.40 ppm, respectively, in the range of 0.05 to 6 ppm. Throughout this study, no significant interference was observed among the other ionic species (NO2-, PO4-, NH4+, and Fe3+). This study demonstrates the applicability of the proposed sensor (AgNPs-NCQD) as a sensing material for chlorophyll detection in oceans.
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- Nur Afifah Ahmad Nazri
- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fibre Sensing and Communications, College of Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
- Institut Islam Hadhari, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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Széles E, Nagy K, Ábrahám Á, Kovács S, Podmaniczki A, Nagy V, Kovács L, Galajda P, Tóth SZ. Microfluidic Platforms Designed for Morphological and Photosynthetic Investigations of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii on a Single-Cell Level. Cells 2022; 11:cells11020285. [PMID: 35053401 PMCID: PMC8774182 DOI: 10.3390/cells11020285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a model organism of increasing biotechnological importance, yet, the evaluation of its life cycle processes and photosynthesis on a single-cell level is largely unresolved. To facilitate the study of the relationship between morphology and photochemistry, we established microfluidics in combination with chlorophyll a fluorescence induction measurements. We developed two types of microfluidic platforms for single-cell investigations: (i) The traps of the “Tulip” device are suitable for capturing and immobilizing single cells, enabling the assessment of their photosynthesis for several hours without binding to a solid support surface. Using this “Tulip” platform, we performed high-quality non-photochemical quenching measurements and confirmed our earlier results on bulk cultures that non-photochemical quenching is higher in ascorbate-deficient mutants (Crvtc2-1) than in the wild-type. (ii) The traps of the “Pot” device were designed for capturing single cells and allowing the growth of the daughter cells within the traps. Using our most performant “Pot” device, we could demonstrate that the FV/FM parameter, an indicator of photosynthetic efficiency, varies considerably during the cell cycle. Our microfluidic devices, therefore, represent versatile platforms for the simultaneous morphological and photosynthetic investigations of C. reinhardtii on a single-cell level.
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- Eszter Széles
- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (E.S.); (S.K.); (A.P.); (V.N.); (L.K.)
- Doctoral School of Biology, University of Szeged, H-6722 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (K.N.); (Á.Á.); (P.G.)
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (K.N.); (Á.Á.); (P.G.)
- Doctoral School of Multidisciplinary Medical Sciences, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (E.S.); (S.K.); (A.P.); (V.N.); (L.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (E.S.); (S.K.); (A.P.); (V.N.); (L.K.)
- Doctoral School of Biology, University of Szeged, H-6722 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (E.S.); (S.K.); (A.P.); (V.N.); (L.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (E.S.); (S.K.); (A.P.); (V.N.); (L.K.)
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (K.N.); (Á.Á.); (P.G.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (E.S.); (S.K.); (A.P.); (V.N.); (L.K.)
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How does the Internet of Things (IoT) help in microalgae biorefinery? Biotechnol Adv 2021; 54:107819. [PMID: 34454007 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Microalgae biorefinery is a platform for the conversion of microalgal biomass into a variety of value-added products, such as biofuels, bio-based chemicals, biomaterials, and bioactive substances. Commercialization and industrialization of microalgae biorefinery heavily rely on the capability and efficiency of large-scale cultivation of microalgae. Thus, there is an urgent need for novel technologies that can be used to monitor, automatically control, and precisely predict microalgae production. In light of this, innovative applications of the Internet of things (IoT) technologies in microalgae biorefinery have attracted tremendous research efforts. IoT has potential applications in a microalgae biorefinery for the automatic control of microalgae cultivation, monitoring and manipulation of microalgal cultivation parameters, optimization of microalgae productivity, identification of toxic algae species, screening of target microalgae species, classification of microalgae species, and viability detection of microalgal cells. In this critical review, cutting-edge IoT technologies that could be adopted to microalgae biorefinery in the upstream and downstream processing are described comprehensively. The current advances of the integration of IoT with microalgae biorefinery are presented. What this review discussed includes automation, sensors, lab-on-chip, and machine learning, which are the main constituent elements and advanced technologies of IoT. Specifically, future research directions are discussed with special emphasis on the development of sensors, the application of microfluidic technology, robotized microalgae, high-throughput platforms, deep learning, and other innovative techniques. This review could contribute greatly to the novelty and relevance in the field of IoT-based microalgae biorefinery to develop smarter, safer, cleaner, greener, and economically efficient techniques for exhaustive energy recovery during the biorefinery process.
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Gall JL, Vasilijević S, Battaglini N, Mattana G, Noël V, Brayner R, Piro B. Algae-functionalized hydrogel-gated organic field-effect transistor. Application to the detection of herbicides. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.137881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ozdalgic B, Ustun M, Dabbagh SR, Haznedaroglu BZ, Kiraz A, Tasoglu S. Microfluidics for microalgal biotechnology. Biotechnol Bioeng 2021; 118:1545-1563. [PMID: 33410126 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Microalgae have expanded their roles as renewable and sustainable feedstocks for biofuel, smart nutrition, biopharmaceutical, cosmeceutical, biosensing, and space technologies. They accumulate valuable biochemical compounds from protein, carbohydrate, and lipid groups, including pigments and carotenoids. Microalgal biomass, which can be adopted for multivalorization under biorefinery settings, allows not only the production of various biofuels but also other value-added biotechnological products. However, state-of-the-art technologies are required to optimize yield, quality, and the economical aspects of both upstream and downstream processes. As such, the need to use microfluidic-based devices for both fundamental research and industrial applications of microalgae, arises due to their microscale sizes and dilute cultures. Microfluidics-based devices are superior to their competitors through their ability to perform multiple functions such as sorting and analyzing small amounts of samples (nanoliter to picoliter) with higher sensitivities. Here, we review emerging applications of microfluidic technologies on microalgal processes in cell sorting, cultivation, harvesting, and applications in biofuels, biosensing, drug delivery, and nutrition.
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- Berin Ozdalgic
- Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering, Koc University, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey.,Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Advanced Vocational School, Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering, Koc University, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Koc University, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey.,Koc University Arcelik Research Center for Creative Industries (KUAR), Koc University, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Center for Life Sciences and Technologies, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey.,Institute of Environmental Sciences, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physics, Koc University, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey.,Department of Electrical Engineering, Koc University, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey.,Koc University Research Center for Translational Medicine, Koc University, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Koc University, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey.,Koc University Arcelik Research Center for Creative Industries (KUAR), Koc University, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey.,Center for Life Sciences and Technologies, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey.,Koc University Research Center for Translational Medicine, Koc University, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey.,Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Bogazici University, Cengelkoy, Istanbul, Turkey
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Zappi D, Coronado E, Soljan V, Basile G, Varani G, Turemis M, Giardi MT. A microbial sensor platform based on bacterial bioluminescence (luxAB) and green fluorescent protein (gfp) reporters for in situ monitoring of toxicity of wastewater nitrification process dynamics. Talanta 2021; 221:121438. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kumar V, Guleria P. Application of DNA-Nanosensor for Environmental Monitoring: Recent Advances and Perspectives. CURRENT POLLUTION REPORTS 2020:1-21. [PMID: 33344145 PMCID: PMC7732738 DOI: 10.1007/s40726-020-00165-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Environmental pollutants are threat to human beings. Pollutants can lead to human health and environment hazards. The purpose of this review is to summarize the work done on detection of environmental pollutants using DNA nanosensors and challenges in the areas that can be focused for safe environment. RECENT FINDINGS Most of the DNA-based nanosensors designed so far use DNA as recognition element. ssDNA, dsDNA, complementary mismatched DNA, aptamers, and G-quadruplex DNA are commonly used as probes in nanosensors. More and more DNA sequences are being designed that can specifically detect various pollutants even simultaneously in complex milk, wastewater, soil, blood, tap water, river, and pond water samples. The feasibility of direct detection, ease of designing, and analysis makes DNA nanosensors fit for future point-of-care applications. SUMMARY DNA nanosensors are easy to design and have good sensitivity. DNA component and nanomaterials can be designed in a controlled manner to detect various environmental pollutants. This review identifies the recent advances in DNA nanosensor designing and opportunities available to design nanosensors for unexplored pathogens, antibiotics, pesticides, GMO, heavy metals, and other toxic pollutant.
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- Vineet Kumar
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University (LPU), Jalandhar – Delhi G.T. Road, Phagwara, Punjab 144411 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab 144012 India
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Korensky G, Chen X, Bao M, Miller A, Lapizco‐Encinas B, Park M, Du K. Single
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
cell separation from bacterial cells and auto‐fluorescence tracking with a nanosieve device. Electrophoresis 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.202000146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Grant Korensky
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester NY USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester NY USA
- Department of Microsystems Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester NY USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester NY USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester NY USA
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- Department of Chemistry Dong‐A University Busan Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester NY USA
- Department of Microsystems Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester NY USA
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester NY USA
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Boron I, Juárez A, Battaglini F. Portable Microalgal Biosensor for Herbicide Monitoring. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202000210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Ignacio Boron
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE– CONICET) Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires. Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2 C1428EHA Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA – CONICET) Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2 C1428EHA Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE– CONICET) Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires. Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2 C1428EHA Buenos Aires Argentina
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Han W, Chen X. A novel micro-nanofluidic preconcentrator with Koch fractal nanochannel surface. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2020.1724139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Wenbo Han
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou, China
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou, China
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Antonacci A, Scognamiglio V. Biotechnological Advances in the Design of Algae-Based Biosensors. Trends Biotechnol 2019; 38:334-347. [PMID: 31706693 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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In addition to their use in biomass production and bioremediation, algae have been extensively exploited in biosensing applications. Algae-based biosensors have demonstrated potential for sensitive, sustainable, and multiplexed detection of analytes of agroenvironmental and security interest. Their advantages include the availability of different algal bioreceptors including whole cells and their photosynthetic subcomponents, their potential to be integrated into dual transduction miniaturized devices, and the opportunity for continuous environmental monitoring. Despite obstacles including limited stability and selectivity, algae-based biosensing is a realistic prospect that has some recent effective applications. Strategic exploitation of cutting-edge technologies including materials science, nanotechnology, microfluidics, and genome editing will help to achieve the full potential of algae-based sensors.
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- Amina Antonacci
- Institute of Crystallography (IC-CNR), Department of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technologies, Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy.
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- Institute of Crystallography (IC-CNR), Department of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technologies, Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy.
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What are the Main Sensor Methods for Quantifying Pesticides in Agricultural Activities? A Review. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24142659. [PMID: 31340442 PMCID: PMC6680408 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24142659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In recent years, there has been an increase in pesticide use to improve crop production due to the growth of agricultural activities. Consequently, various pesticides have been present in the environment for an extended period of time. This review presents a general description of recent advances in the development of methods for the quantification of pesticides used in agricultural activities. Current advances focus on improving sensitivity and selectivity through the use of nanomaterials in both sensor assemblies and new biosensors. In this study, we summarize the electrochemical, optical, nano-colorimetric, piezoelectric, chemo-luminescent and fluorescent techniques related to the determination of agricultural pesticides. A brief description of each method and its applications, detection limit, purpose—which is to efficiently determine pesticides—cost and precision are considered. The main crops that are assessed in this study are bananas, although other fruits and vegetables contaminated with pesticides are also mentioned. While many studies have assessed biosensors for the determination of pesticides, the research in this area needs to be expanded to allow for a balance between agricultural activities and environmental protection.
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Towards integrated multi-sensor platform using dual electrochemical and optical detection for on-site pollutant detection in water. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 132:90-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.01.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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