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Low Levels of Lycopene Detected using Smartphone Camera

In a new study, authors prepared a reusable and user-friendly transparent upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) strip, which was found to be sensitive to lycopene detection.

9 Jun 2022

Mercury Detection with 2D Organic Frameworks and Solid-State Nanofluidic Channels

In an article recently published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, the researchers fabricated two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D COFs) to integrate them into solid-state nanofluidic channels and achieve selective, sensitive, and rapid recognition units that can detect the contaminants in sample analytes.

8 Jun 2022

Polyacrylic Acid/Carbon Nanotube Films for Biosensor Fabrication

Enzyme-based electrochemical biosensors combine the potentials of catalytic proteins, potentiostats, and high-tech sensor designs. In an article recently published in the journal ACS Omega, researchers constructed polyacrylic acid-deposited glucose oxidase-loaded carbon nanotube-modified platinum (PAA/GOx-CNT-modified Pt) disk electrodes as novel glucose biosensors.

8 Jun 2022

Highly Sensitive TMD Sensor for NOx Gas Detection

The development of an incredibly sensitive chemiresistor built on a Co3O4/MoS2 nanoscale structure was described for the detection of NOx gas.

7 Jun 2022

Superior Sensitivity in New Alcohol Sensors

A straightforward, quick, and easy approach was used to create hydrogel-based optical fiber sensors for ethanol detection.

2 Jun 2022

New Electrochemical Biosensor to Detect Dopamine

New composites were created by magnetically mixing TiO2 and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into a polymer to create a one-of-a-kind biosensor with great specificity.

1 Jun 2022

Switching Gold Nanoparticles ON to Detect Heavy Metal Ions in Water

Developing a unique fluorescence "OFF-ON" sensing technique for Hg2+ based on synthesized gold nanoparticles (GNPs) is the topic of a recent study.

31 May 2022

Scientists Develop New Method for the Accurate Measurement of Dopamine

Dopamine is a vital nerve cell signaling chemical. Until now, it was impossible to properly quantify its concentration with both high spatial and temporal resolution.

30 May 2022

Detection of Toxic Gas Made Nine Times More Effective, a New Study Reveals

A Russian-Belorussian research group has developed a new tungsten oxide-based gas sensing material with strong carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and acetone sensitivity. The new material has a 9-fold greater gas sensing sensitivity than the old ones. The study was published in the journal Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects.

30 May 2022

Compressible, 3D Graphene-Based Sponge Sensor

The creation of a flexible polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofibre/graphene sponge sensor with excellent responsiveness, broad detection range, and high stability is the focus of a new study.

27 May 2022