Biosensors for Monitoring and Analysis of the Environment
摘要
This chapter is an overview of biosensorsBiosensor Environment for monitoringMonitoring environmentalEnvironmental pollutantsPollutants, stressing on concept of applications and challengesChallenges. Biosensors are important instruments for environmental analysisEnvironmental analysis and monitoringMonitoring. They are widely used to detect chemical and microbial contaminants in waterWater, air, and soilSoil. Traditional techniques are limited to laboratory use due to high cost and bulky instrumentation. This has led to the emergence of biological sensing mechanisms, such as aptamers, whole-cell biosensorsBiosensor, nanozymes, and molecularly imprinted polymers. In addition, advances in nanotechnologyNanotechnology and genetic engineering have made biosensing devices more portable and accurate. The development of portable biosensorsPortable biosensors has immensely improved sensitivity and accuracy in the detection of environmental pollutantsPollutants. However, challengesChallenges include environmentalEnvironmental variability, matrix interference, sensitivity, stability, and long-term usability. Advances in data transfer, cloud-based storage, and machine learningMachine Learning (ML) algorithms are paving the way for the future of biosensorsBiosensor in environmentalMonitoring monitoringEnvironmental monitoring.