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ClearBiosensors for Micro- and Nanoplastics Detection: A Review
This review covers new biosensor technologies being developed to detect microplastics and nanoplastics more quickly and accurately than current methods. Better detection tools are important because they could enable faster monitoring of plastic contamination in water, food, and the environment, helping researchers and regulators better protect human health.
Microplastic Detection and Quantification with Biosensing Techniques
This review examines emerging biosensor technologies for detecting and quantifying microplastics in food and environmental samples, comparing electrochemical, optical, and biological sensing approaches as faster and cheaper alternatives to conventional spectroscopy. Improved detection methods are critical for understanding true human exposure levels and setting meaningful safety thresholds for microplastics in drinking water and food.
Microfluidic Sensors for Micropollutant Detection in Environmental Matrices: Recent Advances and Prospects
This review covers advances in tiny sensor devices called microfluidic sensors that can detect trace amounts of pollutants including microplastics in water and environmental samples. Better detection tools matter for human health because they enable faster, more accurate monitoring of microplastic contamination in drinking water and food sources.
Recent Progress in Micro- and Nanotechnology-Enabled Sensors for Biomedical and Environmental Challenges
This review covers advances in tiny sensors built with micro- and nanotechnology that can detect pollutants in air, water, soil, and food, as well as diagnose diseases. These sensor technologies are relevant to microplastic research because they could enable faster and more sensitive detection of plastic particles in environmental and biological samples.
Exploring Innovative Approaches for the Analysis of Micro- and Nanoplastics: Breakthroughs in (Bio)Sensing Techniques
This review covers new sensing technologies, including electrochemical and optical biosensors, being developed to detect microplastics and nanoplastics more quickly and affordably than current lab methods. Better detection tools are essential because understanding how much plastic pollution exists in the environment and in our bodies is the first step toward addressing the health risks.
Current and emerging techniques for the detection of environmental contaminants
Not directly relevant to microplastics — this review surveys analytical techniques for detecting a broad range of environmental contaminants including heavy metals, synthetic chemicals, pathogens, and e-waste, with microplastics mentioned only as one category among many.
Research Progress of Detection Methods for Microplastics
This review summarizes physical, chemical, and biological methods used to detect microplastics in environmental samples, comparing the advantages and limitations of each approach. Improving detection methods is essential for generating reliable data to support environmental protection strategies against microplastic pollution.
Applying Biosensors to Monitor Environmental Pollution in Harbors and Marine Protected Areas
This review examines biosensor technologies for monitoring environmental pollutants in harbors and marine protected areas, evaluating their applicability for detecting microplastics, heavy metals, pesticides, and hydrocarbons in waters affected by industrialization and maritime traffic.
Advances in Biosensors for the Rapid Detection of Marine Biotoxins: Current Status and Future Perspectives
This review covers advances in biosensor technology for rapidly detecting marine biotoxins, which are harmful substances produced by marine organisms that threaten both ecosystems and human health through contaminated seafood. While focused on biotoxins rather than microplastics, the optical, electrochemical, and piezoelectric sensor technologies described could be adapted for microplastic detection. Better rapid-testing tools are essential for monitoring the safety of seafood, which is a known pathway for both biotoxins and microplastics to reach humans.
Unraveling the hazardous impact of diverse contaminants in the marine environment: Detection and remedial approach through nanomaterials and nano-biosensors
This review examines nanomaterial-based approaches for detecting and remediating diverse marine contaminants including microplastics, heavy metals, and organic pollutants, highlighting nano-biosensors as promising tools for environmental monitoring.
Recent advances in biosensors for micro- and nanoplastics detection
This review examines biosensors using aptamer, antibody, whole-cell, and estrogen recognition elements for detecting microplastics and nanoplastics in environmental samples. The authors compare the strengths and limitations of each biosensor type across various sample matrices, providing a foundation for future monitoring of microplastic pollution.
Challenges and Sustainable Solutions for the Detection and Bioremediation of Microplastic Pollution
This review surveyed the latest challenges in detecting microplastics in complex environmental matrices and assessed biological remediation strategies including bacteria, fungi, and algae capable of degrading common plastic polymers. It highlighted gaps between laboratory degradation rates and real-world effectiveness.
Electrochemical approaches for detecting micro and nano-plastics in different environmental matrices
This review evaluates electrochemical sensor technologies as alternatives to conventional spectroscopy methods for detecting micro- and nanoplastics in environmental samples. Researchers found that electrochemical approaches offer advantages in cost, portability, and speed, making them better suited for widespread field monitoring. The study identifies key technical challenges that need to be resolved before these sensors can be broadly adopted for routine environmental surveillance.
Recent advances in the detection of microplastics in the aqueous environment by electrochemical sensors: A review
This review surveys recent advances in using electrochemical sensors to detect microplastics in water environments. Researchers evaluated sensors made from carbon materials, metals, biomass materials, and microfluidic chips, comparing their detection capabilities and practical advantages like low cost and high sensitivity. The study highlights electrochemical sensing as a promising approach for real-time, on-site monitoring of microplastic contamination in waterways.
Measurement of Low Concentration of Micro-Plastics by Detection of Bioaffinity-Induced Particle Retention Using Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensors
Researchers used surface plasmon resonance biosensors coated with biological recognition molecules to detect microplastics at low concentrations in water, demonstrating a sensitive and label-free detection approach that could be adapted for real-time environmental monitoring.
Electrochemical and Colorimetric Nanosensors for Detection of Heavy Metal Ions: A Review
This review covers nanosensor technologies being developed to detect heavy metal contamination in environmental and food samples, which is important because heavy metals are linked to cancer, neurological disorders, and developmental problems. While focused on metal detection rather than plastics directly, these affordable and portable sensor technologies could be adapted for detecting microplastic-associated contaminants in water and food.
A review on microplastics: sources, environmental fate, degradation pathways, and analytical identification methods.
This review paper summarizes existing research on tiny plastic particles called microplastics and how scientists detect them in the environment. Microplastics are a growing concern because they contaminate our air, water, and food, potentially affecting human health when we breathe or eat them. The researchers found that new, cheaper detection methods could help us better monitor these plastic particles and understand their impact on our health and environment.
Biotechnological interventions for monitoring and mitigating microplastic pollution and development of alternatives to single‐use plastics
This review summarizes existing research on biotechnological tools for detecting, monitoring, and cleaning up microplastic pollution, as well as developing bio-based alternatives to single-use plastics. Methods range from satellite imagery and biosensors for detection to bacterial and enzymatic approaches for breaking down plastics. The authors highlight that while promising biological solutions exist, scaling them up to address the vast scope of global microplastic contamination remains a significant challenge.
Detection of metallic pollutants in waste water using bio sensors and its remediation
This review examines biosensor technologies for detecting metallic pollutants in wastewater, including approaches for monitoring diverse contaminants from industrial and urban sources. The study highlights how continuous real-time monitoring using biosensors can help address the growing threat of water pollution to human health and ecosystems.
Microplastics as an emerging threat to human health: Challenges and advancements in their detection
This review examined microplastics as an emerging threat to human health, highlighting their endocrine-disrupting properties, ability to accumulate pollutants, and the analytical challenges in accurately detecting and characterizing them across environmental and biological samples.
Detection and degradation of microplastics in the environment: a review
This review covers methods for detecting and breaking down microplastics in the environment. Microplastics persist in ecosystems and pose potential risks to both human health and wildlife. The paper highlights the need for better tools and strategies to address this growing pollution problem.
Biological indicators to check water quality in plastic-heavy water bodies
This review examines the use of biological indicators for monitoring water quality in environments heavily contaminated with plastics and heavy metals, summarizing recent advances in bioindicator approaches for tracking pollution trends and environmental health effects in plastic-polluted water bodies.
Low-cost microfluidics: Towards affordable environmental monitoring and assessment
This review highlights how low-cost microfluidic devices offer a promising alternative to expensive, labor-intensive methods for environmental monitoring, enabling rapid detection of pollutants including microplastics, heavy metals, and pathogens with minimal sample volumes.
Recent advances in biosensors for micro- and nanoplastics detection
This review covers biosensors employing aptamer, antibody, whole-cell, and estrogen recognition elements for detecting microplastics and nanoplastics in environmental samples. By comparing different sensor types and their applications, the review aims to guide the development of more effective detection and monitoring tools for MP pollution.