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Chemosensors, Volume 12, Issue 1

2024 January - 16 articles

Cover Story: This study employed NIR and UV-Vis spectroscopy to characterize various starch-containing flours. Eighteen flours were analysed, aiming to chemically characterize them and develop a rapid method for identifying starch sources in food. This work followed an untargeted approach where all the acquired spectra were used as fingerprints of the investigated samples. UV-Vis spectra (225–800 nm) were acquired post starch extraction, while NIR spectra (900–1700 nm) were obtained without pretreatments using a portable poliSPEC NIRe instrument. Principal component and cluster analyses revealed patterns among flours. The UV-Vis model successfully differentiated most of the samples. PCA results from NIR spectra also highlighted differences in accordance with UV-vis, making this a valuable alternative for a fast and non-destructive analysis. View this paper
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Articles (16)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,186 Views
12 Pages

Cruciferous vegetables (Brassicaceae family) are a rich source of phytochemicals, in particular glucosinolates (GLS) and their hydrolysis products, isothiocyanates and nitriles. These phytochemicals may act as chemosensors, attracting insects, such a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,589 Views
16 Pages

In this work, a ferrocene-containing gallic acid-derivative modified carbon-nanotube paste electrode (Gal-Fc-CNT), obtained through simple mechanical mixing, was studied for the fast simultaneous voltammetric determination of doxorubicin (DOX), capec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,301 Views
16 Pages

Biofilms are ubiquitous at interfaces of natural and technical origin. Depending on type and application, biofilm formation is desired or has to be prevented. Therefore, reliable detection of initial biofilm growth is essential in many areas. One met...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,178 Views
18 Pages

A Review on Metal Oxide Semiconductor-Based Chemo-Resistive Ethylene Sensors for Agricultural Applications

  • Kongcan Hu,
  • Yahan Cai,
  • Ziru Wang,
  • Zhengwei Zhang,
  • Jieyu Xian and
  • Cheng Zhang

Ethylene, an important phytohormone, significantly influences plant growth and the ripeness of fruits and vegetables. During the transportation and storage of agricultural products, excessive ethylene can lead to economic losses due to rapid deterior...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,090 Views
30 Pages

Prostate Cancer Detection in Colombian Patients through E-Senses Devices in Exhaled Breath and Urine Samples

  • Cristhian Manuel Durán Acevedo,
  • Jeniffer Katerine Carrillo Gómez,
  • Carlos Alberto Cuastumal Vasquez and
  • José Ramos

This work consists of a study to detect prostate cancer using E-senses devices based on electronic tongue and electronic nose systems. Therefore, two groups of confirmed prostate cancer and control patients were invited to participate through urine a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,732 Views
12 Pages

Origami Paper-Based Electrochemical Immunosensor with Carbon Nanohorns-Decorated Nanoporous Gold for Zearalenone Detection

  • Anabel Laza,
  • Sirley V. Pereira,
  • Germán A. Messina,
  • Martín A. Fernández-Baldo,
  • Julio Raba,
  • Matías D. Regiart and
  • Franco A. Bertolino

Nowadays, mycotoxin contamination in cereals and wastewater exposes a safety hazard to consumer health. This work describes the design of a simple, low-cost, and sensitive origami microfluidic paper-based device using electrochemical detection for ze...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,672 Views
15 Pages

Spectroscopy and Chemometrics for Conformity Analysis of e-Liquids: Illegal Additive Detection and Nicotine Characterization

  • Zeb Akhtar,
  • Sophia Barhdadi,
  • Kris De Braekeleer,
  • Cedric Delporte,
  • Erwin Adams and
  • Eric Deconinck

Vaping electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has become a popular alternative to smoking tobacco. When an e-cigarette is activated, a liquid is vaporized by heating, producing an aerosol that users inhale. While e-cigarettes are marketed as less harmf...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
3,586 Views
13 Pages

The bismuth sulfide nanostructure has become a promising gas sensing material thanks to its exceptional intrinsic properties. However, pristine Bi2S3 as a room-temperature sensing material cannot achieve the highly sensitive detection of ppb-level NO...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,375 Views
18 Pages

Evaluation of the Essential Oil Composition of Five Thymus Species Native to Greece

  • Eleni Kakouri,
  • Dimitra Daferera,
  • Anastasia Andriopoulou,
  • Panayiotis Trigas and
  • Petros A. Tarantilis

The genus Thymus encompasses a wide array of taxa, many of which remain underexplored in terms of their phytochemical profile. In this study, we investigated the phytochemical composition of volatile compounds of five Thymus species native to Greece...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,165 Views
12 Pages

The decolorization process plays a pivotal role in refining Ginkgo ketone ester by primarily eliminating ginkgolic acids, a toxic component. Presently, the conventional testing method involves sending samples for analysis, causing delays that impact...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,499 Views
12 Pages

Highly Sensitive and Selective MEMS Gas Sensor Based on WO3/Al2O3/Graphite for 2-Chloroethyl Ethyl Sulfide (2-CEES) Detection

  • Liangpan Yang,
  • Wangze Cheng,
  • Wenlong Yan,
  • Li Wen,
  • Changyue Xia,
  • Chuang Sun,
  • Doumeng Hu,
  • Yunong Zhao,
  • Xiaohui Guo and
  • Siliang Wang
  • + 1 author

The detection and monitoring of toxic and harmful gases play a vital role in environmental protection, human health, and industrial and agricultural production. However, it is still challenging to develop gas sensors for the detection of toxic and ha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,787 Views
14 Pages

This work reports new analytical applications of glassy carbon electrodes (GCE) modified with a nanohybrid obtained by non-covalent functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with human immunoglobulin G (IgG) (GCE/MWCNT-IgG). We repo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,729 Views
13 Pages

Nanostructured color filters, particularly those generated by the extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) resonance of metal–dielectric nanostructures, have been intensively studied over the past few decades. In this work, we propose a hybrid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,271 Views
12 Pages

Wavelength-Stable Metal Grating Distributed Feedback Quantum Cascade Laser Emitting at λ ~ 7.2 μm

  • Kedi Ma,
  • Zizhuo Liu,
  • Fengmin Cheng,
  • Pengchang Yang,
  • Hongxiao Li,
  • Shan Niu,
  • Gaohui Ge,
  • Hao Xu,
  • Ning Zhuo and
  • Jinchuan Zhang
  • + 1 author

In this research, we demonstrate a wavelength-stable continuous wave (CW) distributed feedback (DFB) quantum cascade laser (QCL) emitting at 7.2 μm using a surface metal grating approach without epitaxial regrowth. The deep metal grating provides...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,671 Views
18 Pages

Near Infrared and UV-Visible Spectroscopy Coupled with Chemometrics for the Characterization of Flours from Different Starch Origins

  • Samuele Pellacani,
  • Marco Borsari,
  • Marina Cocchi,
  • Alessandro D’Alessandro,
  • Caterina Durante,
  • Giulia Farioli and
  • Lorenzo Strani

This work tested near-infrared (NIR) and UV-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy coupled with chemometrics to characterize flours from different starch origins. In particular, eighteen starch-containing flours (e.g., type 00 flour, rye, barley, soybean, che...

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