Chemosensors, Volume 13, Issue 12

Chrysanthemum, a traditional medicinal and edible plant, possesses diverse health-promoting properties attributed to its rich profile of bioactive compounds. However, the intrinsic quality, influenced by the composition of fundamental components like...

Mercury’s severe toxicity and persistence demand fast, low-cost, and sustainable detection. In this work, a Juglans regia ethanolic extract is introduced as an efficient biogenic reducing and stabilizing agent for the green synthesis of silver...

Harmful substances in food and agricultural environments pose significant risks to human health, necessitating the development of sensitive detection technologies. Electrochemical sensors are ideal for rapid monitoring because of their low cost, high...

To enhance the sensitivity of graphene-DNA sensors for Hg²⁺ detection, a novel graphene nanoribbon-DNA sensor was fabricated using a template-assisted approach. Silicon nanowires served as templates to decorate the graphene device, followed by plasma...

Scandium-modified carbon dots (Sc-oCDs) were synthesized in this work through a solid-phase approach. The prepared Sc-oCDs exhibited excitation-independent emission properties, as well as photostability against pH, ionic strength, and UV irradiation....

The market for bioactive compounds of natural origin has expanded greatly over the past few years. These compounds can be found as individual supplements or food additives. Due to the importance of this market, incorrect data on their composition can...

Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are compelling artificial synapses because mixed ionic–electronic coupling and transport enables low-voltage, analog weight updates that mirror biological plasticity. Here, we engineered solid-state,...

The rapid emergence of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs) after 2020 has created one of the most dynamic analytical challenges in modern forensic science. Hundreds of new synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cathinones, synthetic opioids, hallucinogen...

To overcome the limitations of lengthy laboratory testing cycles and insufficient on-site responsiveness, this study developed an online rapid monitoring device for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in soil–water–air systems based on phot...

Low-cost sensors (LCSs) have rapidly expanded in urban air quality monitoring but still suffer from limited data accuracy and vulnerability to environmental interference compared with regulatory monitoring stations. To improve their reliability, we p...

Ultrasonic-assisted maceration and supplementation with glutathione-enriched inactive dry yeast (g-IDY) represent promising strategies to optimize the quality of fermented fruit wines. This study systematically investigated the synergistic effects of...

Simultaneous detection of multiple neurochemicals and toxic metal ions in real time remains a major analytical challenge in neurochemistry and environmental sensing. In this study, we present a novel, biocompatible, laser-trimmed four-bore carbon fib...

The accurate monitoring of metal ions is essential for applications that include environmental protection, food safety, and biomedical diagnostics. These areas depend on highly sensitive and selective methods for detecting both toxic and biologically...

Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP)-based sensors have gained increasing attention in the field of food safety analysis due to their unique ability to selectively recognize and quantify chemical contaminants and allergens with interesting sensitivity...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are emerging contaminants of global concern, requiring sensitive and highly selective detection methods. Stringent demands imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, with maximum contaminant l...

Zinc sulfide nanomaterials (ZnS NMs) are widely used in many important technological applications, and the performance efficiency is determined by the nanostructure, size, and shape. This indicates that achieving a desirable surface architecture is p...

Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are a leading vector for gene therapy, yet their clinical utility is limited by the lack of robust quality control methods to distinguish between empty (AAV_empty), partially loaded (AAV_partial), and fully DNA loaded (A...

Background: Individualized care in veterinary practice optimizes pharmaceutical dose regimens, facilitates disease prevention, and supports animal health by considering the animal’s individual profile. Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a suita...

We report a non-enzymatic electrochemical sensing platform for creatinine based on a nickel-nanoparticle/carbon-quantum-dot (NiNP–CQD) hybrid interface. In this system, the analytical signal originates from the direct electrocatalytic oxidation of cr...

Hydroquinone is a phenolic compound widely used in industry and cosmetics, yet its toxicity has raised global environmental and health concerns. It has been listed by both the US EPA and the European Union as a priority contaminant for monitoring in...

Accidental and deliberate poisoning by Ricinus communis, a wild plant cultivated for castor oil, has been known for centuries. Seeds contain one of the deadliest known plant toxins, ricin, along with its dimer RCA120. Due to its toxicity and ease of...

Cysteine (Cys) is an essential thiol in food and biological systems, yet its selective quantification remains challenging due to interference from structurally related analytes such as homocysteine (Hcy) and glutathione (GSH). Here, we report a hemic...

While pH possesses inherent chemical significance and potential forensic value in Scotch whisky authentication, it has previously lacked a statistically rigorous exclusionary standard. This study addressed this gap by performing statistical distribut...

Organic field-effect transistor (OFET) biosensors have emerged as a transformative technology for clinical biomarker detection, offering unprecedented sensitivity, selectivity, and versatility in point-of-care (POC) diagnostics. This review examines...

An indirect, novel, fast, and facile assay was developed for the colorimetric determination of fluoride anions using 96-well plates. The proposed method relies on the colorimetric degradation caused by fluoride ions after their reaction with the iron...

Saliva is a biological fluid that can be found at various crime scenes and mainly presents two challenges for the forensic analysis: its identification and the estimation of the time since deposition (TSD). In this study, the performance of Partial L...

Unrefined vegetable oils are an important source of bioactive compounds with beneficial effects on health. Therefore, confirming the biological identity of oils is important for ethical and economic reasons. In this study, a method was developed for...

A novel, green, stability-illustrating HPLC-DAD method was validated for the simultaneous analysis of menadione (MND), dimetridazole (DMT), and sulfadimethoxine sodium (SLF) in a veterinary powder for the first time. These compounds are commonly comb...

The long-term reliability of catalytic gas sensors is strongly influenced by changes in the chemical state and cleanliness of the catalyst surface. In this work, we investigate the surface composition and stability of the platinum (Pt) nanoparticle c...

The complexity of the milk matrix, driven by its lipid-rich composition, complicates pesticide residue analysis. This study developed a simplified and robust analytical procedure for the quantification of 250 pesticides in cow’s milk. Sample pr...

A sensitive and cost-effective voltammetric sensor using a carbon-containing electrode (CCE) with a renewable surface modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was developed for the determination of prednisolone in pharmaceuticals and bloo...