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Immunosensors in food, health, environment, and agriculture: a review

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The increasing pollution of ecosystems by both biological and non-biological contaminants has recently fostered the rapid development of biosensors, thus opening a new investigation area in analytical sciences. Here, we review the applications of immunosensors in food safety, human health, environmental sciences, water pollution, and agriculture. We present the analysis of cancer markers, pathogens, antigens, antibiotics, pesticides, toxins, allergens, hormones, and phytohormones. Immunosensors comprise electrochemical, microgravimetric, optical, and thermometric immunosensors. Immunosensors have advantages such as enhanced sensitivity, selectivity, speed, and cost-effectiveness. In particular, antibody-based biosensors have outperformed traditional methods in identifying and analysing various compounds. Immunosensors are able to detect compounds at nanomolar to picomolar levels.

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Abbreviations

ABEI:

N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol

Bio-PET:

Bio-based poly(ethylene terephthalate)

CFDA:

Chinese Food and Drug Administration

CNTFETs:

Carbon nanotubes field effect transistors

DL-MBs:

Dual-labelled magnetic nanobeads

EFSA:

European Food Safety Authority

EIS:

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

ELISA:

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

EQS:

Environmental quality standards

EQSD:

Environmental quality standards directive

FOPPR:

Fibre optic particle plasmon resonance

FRET:

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer

FSSAI:

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

g-C3N4/ZnO:

Graphitic carbon nitride/zinc oxide

GC–MS:

Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

HFMD:

Hand, foot, and mouth disease

HPLC:

High-performance liquid chromatography

IDAMs:

Interdigitated array microelectrodes

IGF-1:

Insulin-like growth factor-1

LC–MS:

Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry

MDSPE:

Magnetic dispersion solid-phase extraction

MWCNT:

Multiwalled carbon nanotube

PDMS:

Polydimethylsiloxane

pNap:

1-Naphthylamine polymer

SERS:

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering

SPCE:

Screen-printed carbon electrode

SWASV:

Square wave anodic stripping voltammetry

SWCNHs:

Single-walled carbon nanohorns

SWCNTs:

Single-walled carbon nanotubes

USFDA:

United States Food and Drug Administration

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The authors would like to thank University of Hradec Kralove and King Saud University, for allowing the current study to conduct and complete.

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King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, supported this research (RSP-2022/59), along with the Czech Republic (PrF UHK 2205/2024–2025 and MH CZ—DRO (UHHK, 00179906)) and VEGA Project 1/0482/ 20).

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HK contributed to writing, data gathering, and editing. RD contributed to data gathering, and review editing. SG contributed to review editing. RC contributed to conceptualization, and editing. PP contributed to data gathering, and editing. DSD contributed to figure designing, and editing. CC contributed to contributed to figure designing, and editing. NS contributed to writing, and editing. AKP contributed to writing, and editing. DK contributed to editing. NK contributed to editing. TK contributed to editing. MV contributed to conceptualization, and editing. SM contributed to conceptualization, editing, and supervision. SYA contributed to conceptualization, editing, and funding acquisition. DK contributed to conceptualization, editing, and supervision. KK contributed to conceptualization, editing, supervision, and funding acquisition.

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Correspondence to Sivakumar Manickam, Dinesh Kumar or Kamil Kuča.

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Kumar, H., Dhalaria, R., Guleria, S. et al. Immunosensors in food, health, environment, and agriculture: a review. Environ Chem Lett (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-024-01745-z

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