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Recent developments in carbon nanomaterial sensors

Year: 2015

Type: review

Abstract: Carbon nanomaterials are among the most broadly discussed, researched and applied of synthetic nanomaterials. The structural diversity of these materials provides an array of unique electronic, magnetic and optical properties, which when combined with their robust chemistry and ease of manipulation, makes them attractive candidates for sensor applications. Furthermore, the biocompatibility exhibited by many carbon nanomaterials has seen them used as in vivo biosensors. Carbon nanotubes, graphene and carbon dots have come under intense scrutiny, as either discrete molecular-like sensors, or as components which can be integrated into devices. In this review we consider recent developments in the use of carbon nanoparticles and nanostructures as sensors and consider how they can be used to detect a diverse range of analytes.

Source: Chemical Society Reviews

DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00379a

Authors: Frederico R. Baptista, S. A. Belhout, S. Giordani, S. J. Quinn

Institutions: University College Dublin, Italian Institute of Technology, Nano Carbon (Poland)

Language: English

Topic: Electrochemical sensors and biosensors

Subfield: Analytical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: University College Dublin, Irish Research Council, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

Award: G6346337024