Author, as appears in the article.: Hoekstra R; Blondeau P; Andrade F

Department: Química Analítica i Química Orgànica

URV's Author/s: Andrade, Francisco Javier / Blondeau, Pascal Jean Claude Leon

Keywords: Ultralow-cost diagnostics Remote sensing Electrochemical sensors Distributed sensing networks Autonomous sensing remote sensing electrochemical sensors distributed sensing networks autonomous sensing

Abstract: © 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Despite predictions of their widespread application in healthcare and environmental monitoring, electrochemical sensors are yet to be distributed at scale, instead remaining largely confined to R&D labs. This contrasts sharply with the situation for physical sensors, which are now ubiquitous and seamlessly embedded in the mature ecosystem provided by electronics and connectivity protocols. Although chemical sensors could be integrated into the same ecosystem, there are fundamental issues with these sensors in the three key areas of analytical performance, usability, and affordability. Nevertheless, advances are being made in each of these fields, leading to hope that the deployment of automated and user-friendly low-cost electrochemical sensors is on the horizon. Here, we present a brief survey of key challenges and advances in the development of distributed electrochemical sensors for liquid samples, geared towards applications in healthcare and wellbeing, environmental monitoring, and homeland security. As will be seen, in many cases the analytical performance of the sensor is acceptable; it is usability that is the major barrier to commercial viability at this moment. Were this to be overcome, the issue of affordability could be addressed. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Odontología Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Geociências General medicine Farmacia Ensino Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Ciência da computação Chemistry, analytical Biotecnología Biodiversidade Biochemistry Biochemical research methods Astronomia / física Analytical chemistry

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 16182642

Author's mail: pascal.blondeau@urv.cat franciscojavier.andrade@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0003-1331-5055 0000-0003-1199-2837

Record's date: 2023-02-18

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion

Link to the original source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00216-018-1104-9

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry. 410 (17): 4077-4089

APA: Hoekstra R; Blondeau P; Andrade F (2018). Distributed electrochemical sensors: recent advances and barriers to market adoption. Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry, 410(17), 4077-4089. DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1104-9

Article's DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1104-9

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2018

Publication Type: Journal Publications