The traditional sensors are designed based on the “lock-and-key” strategy with high
selectivity and specificity for detecting specific analytes, which however are not suitable for …

Crop diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms pose severe threats to the global food
supply. Effective diagnostic tools for timely determination of plant diseases become essential …

Biotic and abiotic stresses are well known to increase the emission of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) from plants. The analysis of VOCs emissions from plants enables timely …

We report on the development of new optical sensors using molecularly imprinted polymers
(MIPs) combined with different materials and explore the novel strategies followed in order …

The selective sensing of gaseous target molecules is a challenge to analytical chemistry.
Selectivity may be achieved in liquids by several different methods, but many of these are …

In process analytics or environmental monitoring, the real-time recording of the composition
of complex samples over a long period of time presents a great challenge. Promising …

Speedy, point-of-need detection and monitoring of small-molecule metabolites are vital
across diverse applications ranging from biomedicine to agri-food and environmental …

Semiconductor-enriched single-walled carbon nanotubes (s-SWCNTs) have potential for
application as a chemiresistor for the detection of breath compounds, including …

Promising techniques for detecting and quantifying active components in the plants and
foods have received global concern in smart agriculture. Dual-mode optical assays are …

The demand for real-time detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has contributed to
the rapid expansion of metal oxide semiconductor gas sensors. Among various metal …