Environment Remediation Tools:
Chemosensors and Biosensors
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J. Brindha, Milind Shrinivas Dangate, and M. M. Balamurali
Abstract
Pollution is one of the major problems persisting in our environment causing an
increase in the morbidity and mortality, which ultimately affects the economic
growth of a nation. Therefore, environment quality sensing tools have become
inevitable in everyday life. Though several tools are reported in the scientific
literature and much more are available in the market, this field of research on
environment sensors has always been on its priority. Simplicity, costeffectiveness, reliability, and stability are the challenges that decide the performance of sensors. This chapter will discuss achievements made toward various
chemosensors and biosensors that can pave the way toward environment
remediation.
Research on environment sensors is one of the evergreen areas with
contributions from transdisciplinary researchers round the world. Though technological advancements and industrial developments are happening at a daunting
rate, on one hand, the hazards posed by them on the environment are increasing at
a much faster rate. Therefore, it becomes necessary to develop such a tool to meet
the challenges ahead in food, healthcare, and environmental sectors. With the
emergence of highly infectious and/or antibiotic-resistant pathogens,
advancements in biosensors are made with the need for quicker detection/treatment and ease of use in diagnostics. This chapter deals with various kinds of
sensors available for the detection of pathogens and toxic chemicals, with their
classifications based on the type of transducer used, along with the recent findings
in each type.
J. Brindha · M. S. Dangate · M. M. Balamurali (*)
Chemistry Division, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, India
# Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
R. Prasad (ed.), Environmental Pollution and Remediation, Environmental and
Microbial Biotechnology, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5499-5_10
267
Chemosensors and Biosensors
10
J. Brindha, Milind Shrinivas Dangate, and M. M. Balamurali
Abstract
Pollution is one of the major problems persisting in our environment causing an
increase in the morbidity and mortality, which ultimately affects the economic
growth of a nation. Therefore, environment quality sensing tools have become
inevitable in everyday life. Though several tools are reported in the scientific
literature and much more are available in the market, this field of research on
environment sensors has always been on its priority. Simplicity, costeffectiveness, reliability, and stability are the challenges that decide the performance of sensors. This chapter will discuss achievements made toward various
chemosensors and biosensors that can pave the way toward environment
remediation.
Research on environment sensors is one of the evergreen areas with
contributions from transdisciplinary researchers round the world. Though technological advancements and industrial developments are happening at a daunting
rate, on one hand, the hazards posed by them on the environment are increasing at
a much faster rate. Therefore, it becomes necessary to develop such a tool to meet
the challenges ahead in food, healthcare, and environmental sectors. With the
emergence of highly infectious and/or antibiotic-resistant pathogens,
advancements in biosensors are made with the need for quicker detection/treatment and ease of use in diagnostics. This chapter deals with various kinds of
sensors available for the detection of pathogens and toxic chemicals, with their
classifications based on the type of transducer used, along with the recent findings
in each type.
J. Brindha · M. S. Dangate · M. M. Balamurali (*)
Chemistry Division, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, India
# Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
R. Prasad (ed.), Environmental Pollution and Remediation, Environmental and
Microbial Biotechnology, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5499-5_10
267