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A review of biosensors and biologically-inspired systems for explosives detection
Richard G Smith1, Natasha D'Souza, Stephen Nicklin
1Bldg S18, DSTL Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent, UK. rgsmith@dstl.gov.uk
The Analyst
|April 23, 2008
Abstract:
This article provides a review of the published literature describing the use of biosensors and biologically-inspired systems for explosives detection. The review focusses on the use of antibodies, enzymes, biologically-inspired synthetic ligands and whole-cell biosensors, providing a flavour of the range of technology, formats and approaches that can be used to detect explosives using biological systems.

