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Akhtar Hayat¹, Gaëlle Catanante², Jean Louis Marty³

¹BIOMEM, Universitéde Perpignan, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France. akhtarloona@gmail.com.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

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Nanomaterials offer exciting potential for developing advanced amperometric biosensors. This review explores their properties for enhanced electrochemical sensing applications.

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Electrochemistry
Materials Science
Biosensor Technology

Background:

Recent years show increased research in electrochemical sensors, particularly amperometric biosensors.
Nanomaterial integration is a promising approach for improving biosensor performance.
Many nanostructured materials remain underexplored in amperometric biosensor design.

Conclusions:

Nanomaterials are crucial for advancing amperometric biosensor technology.
Further research into diverse nanomaterials will lead to improved biosensing capabilities.
Exploring underexplored nanomaterials can unlock new frontiers in electrochemical sensing.