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Electrochemical sensing using boronic acids.

Meng Li¹, Weihong Zhu, Frank Marken

¹Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. t.d.james@bath.ac.uk F.Marken@bath.ac.uk.

Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)

|September 8, 2015

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Boronic acid electrochemical sensors offer advanced methods for detecting biological analytes. This review highlights their progress in solution and surface processes for health diagnostics and biomolecule sensing.

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Area of Science:

Electrochemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Materials Science

Background:

Boronic acids form cyclic complexes with diols and interact with Lewis bases.
Boronic acid functionalized materials are used in functional materials, biomolecule sensing, and microbial electrochemistry.
They are widely developed as chemical sensors for health diagnostics.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent advancements in boronic acid-based electrochemical sensors.
To cover both solution and surface processes for detecting biological analytes.
To provide insights for chemists, engineers, biochemists, and the sensor community.

Main Methods:

Review of recent progress in boronic acid-based electrochemical sensor technology.
Analysis of applications in solution and surface processes.
Focus on detection of biological analytes.

Main Results:

Boronic acid sensors demonstrate significant progress in detecting biological analytes.
Applications span functional materials, biomolecule/protein attachment and sensing, and microbial electrochemistry.
Development as chemical sensors and tools in health diagnostics is rapidly advancing.

Conclusions:

Boronic acid electrochemical sensors are a rapidly advancing field with broad applications.
Continued research promises enhanced capabilities for diagnostics and biomolecular analysis.
This review serves as a valuable resource for researchers in related disciplines.