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Alcohol quantification: recent insights into amperometric enzyme biosensors
Vinita Hooda1, Vikas Kumar1, Anjum Gahlaut1
1a Centre for Biotechnology , Maharshi Dayanand University , Rohtak , Haryana , India.
Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology
|April 19, 2017
Summary
Biosensors act as artificial senses, with electrochemical alcohol biosensors significantly advancing clinical diagnostics and public safety. These devices utilize enzymes and nanomaterials for precise ethanol analysis, improving accuracy and response times.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Analytical Chemistry
- Materials Science
Background:
- Biosensors function as technological extensions of human senses, crucial for health applications like clinical diagnostics.
- Alcohol analysis is vital globally for legal, medical (HIV, pregnancy), and public safety contexts (e.g., transportation, healthcare professionals).
- Recent decades have seen substantial progress in biosensor development to address clinical and toxicological challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review advancements in alcohol biosensor technology.
- To compare different alcohol biosensors based on key analytical properties.
- To discuss current trends and future prospects in alcohol biosensor development.
Main Methods:
- Focus on electrochemical biosensors, particularly those employing enzymes and nanomaterials for ethanol detection.
- Comparative analysis of biosensors based on fabrication, linearity, sensitivity, response time, detection limit, and storage stability.
- Literature review of recent trends and emerging future prospects in the field.
Main Results:
- Electrochemical biosensors, leveraging enzymes and nanomaterials, currently lead in ethanol analysis.
- Enzymatic biosensors are the most studied type, with nanomaterials enhancing their performance.
- A comprehensive comparison of alcohol biosensors across various analytical parameters is provided.
Conclusions:
- Alcohol biosensors have evolved significantly, with electrochemical and enzymatic approaches showing great promise.
- Nanomaterials play a key role in improving the sensitivity and efficiency of these biosensors.
- The review highlights ongoing developments and future directions for enhanced alcohol detection technologies.