Recent advances and challenges in developing electrochemiluminescence biosensors for health analysis
Yuxi Wei1, Honglan Qi1, Chengxiao Zhang1
1Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China. cxzhang@snnu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
This Feature Article simply introduces principles and mechanisms of electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensors for the determination of biomarkers and highlights recent advances of ECL biosensors on key aspects including new ECL reagents and materials, new biological recognition elements, and emerging construction biointerfacial strategies with illustrative examples and a critical eye on pitfalls and discusses challenges and perspectives of ECL biosensors for health analysis.
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