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ReviewJournal of pharmaceutical analysis2023

Biosensors for waterborne virus detection: Challenges and strategies.

Xixi Song, Zina Fredj, Yuqiao Zheng, Hongyong Zhang, Guoguang Rong, Sumin Bian, Mohamad Sawan

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Review in Journal of pharmaceutical analysis, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Engineering Microbial-Electrochemical Interfaces for Sustainable Water Purification.Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation · 2026
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  4. Recent developments in waterborne pathogen detection technologies.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2025
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  7. High Quality-Factor All-Dielectric Metacavity for Label-Free Biosensing.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xixi SongCenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China.
Zina FredjCenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China.
Yuqiao ZhengCenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China.
Hongyong ZhangCenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China.
Guoguang RongCenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China.
Sumin BianCenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China.
Mohamad SawanCenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China.
Westlake University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Waterborne viruses that can be harmful to human health pose significant challenges globally, affecting health care systems and the economy. Identifying these waterborne pathogens is essential for preventing diseases and protecting public health. However, handling complex samples such as human and wastewater can be challenging due to their dynamic and complex composition and the ultralow concentration of target analytes. This review presents a comprehensive overview of the latest breakthroughs in waterborne virus biosensors. It begins by highlighting several promising strategies that enhance the sensing performance of optical and electrochemical biosensors in human samples. These strategies include optimizing bioreceptor selection, transduction elements, signal amplification, and integrated sensing systems. Furthermore, the insights gained from biosensing waterborne viruses in human samples are applied to improve biosensing in wastewater, with a particular focus on sampling and sample pretreatment due to the dispersion characteristics of waterborne viruses in wastewater. This review suggests that implementing a comprehensive system that integrates the entire waterborne virus detection process with high-accuracy analysis could enhance virus monitoring. These findings provide valuable insights for improving the effectiveness of waterborne virus detection, which could have significant implications for public health and environmental management.

Indexed as

BiosensorsElectrochemicalHuman samplesOpticalWastewaterWaterborne viruses

Identifiers

PMID38174120
PMCPMC10759259
OpenAlexW4386319898

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Registered trials

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