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ReviewJournal of fluorescence2025

Recent Advances in Nanomaterials Based Optical Sensors for the Detection of Melatonin and Serotonin.

Jyoti Duhan, Himanshu Kumar, Sangeeta Obrai

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Review in Journal of fluorescence, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jyoti DuhanDr BR Ambedkar national institute of technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
Himanshu KumarDr BR Ambedkar national institute of technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
Sangeeta ObraiDr BR Ambedkar national institute of technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Sangeetaobrai123@gmail.com.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this review paper we discussed the detection of melatonin and serotonin by using various optical methods. Melatonin and serotonin are very necessary body hormones these are also called neuroregulatory hormones secreted by pineal gland in brain by pinealocytes and shape of pineal gland is cone like. Sensitive detection of melatonin and serotonin in pharmacological samples and human serum is crucial for human beings, lots of research publications available in literature for melatonin and serotonin and we overviewed these papers. We have deeply reviewed many research papers where sensitively sensing of melatonin and serotonin occurs, by using of various interfering agents and nanomaterials. This review aims presenting colorimetry, fluorometry and spectrophotometric detection of melatonin (MEL) and serotonin (SER) by using different metal oxides, carbon nanomaterials (nanosheets, nanorods, nanofibers) and many other agents. Nanomaterials typically possess favourable optical, electrical and mechanical characteristics, they provide up new avenues for enhancing the efficacy of sensors. It is crucial to provide an optical sensors platform that is dependable, sensitive and low price. The development of sensors and biosensors to use nanomaterials for neurotransmitters has advanced significantly in recent years. There are currently many developing biomarkers in biological fluids, and bionanomaterial-based biosensor systems, as well as clinical and pharmacological settings, have garnered significant interest. Biomarkers have been found using optical devices in a quick, selective and sensitive manner. Our aim is to compile all the data that already published on MEL, SER sensing and comparison of each method, we mainly focused on principle, observations, sensitivity, selectivity, limit of detection, mechanism behind the reaction, effect of temperature, pH and concentration. In the last of this paper, we discuss some challenges of these methods and future projects.

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Biosensing TechniquesMelatoninNanostructuresSerotoninAnimalsHumansMelatoninSerotoninColorimetryFluorescenceLimit of DetectionLinear Concentration RangeNanomaterialsSensors

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