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Nanomaterial-based sensors for microbe detection: a review.

Muhammad Qamar Khan, Jahangir Khan, Muhammad Abbas Haider Alvi, Hifza Nawaz, Muhammad Fahad, Muhammad Umar

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Review in Discover nano, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

6 authors.

Muhammad Qamar KhanDepartment of Textile Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad, 37610, Punjab, Pakistan. drqamar@ntu.edu.pk.
Jahangir KhanDepartment of Textile Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad, 37610, Punjab, Pakistan.
Muhammad Abbas Haider AlviDepartment of Textile Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad, 37610, Punjab, Pakistan.
Hifza NawazDepartment of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
Muhammad FahadDepartment of Textile Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad, 37610, Punjab, Pakistan.
Muhammad UmarDepartment of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. muhammad.umar@manchester.ac.uk.

Funding

Higher Education Commission, Pakistan TTSF-83
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Airborne microorganisms pose a significant health threat, causing various illnesses. Traditional detection methods are often slow and complex. This review highlights the potential of nanomaterial-based biosensors, particularly colorimetric sensors, for rapid and on-site detection of airborne microbes. Colorimetric sensors offer real-time visual detection without complex instrumentation. We explore the integration of these sensors with Lab-on-a-Chip technology using PDMS microfluidics. This review also proposes a novel PDMS-based colorimetric biosensor for real-time detection of airborne microbes. The sensor utilizes a color change phenomenon easily observable with the naked eye, simplifying analysis and potentially enabling point-of-care applications.

Indexed as

BiosensorColorimetric phenomenonMicrobes sensorNanofibers

Identifiers

PMID39080121
PMCPMC11289191

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