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ReviewBiosensors2025

Biosensor Technologies for Water Quality: Detection of Emerging Contaminants and Pathogens.

Antía Fdez-Sanromán, Nuria Bernárdez-Rodas, Emilio Rosales, Marta Pazos, Elisa González-Romero, Maria Ángeles Sanromán

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Review in Biosensors, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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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

17 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.

Antía Fdez-SanrománCINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, BIOSUV, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, 36310 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7485-3055
Nuria Bernárdez-RodasCINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, BIOSUV, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, 36310 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0009-0003-5210-7977
Emilio RosalesCINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, BIOSUV, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, 36310 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9342-9495
Marta PazosCINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, BIOSUV, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, 36310 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9921-1278
Elisa González-RomeroDepartment of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Universidade de Vigo, Campus As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8728-295X
Maria Ángeles SanrománCINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, BIOSUV, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, 36310 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8148-2130

Funding

MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 PCI2022-132941MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and FSE+ PRE2021-098540
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review explores the development, technological foundations, and applications of biosensor technologies across various fields, such as medicine for disease diagnosis and monitoring, and the food industry. However, the primary focus is on their use in detecting contaminants and pathogens, as well as in environmental monitoring for water quality assessment. The review classifies different types of biosensors based on their bioreceptor and transducer, highlighting how they are specifically designed for the detection of emerging contaminants (ECs) and pathogens in water. Key innovations in this technology are critically examined, including advanced techniques such as systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX), molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), and self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), which enable the fabrication of sensors with improved sensitivity and selectivity. Additionally, the integration of microfluidic systems into biosensors is analyzed, demonstrating significant enhancements in performance and detection speed. Through these advancements, this work emphasizes the fundamental role of biosensors as key tools for safeguarding public health and preserving environmental integrity.

Indexed as

Biosensing TechniquesWater QualityEnvironmental Monitoringelectrochemical biosensorsemerging contaminantsmicrofluidic systemoptical biosensorspathogenspiezoelectric biosensorswater quality assessment

Identifiers

PMID40136986
PMCPMC11940157

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