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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Molecular Imprinting Polymer-Based Sensing of Neonicotinoids.

Jelena Golijanin, Diane Hyewoo Lee, Riley Y Li, Soha Ahmadi

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Jelena GolijaninDepartment of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada.
Diane Hyewoo LeeDepartment of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-8342-2564
Riley Y LiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-0630-7340
Soha AhmadiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7182-9049

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neonicotinoids are a novel class of insecticides that exhibit environmental persistence and off-target effects on both humans and ecosystems. Therefore, there is a need for sensitive and selective sensors to monitor concentrations of neonicotinoids in environmental water and soil systems. Molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-based sensors are an emerging technology with strong potential for reliable, sensitive, and selective detection of neonicotinoids. Moreover, MIPs are versatile and compatible with a wide range of analytical techniques, which can further enhance measurement capabilities in the development of practical and robust sensors. Despite this promise, many routes remain underexplored for neonicotinoid detection. This review reports on the current state of neonicotinoid chemical sensors and detection methods using MIPs and highlights potential applications of MIP-based approaches as cost-effective and easy-to-operate solutions for monitoring neonicotinoids. Recent sensors incorporating MIPs and electrochemical or optical techniques for neonicotinoid detection are described and compared. Approaches employing magnetic solid-phase extraction and quartz crystal microbalance are also discussed. Additionally, the influence of monomer choice for MIP synthesis, as well as the use of additives and nanomaterials for sensor construction and analyte detection, is reviewed. These methods may promote sustainability, reusability, ratiometric or simultaneous detection of neonicotinoids, and sensor portability for on-site monitoring.

Indexed as

Biosensing TechniquesInsecticidesMolecular ImprintingMolecularly Imprinted PolymersNeonicotinoidsPolymersHumansQuartz Crystal Microbalance TechniquesSolid Phase ExtractionInsecticidesMolecularly Imprinted PolymersNeonicotinoidsPolymerselectrochemical sensorsfluorescence sensingmolecularly imprinted polymersneonicotinoidsoptical sensorsphotoelectrochemical sensingpotentiometrysurface-enhanced Raman scatteringvoltammetry

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PMCPMC12694491

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