ReviewRSC advances2026
SERS-imprinted nanosensors for monitoring of pesticides up to femtomolar concentrations: fusing selectivity with sensitivity.
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Abstract
Pesticide residues in food and environmental matrices pose serious health and ecological risks, demanding rapid, sensitive, and on-site detection methods. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) offers exceptional sensitivity but often lacks selectivity in complex samples. This limitation is overcome by integrating SERS with molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), creating SERS-imprinted nanosensors that combine molecular recognition with signal amplification. This review systematically examines the design, fabrication, and application of MIP-SERS nanosensors for pesticide detection from 2010-2025. We discuss advanced imprinting strategies (including dummy templates, stimuli-responsive systems, and controlled polymerization) and highlight the role of nanomaterials in enhancing SERS performance. These sensors achieve detection limits as low as femtomolar concentrations for pesticides such as thiram, fenthion, and carbendazim in food, soil, and water samples. We also address key challenges in reproducibility, selectivity, and field deployment, and outline future directions including portable platforms, multiplex detection, and emerging techniques like TERS and UV-SERS. This work provides a roadmap for developing robust, selective, and field-deployable nanosensors for sustainable agriculture and food safety.
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