Disposable Sensors in Diagnostics, Food, and Environmental Monitoring. Issue 30 (15th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dincer, Can; Bruch, Richard; Costa‐Rama, Estefanía; Fernández‐Abedul, Maria Teresa; Merkoçi, Arben; Manz, Andreas; Urban, Gerald Anton; Güder, Firat
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 31:Issue 30(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2019-05-15
• Subjects: disposable sensors -- environmental monitoring -- food analysis -- point‐of‐care testing -- wearables; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201806739
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

Abstract: Disposable sensors are low‐cost and easy‐to‐use sensing devices intended for short‐term or rapid single‐point measurements. The growing demand for fast, accessible, and reliable information in a vastly connected world makes disposable sensors increasingly important. The areas of application for such devices are numerous, ranging from pharmaceutical, agricultural, environmental, forensic, and food sciences to wearables and clinical diagnostics, especially in resource‐limited settings. The capabilities of disposable sensors can extend beyond measuring traditional physical quantities (for example, temperature or pressure); they can provide critical chemical and biological information (chemo‐ and biosensors) that can be digitized and made available to users and centralized/decentralized facilities for data storage, remotely. These features could pave the way for new classes of low‐cost systems for health, food, and environmental monitoring that can democratize sensing across the globe. Here, a brief insight into the materials and basics of sensors (methods of transduction, molecular recognition, and amplification) is provided followed by a comprehensive and critical overview of the disposable sensors currently used for medical diagnostics, food, and environmental analysis. Finally, views on how the field of disposable sensing devices will continue its evolution are discussed, including the future trends, challenges, and opportunities. Abstract : Disposable sensors are inexpensive and easy‐to‐use tools for short‐term monitoring or single‐shot measurements. An insight into the materials and fundamentals of sensors along with an extensive and critical overview of the recent disposable sensing devices in medical diagnostics, food, and environmental analysis is given. Lastly, future trends, challenges, and opportunities in the field of disposable sensors are discussed.