Nanostructured sensors for detection of heavy metals: A review

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 713-723

  Li, Ming ^a   Gou, Honglei ^a   Al Ogaidi, Israa ^a   Wu, Nianqiang ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Electrochemical sensor; Heavy metal; Microfluidics; Nanomaterial; Optical sensor; Optofluidics

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY; HEAVY METAL DETECTION; NANOMATERIAL; NANOSTRUCTURED SENSORS; OPTO-FLUIDICS; PERFORMANCE OF DEVICES; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING (SERS);

BIOSENSORS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; HEAVY METALS; MICROELECTRODES; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL SENSORS; SURFACE SCATTERING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 84879651392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc400019a     Document Type: Article

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