Microfluidics in environmental analysis : advancements, challenges, and future prospects for rapid and efficient monitoring

Microfluidic devices have emerged as advantageous tools for detecting environmental contaminants due to their portability, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and rapid response capabilities. These devices have wide-ranging applications in environmental monitoring of air, water, and soil matrices, and have also been applied to agricultural monitoring. Although several previous reviews have explored microfluidic devices' utility, this paper presents an up-to-date account of the latest advancements in this field for environmental monitoring, looking back at the past five years. In this review, we discuss devices for prominent contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides, nutrients, microorganisms, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), etc. We cover numerous detection methods (electrochemical, colorimetric, fluorescent, etc.) and critically assess the current state of microfluidic devices for environmental monitoring, highlighting both their successes and limitations. Moreover, we propose potential strategies to mitigate these limitations and offer valuable insights into future research and development directions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Lab on a chip - 24(2024), 5 vom: 27. Feb., Seite 1175-1206

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aryal, Prakash [VerfasserIn]
Hefner, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Martinez, Brandaise [VerfasserIn]
Henry, Charles S [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Pesticides
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.02.2024

Date Revised 29.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1039/d3lc00871a

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366564528