Petrucci, R.; Pasquali, M.; Scaramuzzo, F.A.; Curulli, A. Recent Advances in Electrochemical Chitosan-Based Chemosensors and Biosensors: Applications in Food Safety. Chemosensors 2021, 9, 254, doi:10.3390/chemosensors9090254.
Petrucci, R.; Pasquali, M.; Scaramuzzo, F.A.; Curulli, A. Recent Advances in Electrochemical Chitosan-Based Chemosensors and Biosensors: Applications in Food Safety. Chemosensors 2021, 9, 254, doi:10.3390/chemosensors9090254.
Petrucci, R.; Pasquali, M.; Scaramuzzo, F.A.; Curulli, A. Recent Advances in Electrochemical Chitosan-Based Chemosensors and Biosensors: Applications in Food Safety. Chemosensors 2021, 9, 254, doi:10.3390/chemosensors9090254.
Petrucci, R.; Pasquali, M.; Scaramuzzo, F.A.; Curulli, A. Recent Advances in Electrochemical Chitosan-Based Chemosensors and Biosensors: Applications in Food Safety. Chemosensors 2021, 9, 254, doi:10.3390/chemosensors9090254.
Abstract
Chitosan is a biopolymer derived from chitin. It is a non-toxic, biocompatible, bioactive, and biodegradable polymer. Due to its properties, chitosan has found applications in several and different fields such as agriculture, food industry, medicine, paper fabrication, textile industry, and water treatment. In addition to these properties, chitosan has a good film-forming ability which allows it to be widely used for the development of sensors and biosensors. This review is focused on the use of chitosan for the formulation of electrochemical chemosensors. It also aims to provide an overview of the advantages of using chitosan as an immobilization platform for biomolecules by highlighting its applications in electrochemical biosensors. Finally, applications of electro-chemical chitosan-based chemosensors and biosensors in food safety are illustrated
Chemistry and Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry
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