title: Nanochannel-based electrochemical sensor for the detection of pharmaceutical contaminants in water.
abstract: Effective real-time monitoring is the key to understanding and tackling the issue of pharmaceutical contamination of water. This research demonstrates the utility of an alumina nanochannel-based electrochemical sensor platform for the detection of ibuprofen in water derived from various sources. Our results indicate that the sensor is highly sensitive with a limit of detection at 0.25 pg mL(-1). The novel sensor described here has potential for application as a simple, rapid, inexpensive and highly reliable method for real-time environmental water quality assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Midwestern University, 19555 North 59th Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85308, USA.
authors.forename: Vinay J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Nagaraj
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Krishna Mohan
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Vattipalli
authors.forename: Venkata Praveen
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Annam
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical