Abstract
Electrochemical immunosensors combine high sensitivity of electrochemical methods and simple and miniature construction of the required instrumentation, with excellent specificity of antibodies as recognition elements. The current status of this approach applied for environmental analysis is discussed. The various types of biosensors were generally found very suitable for environmental analysis, and the subgroup of immunosensors provided numerous attractive applications in this field, too. This chapter introduces the principles, effectiveness and limitations of immunosensors for environmental applications.
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Abbreviations
- Ab:
-
Antibody
- Ag:
-
Antigen
- ALP:
-
Alkaline phosphatase
- Amp:
-
Amperometry
- Cap:
-
Capacitance
- CE:
-
Capillary electrophoresis
- Comp:
-
Competitive assay
- CV:
-
Cyclic voltammetry
- DPV:
-
Differential pulse voltammetry
- EIS:
-
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
- ELISA:
-
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- GCE:
-
Glassy carbon electrode
- GOPS:
-
Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane
- Homo:
-
Homogeneous assay
- HRP:
-
Horse radish peroxidase
- IDE:
-
Interdigitated array electrode
- ITO:
-
Indium tin oxide electrode
- MWCNT:
-
Multiwalled carbon nanotube
- NP:
-
Nanoparticle
- P-homo:
-
Pseudohomogeneous assay
- Poten:
-
Potentiometric
- QD:
-
Quantum dot
- SAM:
-
Self-assembled monolayer
- Sandw:
-
Sandwich assay
- SPE:
-
Screen-printed electrode
- SWSV:
-
Square wave stripping voltammetry
- SWV:
-
Square wave voltammetry
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Skládal, P. (2014). Immunosensors. In: Moretto, L., Kalcher, K. (eds) Environmental Analysis by Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0676-5_13
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