Electrochemical Sensors for Biometrics

A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices".

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School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Interests: biosensor; electroanalysis; graphene; biometric identification
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Dear Colleagues,

Electrochemical sensors have important applications in the field of electrochemistry. Electrochemical sensors can detect substances starting from ions up to large molecules. Some of these electrochemical sensors have successfully entered the market, such as blood glucose meters and uric acid meters. In recent years, electrochemical sensors have become more important in the field of detection, rather than just in targeting those specific substances, and they have also played an important role in complex biometrics.

This Special Issue invites original research papers and review articles proposing developments in electrochemical sensors for biometrics from different basic and applied research topics, including identification of biological units, plant identification, and food identification. We also welcome the novel electrochemical sensor preparation for new important targets in biological, environmental, food, and forensic samples (liquid, solid, semi-solid, or gas samples).

Dr. Li Fu
Dr. Hassan Karimi-Maleh
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Keywords

  • electrochemistry
  • biometrics
  • novel materials
  • sensor fabrication
  • nanocomposite

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Communication
Biometric Identification of Taxodium spp. and Their Hybrid Progenies by Electrochemical Fingerprints
by Yuhong Zheng, Da Wang, Xiaolong Li, Ziyang Wang, Qingwei Zhou, Li Fu, Yunlong Yin and David Creech
Biosensors 2021, 11(10), 403; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/bios11100403 - 18 Oct 2021
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The use of electrochemical fingerprints for plant identification is an emerging application in biosensors. In this work, Taxodium ascendens, T. distichum, T. mucronatum, and 18 of their hybrid progenies were collected for this purpose. This is the first attempt to [...] Read more.
The use of electrochemical fingerprints for plant identification is an emerging application in biosensors. In this work, Taxodium ascendens, T. distichum, T. mucronatum, and 18 of their hybrid progenies were collected for this purpose. This is the first attempt to use electrochemical fingerprinting for the identification of plant hybrid progeny. Electrochemical fingerprinting in the leaves of Taxodium spp. was recorded under two conditions. The results showed that the electrochemical fingerprints of each species and progeny possessed very suitable reproducibility. These electrochemical fingerprints represent the electrochemical behavior of electrochemically active substances in leaf tissues under specific conditions. Since these species and progenies are very closely related to each other, it is challenging to identify them directly using a particular electrochemical fingerprinting. Therefore, electrochemical fingerprints measured under different conditions were used to perform pattern recognition. We can identify different species and progenies by locating the features in different pattern maps. We also performed a phylogenetic study with data from electrochemical fingerprinting. The results proved that the electrochemical classification results and the relationship between them are closely related. Full article
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An Analytical Method Based on Electrochemical Sensor for the Assessment of Insect Infestation in Flour
by Li Fu, Jiangwei Zhu and Hassan Karimi-Maleh
Biosensors 2021, 11(9), 325; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/bios11090325 - 09 Sep 2021
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Uric acid is an important indicator of the insect infestation assessment in flour. In this work, we propose a method for uric acid detection based on voltammetry. This technique is particularly considered for the physicochemical properties of flour and contains a simple pretreatment [...] Read more.
Uric acid is an important indicator of the insect infestation assessment in flour. In this work, we propose a method for uric acid detection based on voltammetry. This technique is particularly considered for the physicochemical properties of flour and contains a simple pretreatment process to rapidly achieve extraction and adsorption of uric acid in flour. To achieve specific recognition of uric acid, graphene and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) were used for the adsorption and concentration of uric acid in flour. The adsorbed mixture was immobilized on the surface of a screen-printed electrode for highly sensitive detection of the uric acid. The results showed that electrocatalytic oxidation of uric acid could be achieved after adsorption by graphene and PEDOT. This electrocatalytic reaction allows its oxidation peak to be distinguished from those of other substances that commonly possess electrochemical activity. This voltammetry-based detection method is a portable and disposable analytical method. Because it is simple to operate, requires no professional training, and is inexpensive, it is a field analysis method that can be promoted. Full article
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Voltammetric Electrochemical Sensor for Phylogenetic Study in Acer Linn.
by Qingwei Zhou, Kewei Liu, Xiaolong Li, Yonghua Gu, Yuhong Zheng, Boyuan Fan and Weihong Wu
Biosensors 2021, 11(9), 323; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/bios11090323 - 08 Sep 2021
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Acer Linn. is a highly divergent species morphology in the maple family (Aceraceae). It is one of the genera facing a very difficult taxonomic situation. The phylogeny of the genus and the taxonomic system under the genus remain unclear. The use of electrochemical [...] Read more.
Acer Linn. is a highly divergent species morphology in the maple family (Aceraceae). It is one of the genera facing a very difficult taxonomic situation. The phylogeny of the genus and the taxonomic system under the genus remain unclear. The use of electrochemical fingerprints for plant phylogenetic study is an emerging application in biosensors. In this work, leaves of 18 species of Acer Linn. with an exo-taxa were selected for electrochemical fingerprint recording. Two different conditions were used for improving the data abundance. The fingerprint of all species showed a series of oxidation peaks. These peaks can be ascribed to the oxidation of flavonols, phenolic acids, procyanidins, alkaloids, and pigments in plant tissue. These electrochemical fingerprints can be used for the identification of plant species. We also performed a phylogenetic study with data from electrochemical fingerprinting. The phylogenetic tree of Acer is divided into three main clades. The result is in full agreement with A. shangszeense var. anfuense, A. pictum subsp. mono, A. amplum, A. truncatum, and A. miaotaiense, belonging to the subsection Platanoidea. A. nikoense and A. griseum were clustered together in the dendrogram. Another group that fits the traditional classification results is in the subsection Integrifolia. Full article
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