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NANOMATERIALS
Volume 7, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano7060119
Keywords
antibiotics; magnetic nanoparticles; electrochemical and optical sensors; detection
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- Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation, CNCS/CCCDI-UEFISCDI within PNCDI III [PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-0172]
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Widespread use of antibiotics has led to pollution of waterways, potentially creating resistance among freshwater bacterial communities. Microorganisms resistant to commonly prescribed antibiotics (superbug) have dramatically increased over the last decades. The presence of antibiotics in waters, in food and beverages in both their un-metabolized and metabolized forms are of interest for humans. This is due to daily exposure in small quantities, that, when accumulated, could lead to development of drug resistance to antibiotics, or multiply the risk of allergic reaction. Conventional analytical methods used to quantify antibiotics are relatively expensive and generally require long analysis time associated with the difficulties to perform field analyses. In this context, electrochemical and optical based sensing devices are of interest, offering great potentials for a broad range of analytical applications. This review will focus on the application of magnetic nanoparticles in the design of different analytical methods, mainly sensors, used for the detection of antibiotics in different matrices (human fluids, the environmental, food and beverages samples).
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