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Electrochemical Biosensors for Ions Detection

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As one of the most important biological fluids, whole blood provides important information for health management and disease monitoring. Ions are an important component of blood and carry key information for early diagnosis of diseases. Therefore, a highly selective, sensitive, accurate, and reliable technology is needed to detect the ion content in blood to monitor the health status. Among them, electrochemical biosensors are famous for their advantages in detecting ions in blood, such as quickness, sensitivity, reagent-free, and cleaning-free. In order to achieve the sensitivity and selectivity of blood analysis, electrochemical biosensors have explored many strategies, including the use of hierarchical electrodes, nanomaterial modification, and enzyme amplification. Here, we aim to comprehensively review all these advances, challenges, and opportunities in electrochemical biosensors for the detection of ions in blood.

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  1. Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China

    Kai Zhang

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    Xiaojin Zhang & Fan Xia

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Zhang, K., Zhang, X., Xia, F. (2023). Electrochemical Biosensors for Ions Detection. In: Xia, F., Li, H., Li, S., Lou, X. (eds) Electrochemical Biosensors for Whole Blood Analysis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5644-9_3

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