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Paper-based electrochemical analytical devices (ePADs) have gained significant interest as promising analytical units in recent years because they can be fabricated in simple ways, are low-cost, portable, and disposable platforms that can be applied in various fields. In this sense, paper-based electrochemical biosensors are attractive analytical devices since they can promote diagnose several diseases and potentially allow decentralized analysis. Electrochemical biosensors are versatile, as the measured signal can be improved by using mainly molecular technologies and nanomaterials to attach biomolecules, resulting in an increase in their sensitivity and selectivity. Additionally, they can be implemented in microfluidic devices that drive and control the flow without external pumping and store reagents, and improve the mass transport of analytes, increasing sensor sensitivity. In this review, we focus on the recent developments in electrochemical paper-based devices for viruses’ detection, including COVID-19, Dengue, Zika, Hepatitis, Ebola, AIDS, and Influenza, among others, which have caused impacts on people’s health, especially in places with scarce resources. Also, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the main electrode’s fabrication methods, device designs, and biomolecule immobilization strategies. Finally, the perspectives and challenges that need to be overcome to further advance paper-based electrochemical biosensors’ applications are critically presented.
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The authors acknowledge the financial support from São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP (Grant numbers: 2021/00205-8, 2019/22126–2, 2018/08782-1, 2018/16896–7, 2018/14462-0, 2017/13137-5, and 2014/50867-3) and from to the National Council for Research – CNPq (Grant numbers: 302839/2020-8, 311847-2018-8 and 465389/2014–7). This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001.
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Ataide, V.N., Pradela-Filho, L.A., Ameku, W.A. et al. Paper-based electrochemical biosensors for the diagnosis of viral diseases. Microchim Acta 190, 276 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-023-05856-2
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