Nature-inspired green materials-supported electrochemical tools for environmental and food safety monitoring
Microchemical Journal, cilt.230, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
- Cilt numarası: 230
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.microc.2026.119804
- Dergi Adı: Microchemical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Index Islamicus, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Engineering Source (EBSCO)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Environmental monitoring, Food safety, Green electrochemical sensors, Nature-inspired materials
- Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Nature-inspired materials have emerged as eco-efficiency alternatives to conventional electrode modification agents in electrochemical sensing owing to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, renewability, structural diversity, and abundant functional groups. These materials not only support environmentally friendly sensor fabrication but also improve analytical performance by facilitating stable immobilization of recognition elements, enhancing interfacial interactions, promoting electron transfer, and enabling the development of versatile composite architectures. Consequently, they have attracted increasing attention in environmental monitoring and food safety applications, where rapid, portable, and cost-effective analytical tools are required. This review summarizes the fundamental characteristics of major nature-inspired materials, including cellulose and its derivatives, plant-based materials, hyaluronic acid, peptides, and proteins, and discusses their roles in green electrochemical sensing platforms. Recent applications for the detection of environmentally and food-relevant contaminants, such as heavy metals, endocrine-disrupting compounds, pesticides, antibiotic residues, foodborne pathogens, biotoxins, and veterinary drug residues, are comprehensively evaluated with emphasis on analytical performance and sensing strategies. In addition, current challenges associated with sensor design, practical implementation, and commercialization are discussed, highlighting the future potential of nature-inspired green materials-supported electrochemical technologies for environmental and food safety monitoring.