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. 2018 Jan 18;18(1):284. doi: 10.3390/s18010284

Table 1.

Overview of lipid membrane nanosensors developed for environment monitoring.

Pollutant Class Bioelement Membrane System/Detection Method Analytical Performance Real Sample Analysis Reference
carbamate pesticides: Carbofuran calix[4]arene phosphoryl receptor graphene nanosheets with incorporated lipid films/potentiometric RT: 20 s fruits and vegetables [37]
DL: 100 nM
triazine herbicides: Atrazine N/A solventless BLMs doped with dipalmitoyl phosphatidic acid and platelet activating factor/electrochemical RT: 55.6 ± 5.4 s N/A [49]
DL: 0.1 ppm
triazine herbicides: Simazine; Atrazine; Propazine N/A Filter supported BLMs doped with dipalmitoyl phosphatidic acid/electrochemical RT: 34–50 s (simazine); 62–78 s (atrazine); 96–144 s (propazine) N/A [50]
DL: 18 ppb (simazine); 0.05 ppm (atrazine); 30 ppb (propazine)
triazine herbicides: Simazine; Atrazine; Propazine N/A Metal supported BLMs doped with dipalmitoyl phosphatidic acid/electrochemical RT: 10 s N/A [18]
DL: 1 ppb (simazine); 15 ppb (atrazine); 30 ppb (propazine)
hydrazines: Hydrazine; Methylhydrazine; Dimethylhydrazine; Phenylhydrazine N/A Metal supported BLMs doped with ssDNA/electrochemical RT: 18–20 s N/A [51]
DL: 51.5 ppb (hydrazine); 0.005 ppb (methyl hydrazine); 0.02 ppb (dimethylhydrazine); 0.11 ppb (phenylhydrazine)
plant growth regulators: Naphthalene Acetic Acid auxin-binding protein 1 receptor graphene nanosheets with incorporated lipid films/potentiometric RT: 5 min fruits and vegetables [39]
DL: 10 nM
toxins: Cholera toxin ganglioside GM1 graphene nanosheets with incorporated lipid films/potentiometric RT: 5 min lake water samples [40]
DL: 1 nM
polychlorinated biphenyls: Arochlor 1242 sheep anti-PCB antibody Filter supported polymerized lipid films doped with dipalmitoyl phosphatidic acid/electrochemical RT: 45–55 s N/A [52]
DL: 10 nM
toxins: Saxitoxin anti-STX receptor graphene nanosheets with incorporated lipid films/potentiomeric RT: 5–20 min shellfish samples and lake water samples [41]
DL: 1 nM
polyaromatic hydrocarbons N/A Fullurene spatially controlled LB fims/quartz crystal microbalance Not reported indoor air [53]
volatile organic chlorides N/A Inkjet printed BLM from lipid droplets/electrochemical RT: 1 min underground water samples [54]
DL: 10 ppb

RT: response time; DL: detection limit.