Background:
Currently, the environmental and biological samples such as water, soil, vegetables, etc. are highly contaminated with metal ions, anions and pesticides. For analysis of these toxic substances from the environmental and biological samples, sophisticated and expensive instruments are being used. The present work deals with the developmentof a simple, faster, sensitive and economicalmethod forthe analysis of toxic substances present in the different samples.
Methods:
The general methods for synthesis and characterization of metallic (Ag, Au, Cu and graphene) nanoparticles and conductive polymer for its the development of conductive nano-ink, and fabrication of paper substrate by direct deposition and laser, wax, or inkjet printing techniques is reported.
Results:
Paper-based sensors fabricated with different nanomaterials used as colorimetric, electrochemical and fluorescence-based chemical sensors for the quantitative determinationof pesticides, toxic metal ions in various biological and clinical samples have been comprehensively discussed in this review.
Conclusion:
The low-cost, rapid, eco-friendly, flexible, portable, paper-based sensors using nanoparticles (NPs) is on-demand for on-site detection of differentchemical constituents present in various environmental, biological and clinical samples.