Guest edited by Professor Zhugen Yang (Cranfield University, UK), Professor Bintian Zhang (Southern University of Science and Technology, China) and Professor Peter Vikesland (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, US), Environmental Science: Nano is pleased to showcase our new themed collection exploring Nanosensing.
This themed collection highlights the development and use of nanomaterials as biochemical sensors within complex biological, environmentally relevant samples in uses such as water quality monitoring, air pollution detection, soil contamination assessment, and biodiversity monitoring, thereby enhancing our understanding of environmental health.
Please enjoy the articles in the collection below.
| Rational design of a dummy-imprinted nanoplatform for ultrasensitive and leakage-free headspace-electrochemical detection of 2-MIB
Zeyang Li, Anuja Tripathi, Yuan Tian, Jingsi Gao, Jianfeng Zhou and Xing Xie.
Environ. Sci.: Nano (2026) 13 (5): 2350–2363.
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Biomass-derived carbon quantum dots as sustainable nanosensors for pesticides and toxic metabolites
Nikky Sharma, Tejasvi Pandey and Vivek Pandey.
Environ. Sci.: Nano (2026) 13 (1): 14–37.
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| Nanomolar level detection of chemotoxic [UO2]2+ ions by a free carboxylate anchored metal–organic framework
Sk Sakir Hossain and Shyan Biswas.
Environ. Sci.: Nano (2026) 13 (2): 1141–1149.
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Electroanalytical overview: recent advances in the sensing of arsenic using screen-printed electrochemical platforms
Jessica L. Pimlott, Dale A. C. Brownson, Edward P. Randviir, Eric M. Brack, Craig E. Banks and Samuel J. Rowley-Neale.
Environ. Sci.: Nano (2026) 13 (2): 684–702.
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| Trace level arsenic (iii) ion detection in water with a liquid-gated rGO/GO field effect transistor based sensor
Arijit Pattra, Bathula Satwik, Himanshu Pramod Padole and Sayan Dey.
Environ. Sci.: Nano (2026) 13 (3): 1499–1508.
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Dual-mode fluorometric and colorimetric sensor based on carbon quantum dots-doped MIL-53(Fe) encapsulated in SiO2 shells for fluoride detection
Yijun Mo, Ziyi Guo, Shenran Yu, Zihan Xu, Zetao Cai, Yudi Wang, Shi-Wen Lv and Yanqing Cong. Environ. Sci.: Nano (2026) 13 (3): 1630–1640.
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| Molecularly imprinted sensor based on CS/MXene/AuNPs synergy for ultra-trace detection of PFOS in water
Xuanxiu Da, Miao Zhou, Bolu Sun, Haoye Zou, Wenya Wang, Zhen Liu, Hongxia Shi, Jia Zhou, Lin Yang and Yonggang Wang.
Environ. Sci.: Nano (2026) 13 (2): 1057–1070.
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Green photoluminescent carbon dots: sensitive and selective optical detection of aclonifen pesticide
Mehrdad Mirzaei, Ardeshir Shokrollahi, Saeed Yousefinejad and Mehrorang Ghaedi.
Environ. Sci.: Nano (2025) 12 (11): 5023–5035.
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| Electrochemical detection of sulfamethoxazole in water matrices using green nanomaterials: pilot-scale validation in a solar photo-Fenton process
Victor Calvo, Constanza J. Venegas, Paulina Sierra-Rosales, Sara Miralles-Cuevas, Alejandro Cabrera-Reina, Wolfgang K. Maser, Ana M. Benito and José Miguel González-Domínguez.
Environ. Sci.: Nano (2026) 13 (4): 1896–1909.
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Portable gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric sensor for rapid on-site detection of glyphosate herbicide in plants and soil
Fabian Mares-Briones, Dulce Correa-González, Edson Jiménez-Ameneyro, J. Luis López-Miranda, Alberto Elizalde-Mata, Miriam Estévez and Rodrigo Esparza.
Environ. Sci.: Nano (2026) 13 (1): 654–668.
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| PtCu hydrogel self-supported metal–organic framework for sensitive electrochemical detection of o-sec-butylphenol
Zhehan Yang, Yijie Huang, Mingfang Yang, Ruiqi Wang and Xiaoyan Wu.
Environ. Sci.: Nano (2025) 12 (12): 5505–5516.
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