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Smart nanobiosensors in agriculture

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Coupling micro- and nanotechnology-based diagnostics devices with machine learning would bring advantages in the food and agriculture sectors that will positively impact our planet.

Sensors (biosensors) and nanosensors (nanobiosensors) represent an important technology that can be used at the point of care in many fields, ranging from health diagnostics, environment monitoring, including of water and soils, and many other areas. Point-of-care diagnostics benefit from the use of nanomaterials, ranging from nanoparticles1, graphene2,3 and other two-dimensional materials, and smart ‘senso–removal’ (sensing and removal of contaminants) platforms4,5. However, new tools and platforms to perform more complex tasks are needed for real-world diagnostics scenarios. These include multi-detection, strategies to remove interferences, further increases in sensitivity, as well as the employment of computing methods such as machine learning and artificial intelligence. Biosensors connected to smartphones and Internet technologies are currently being employed in various areas6.

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Fig. 1: Advanced biosensing systems based on nanotechnology and artificial intelligence for agriculture applications.

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  1. Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Bellaterra, Spain

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  2. CSIC and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain

    Arben Merkoçi

  3. Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain

    Arben Merkoçi

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Merkoçi, A. Smart nanobiosensors in agriculture. Nat Food 2, 920–921 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00426-2

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