Molecular imprinted membrane biosensor for pesticide detection: Perspectives and challenges

Polymers are crucial component for modern sensor devices. However, comprehensive research on polymer sensor technology is still going strong. Molecular imprinted membrane (MIM) is a great design that demonstrates acceptable recognition ability when integrated with a sensing transducer. Generally, the detection technique that has been widely and sparingly used for pesticide is mass spectrometry merged with gas and/or liquid chromatography. Nevertheless, this review focuses not on these common methods but on the specific methodology of MIM biosensor for the analysis of pesticides. Finally, the transduction schemes of the MIM sensor are reviewed. The interest of this article is sketched to the trends and challenges present in this field of study.