Advancement of pesticides fluorescence detection: From sensing strategies to application prospect

Abstract

Background

Although pesticides are widely used to ensure high agricultural yields, they can also pose a risk to public health due to excessive use of pesticide under planting. To monitor the risk of pesticide residue, there is an urgent need for reliable on-site sensing approaches.

Scope and approach

This paper aims to introduce the recent advancements in fluorescence sensing methods for pesticides to readers. Therefore, the properties of various fluorescent materials, sensing strategies, sensitivity enhancement, and POCT application were comprehensively introduced to depict the panorama of the development and their applications in pesticide sensing.

Key findings and conclusions

Fluorescent sensing strategies for pesticide detection have shown promising application potential, due to rapidness and high sensitivity. Future researches will pay much more attention to rational design sensing system for pesticides thorough considering fluorescent signal reliability of fluorescent materials, pesticide risk evaluation, the needs for operation convenience, multiplex detection and real sample analysis.