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The journey toward microbial photo-electrochemical biosensors: harnessing photosynthetic organisms for next-generation environmental sensing.
| Title: | The journey toward microbial photo-electrochemical biosensors: harnessing photosynthetic organisms for next-generation environmental sensing. |
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| Authors: | Matteucci RM; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e dell'Informazione, Polytechnic University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy., Fanizza E; Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari 'Aldo Moro', Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy; IPCF-CNR, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy; National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology, INSTM, Bari Research Unit, 70126 Bari, Italy., Grattieri M; Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari 'Aldo Moro', Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy; IPCF-CNR, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy; National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology, INSTM, Bari Research Unit, 70126 Bari, Italy. Electronic address: matteo.grattieri@uniba.it. |
| Source: | Bioelectrochemistry (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [Bioelectrochemistry] 2026 Jun; Vol. 169, pp. 109205. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Dec 22. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Review |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 100953583 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1878-562X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15675394 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Bioelectrochemistry Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: [Amsterdam?] : Elsevier, 2000- |
| MeSH Terms: | Biosensing Techniques*/methods , Electrochemical Techniques*/methods , Environmental Monitoring*/methods , Environmental Monitoring*/instrumentation , Photosynthesis*, Environmental Pollutants/analysis ; Photochemical Processes |
| Abstract: | The urgent need for cost-effective and reliable environmental monitoring systems has sparked interest in developing innovative biosensing platforms. Among these, microbial photoelectrochemical biosensors, which leverage the unique properties of photosynthetic microorganisms, have emerged as promising tools for environmental analysis. This perspective examines recent advances in microbial photoelectrochemical biosensor technology, focusing on the fundamental mechanisms of photosynthetic organisms and their integration with materials science. The current limitations in the implementation of microbial photoelectrochemical biosensors will be discussed, highlighting emerging solutions through nanomaterial integration and exploring how these biological systems can be engineered to detect environmental pollutants. Accordingly, a roadmap to transform these biological systems into practical environmental monitoring tools is presented, paving the way to unprecedented opportunities for the development of sustainable, sensitive, and targeted microbial biosensing platforms for real-world pollutant detection. To fully utilize the promise of these next-generation biosensing platforms, future research should concentrate on enhancing signal transduction and its stability over time, optimizing biointerface engineering, and encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration. (Copyright © 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Biohybrid systems; Electrochemical biosensors; Environmental monitoring; Microbial electrodes; Sunlight conversion |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Environmental Pollutants) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251230 Date Completed: 20260112 Latest Revision: 20260112 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2025.109205 |
| PMID: | 41468677 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1878-562X |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2025.109205 |