Nagaraj, V. J.Jacobs, MichaelVattipalli, K. M.Annam, V. P.Prasad, Shalini2014-08-192014-08-192013-11-15Nagaraj, V. J., M. Jacobs, K. M. Vattipalli, V. P. Annam, et al. 2014. "Nanochannel-based electrochemical sensor for the detection of pharmaceutical contaminants in water." Environmental Sciences: Processes and Impacts 16: 135-140.2050-7887http://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/3905Effective real-time monitoring is the key to understanding and tackling the issue of pharmaceutical contamination of water. This research demonstrates the utility of an alumina nanochannel-based electrochemical sensor platform for the detection of ibuprofen in water derived from various sources. Our results indicate that the sensor is highly sensitive with a limit of detection at 0.25 pg mL⁻¹. The novel sensor described here has potential for application as a simple, rapid, inexpensive and highly reliable method for real-time environmental water quality assessment.enThis article may not be further made available or distributed.IbuprofenBiosensorsImpedance spectroscopyElectrochemical analysisPharmaceutical contaminants©2014 The Royal Society of Chemistryarticle16135