An intelligent pesticide screening strategy using screen-printing technology

In the present era, agriculture and industrialisation are very necessary to support an exponentially growing population. However, along with this it has also adverse effects on the environment. It is necessary to monitor environmental containments so that risk to human life can be minimised. For this, sensors are fabricated using intelligent strategies to monitor toxic compounds for environmental management. So, in present work, compounds for environmental management. So, in this present work, organophosphorus compounds. Nanoparticles were synthesised and analytical tools were used for characterisation. Intelligent screen-printed gold electrode was modified by layering paste mixture of nanoparticles and c-SWCNTs to form ZnO NPs/c-SWCNTs/SPAuE. Acetylcholinesterase was immobilised onto electrode. Cellulose acetate was applied to prevent enzyme from leaching and electrode fouling. It was tested to detect presence of organophosphorus in samples. This intelligent strategy can also be used for detection of other containments in food, dye removal, heavy metals and medical applications.