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Photoelectrochemical sensor for salbutamol detection using molecular imprinted-polymer technique with CuO/g-C₃N₄ nanocomposite

Abstract

The photoelectrochemical detection of salbutamol, which is illicitly used as a lean meat promoter in pigs, is investigated using a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-based sensor with a CuO/g-C₃N₄ nanocomposite to enhance detection performance, leveraging nanomaterials and molecular imprinting for high selectivity and sensitivity. This approach offers a promising strategy for the precise and efficient analysis of salbutamol in food samples.

Objective

ความปลอดภัยทางด้านอาหารเป็นหนึ่งปัจจัยที่มีผลสำคัญต่อสุขภาพและการดำเนินชีวิตประจำวัน เนื่องมาจากปัญหาการปนเปื้อนของสารเคมีในอาหารซึ่งก่อให้เกิดปัญหาตามมา อาทิเช่น อาการเจ็บป่วยเล็กน้อย ผลข้างเคียงหรือโรคที่เกี่ยวกับทางเดินอาหาร ไปจนถึงทำให้เสียชีวิตได้ สารซาลบูทามอลเป็นสารที่หาซื้อได้ง่ายเนื่องจากเป็นยาที่ถูกใช้กับผู้ที่เป็นโรคหอบหืดหรือโรคที่เกี่ยวกับระบบหายใจเรื้อรัง โดยสารชนิดนี้ถูกใช้ในทางที่ผิด เช่น การโดปของนักกีฬาหรือเพื่อการเร่งเนื้อแดงในสัตว์ได้

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