Chapter 6. Electrochemical Sensors

Summary

Electrochemical sensors represent an important subclass of chemical sensors in which an electrode is used as the transduction element. Such devices hold a leading position among sensors presently available, have reached the commercial stage, and have found a vast range of important applications in the fields of clinical, industrial, environmental, and agricultural analyses. The field of sensors is interdisciplinary and future advances are likely to derive from progress in several disciplines. Research into electrochemical sensors is proceeding in a number of directions, as described in this chapter.