Recent advances in sensors for tetracycline antibiotics and their applications

To control food safety, protect human safety and health, sensors for tetracycline antibiotics with easy operation, in-situ applications, high sensitivity and selectivity have been urgently needed. In this review, we provide an overview of recent advances and new trends in sensors for the detection of tetracycline antibiotics based on optical sensors, electrochemical sensors and other sensors including electro-chemiluminescence and photoelectrochemical strategy. And we pay more attention to the practical applications of sensors for tetracycline antibiotics. Furthermore, a brief summary of the entire review, compare detection methods for different applications in the area of quantitative detection of tetracycline antibiotics, along with discussing the drawbacks of present sensors are concluded. Finally, the current challenges, ongoing efforts and future prospects in this field are also included to provide an overview for future research directions. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.