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Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Nanoscale-enabled cross-scale chemical sensing for underwater monitoring and beyond

  • Tatsuhiro Fukuba1,2
  • Nicolas Clement3
  • Henri Vo Van Qui3
  • Yui Sasaki4
  • Koji Toma5
  • Tsuyoshi Minami2
5 affiliations
  1. 1Research Institute for Marine Technology and Engineering, Marine Engineering Science Center, Marine Observational Technology Research Group, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Natsushima-Cho 2-15, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
  2. 2Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
  3. 3LIMMS/CNRS-IIS, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8904, Japan
  4. 4Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8904, Japan
  5. 5College of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8548, Japan
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Abstract

In aquatic environments, such as oceans, lakes, and rivers, molecular-level chemical reactions and the distribution of chemical species are related to global environmental changes through various biogeochemical processes. Understanding this relationship requires addressing cross-scale challenges at two distinct levels: overcoming interfacial physical constraints, such as Debye screening in high-salinity waters, at the sensing level and bridging local microscale measurements with macroscale environmental dynamics at the observational level. In this paper, we describe sensing technologies that can enable cross-scale sensing in aquatic environments. Here, we focus on nanoscale interfacial sensing and molecular recognition technologies, as well as lab-on-a-chip technologies for in situ measurements including power-efficient pumping technologies. Additionally, underwater observation platforms that link the local chemical sensing and global processes are overviewed. Beyond environmental applications, these sensing technologies offer a cross-disciplinary approach that can be extended to analyze biological systems facing similar physicochemical constraints.

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BibTeX
@article{fukuba2026nanoscaleenabled,
  title = {{Nanoscale-enabled cross-scale chemical sensing for underwater monitoring and beyond}},
  author = {Tatsuhiro Fukuba and Nicolas Clement and Henri Vo Van Qui and Yui Sasaki and Koji Toma and Tsuyoshi Minami},
  journal = {Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.3762/bjnano.17.103},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.17.103},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Nanoscale-enabled cross-scale chemical sensing for underwater monitoring and beyond
AU  - Tatsuhiro Fukuba
AU  - Nicolas Clement
AU  - Henri Vo Van Qui
AU  - Yui Sasaki
AU  - Koji Toma
AU  - Tsuyoshi Minami
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/30
JO  - Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
DO  - 10.3762/bjnano.17.103
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.17.103
AB  - In aquatic environments, such as oceans, lakes, and rivers, molecular-level chemical reactions and the distribution of chemical species are related to global environmental changes through various biogeochemical processes. Understanding this relationship requires addressing cross-scale challenges at two distinct levels: overcoming interfacial physical constraints, such as Debye screening in high-salinity waters, at the sensing level and bridging local microscale measurements with macroscale environmental dynamics at the observational level. In this paper, we describe sensing technologies that can enable cross-scale sensing in aquatic environments. Here, we focus on nanoscale interfacial sensing and molecular recognition technologies, as well as lab-on-a-chip technologies for in situ measurements including power-efficient pumping technologies. Additionally, underwater observation platforms that link the local chemical sensing and global processes are overviewed. Beyond environmental applications, these sensing technologies offer a cross-disciplinary approach that can be extended to analyze biological systems facing similar physicochemical constraints.
SN  - 2190-4286
ER  -