On 23 April, the MOBILES project contributed to the Marine Shield Cluster webinar “From Monitoring to Remediation”, presenting recent progress on the development of aptamer‑based electrochemical sensors for detecting pollutants in water. The session brought together several Horizon Europe projects working on innovative monitoring and remediation technologies, offering a shared platform to highlight scientific advances and cross‑project synergies.
During the webinar, the MOBILES team showcased its work on aptasensors, electrochemical sensors that use synthetic nucleic‑acid aptamers as highly selective biorecognition elements. The presentation detailed how these aptamers are engineered, immobilized on gold electrodes, and integrated with custom electronic readout systems to detect contaminants such as estradiol with high sensitivity. The team also demonstrated progress in electrode optimization, aptamer selection, and the development of a microfluidic dispensing module that ensures precise sample delivery, an essential step toward reliable, portable environmental sensing.
This work represents a key component of the MOBILES detection pillar, contributing to the project’s broader mission of developing next‑generation biosensing tools for monitoring biotic and abiotic pollutants. By participation in the Marine Shield Cluster, MOBILES is strengthening collaboration across EU‑funded initiatives and accelerates the translation of research into practical environmental monitoring solutions.
You can watch the full aptamer‑based sensor lecture from the Marine Shield Cluster webinar online.
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