Bordeaux INP, Institute of Molecular Science, and CNRS UMR 5255, University of Bordeaux, 33607 Pessac, France; email:
Annu Rev Anal Chem (Palo Alto Calif). 2021 Jul 27;14(1):65-86. doi: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-090820-093307.
This contribution reviews a selection of the most recent studies on the use of bipolar electrochemistry in the framework of analytical chemistry. Despite the fact that the concept is not new, with several important studies dating back to the middle of the last century, completely novel and very original approaches have emerged over the last decade. This current revival illustrates that scientists still (re)discover some exciting virtues of this approach, which are useful in many different areas, especially for tackling analytical challenges in an unconventional way. In several cases, this "wireless" electrochemistry strategy enables carrying out measurements that are simply not possible with classic electrochemical approaches. This review will hopefully stimulate new ideas and trigger scientists to integrate some aspects of bipolar electrochemistry in their work in order to drive the topic into yet unexplored and eventually completely unexpected directions.
本综述回顾了近年来在分析化学框架内应用双极电化学的一些最新研究。尽管该概念并不新颖，早在上个世纪中期就有几项重要的研究，但在过去十年中出现了一些全新且非常独特的方法。这种当前的复兴表明，科学家们仍然（重新）发现了这种方法的一些令人兴奋的优点，它在许多不同领域都很有用，尤其是以非传统的方式解决分析挑战。在某些情况下，这种“无线”电化学策略使得进行经典电化学方法根本无法实现的测量成为可能。希望本综述能激发新的想法，并促使科学家们将双极电化学的某些方面整合到他们的工作中，以推动该主题进入尚未探索的、最终完全出乎意料的方向。
