Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted much attention due to their unique chemical and physical characteristics. The specific structures and large surface area of 2D materials lead to great potentials in sensing applications with the advantages of high sensitivity, high efficiency and environmental friendliness. As a result, a great variety of devices have been developed based on 2D materials and utilized as electronic, chemical, biological, and even multifunctional sensors. Importantly, the high performance of these sensors is largely attributed to the synthetic strategies of high-quality 2D materials, where the exfoliation in the liquid phase is one of the most efficient methods. In this review, we firstly summarize the recent progress on the solution methods for the synthesis of high-quality graphene as well as non-carbon 2D materials. Then the main focus of this review article is shifted to the transistor-type sensors, especially the biosensors and chemical sensors, on the basis of these solution-processed 2D materials. In addition, the remaining challenges in this research field are discussed, and possible future directions of development are also proposed from the aspects of materials, processing and devices.

Graphene oxide (GO) has been widely used in energy devices, biomedicine, environmental protection, composite materials with global production capacity of million tons per year. Hummers method is currently one of...

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With the increasing use of plastic product, there is a large amount of plastic waste containing plasticizer, especially dibutyl phthalate (DBP), which would pollute the water and soil, and even cause diseases to humans and wildlife. Normally, the DBP in soil or water is trace, making it hard to be detected exactly. To solve this case, core‐shell structured molecularly imprinting polymers (P‐MIPs) were synthesized. Combing with photoresponsive monomer 4‐[(4‐methacryloyloxy) phenylazo] benzenesulfonic acid (MAPASA), the prepared P‐MIPs can be controlled by light to specifically absorb (440 nm or darkness condition) and release (365 nm) DBP, with the absorption capacity of 4.45 mg g−1 and imprinting factor of 3.56. More important, the P‐MIPs exhibit excellent reusability and practicability by applied to enrich and extract DBP in river water samples. In conclusion, the proposed P‐MIPs offer an idea for the detection of trace pollutants.