“…The organosilicates can be obtained through one-step synthesis methods by co-condensation of the silica source such as sodium silicate, alkoxysilanes such as tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), among others, with alkylalkoxysilanes such as 3aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES), phenyltrimethoxysilane (PTMS), phenyltriethoxysilane (PTES), among others, forming interconnected siliceous networks through organic bridges. Organosilicates can also be produced by postsynthesis processes, replacing the silanol groups of the synthesized silica with organic groups through silanization reactions with alkylalkoxysilanes having amino, epoxy, glyoxyl, aryl, phenyl, alkyl groups [30,59,60]. Hybrid nanomaterials based on silicon have been implemented in the immobilization of bioreceptors or amplification systems, since the presence of organic groups produces changes in the hydrophobic and electrochemical properties of the surface, which promote different bioreceptor-electrode surface interactions, generating a favorable microenvironment for the stability of the different bioreceptors in electrochemical biosensing approaches [60,61].…”