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Flexible biochemical sensors for point-of-care management of diseases: a review. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:380. [PMID: 36094594 PMCID: PMC9465157 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05469-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Health problems have been widely concerned by all mankind. Real-time monitoring of disease-related biomarkers can feedback the physiological status of human body in time, which is very helpful to the diseases management of healthcare. However, conventional non-flexible/rigid biochemical sensors possess low fit and comfort with the human body, hence hindering the accurate and comfortable long-time health monitoring. Flexible and stretchable materials make it possible for sensors to be continuously attached to the human body with good fit, and more precise and higher quality results can be obtained. Thus, tremendous attention has been paid to flexible biochemical sensors in point-of-care (POC) for real-time monitoring the entire disease process. Here, recent progress on flexible biochemical sensors for management of various diseases, focusing on chronic and communicable diseases, is reviewed, and the detection principle and performance of these flexible biochemical sensors are discussed. Finally, some directions and challenges are proposed for further development of flexible biochemical sensors.
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Heterostructures Based on Cobalt Phthalocyanine Films Decorated with Gold Nanoparticles for the Detection of Low Concentrations of Ammonia and Nitric Oxide. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12070476. [PMID: 35884279 PMCID: PMC9313448 DOI: 10.3390/bios12070476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This work is aimed at the development of new heterostructures based on cobalt phthalocyanines (CoPc) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), and the evaluation of the prospects of their use to determine low concentrations of ammonia and nitric oxide. For this purpose, CoPc films were decorated with AuNPs by gas-phase methods (MOCVD and PVD) and drop-casting (DC), and their chemiresistive sensor response to low concentrations of NO (10–50 ppb) and NH3 (1–10 ppm) was investigated. A comparative analysis of the characteristics of heterostructures depending on the preparation methods was carried out. The composition, structure, and morphology of the resulting hybrid films were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission (ICP-AES) spectroscopy, as well as electron microscopy methods to discuss the effect of these parameters on the sensor response of hybrid films to ammonia and nitric oxide. It was shown that regardless of the fabrication method, the response of Au/CoPc heterostructures to NH3 and NO gases increased with an increase in the concentration of gold. The sensor response of Au/CoPc heterostructures to NH3 increased 2–3.3 times compared to CoPc film, whereas in the case of NO it increased up to 16 times. The detection limits of the Au/CoPc heterostructure with a gold content of ca. 2.1 µg/cm2 for NH3 and NO were 0.1 ppm and 4 ppb, respectively. It was shown that Au/CoPc heterostructures can be used for the detection of NH3 in a gas mixture simulating exhaled air (N2—74%, O2—16%, H2O—6%, CO2—4%).
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Kang M, Cho I, Park J, Jeong J, Lee K, Lee B, Del Orbe Henriquez D, Yoon K, Park I. High Accuracy Real-Time Multi-Gas Identification by a Batch-Uniform Gas Sensor Array and Deep Learning Algorithm. ACS Sens 2022; 7:430-440. [PMID: 35041384 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Semiconductor metal oxide (SMO) gas sensors are attracting great attention as next-generation environmental monitoring sensors. However, there are limitations to the actual application of SMO gas sensors due to their low selectivity. Although the electronic nose (E-nose) systems based on a sensor array are regarded as a solution for the selectivity issue, poor accuracy caused by the nonuniformity of the fabricated gas sensors and difficulty of real-time gas detection have yet to be resolved. In this study, these problems have been solved by fabricating uniform gas sensor arrays and applying the deep learning algorithm to the data from the sensor arrays. Nanocolumnar films of metal oxides (SnO2, In2O3, WO3, and CuO) with a high batch uniformity deposited through glancing angle deposition were used as the sensing materials. The convolutional neural network (CNN) using the input data as a matrix form was adopted as a learning algorithm, which could conduct pattern recognition of the sensor responses. Finally, real-time selective gas detection for CO, NH3, NO2, CH4, and acetone (C3H6O) gas was achieved (minimum response time of 1, 8, 5, 19, and 2 s, respectively) with an accuracy of 98% by applying preprocessed response data to the CNN.
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- Mingu Kang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Kaloumenou M, Skotadis E, Lagopati N, Efstathopoulos E, Tsoukalas D. Breath Analysis: A Promising Tool for Disease Diagnosis-The Role of Sensors. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:s22031238. [PMID: 35161984 PMCID: PMC8840008 DOI: 10.3390/s22031238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Early-stage disease diagnosis is of particular importance for effective patient identification as well as their treatment. Lack of patient compliance for the existing diagnostic methods, however, limits prompt diagnosis, rendering the development of non-invasive diagnostic tools mandatory. One of the most promising non-invasive diagnostic methods that has also attracted great research interest during the last years is breath analysis; the method detects gas-analytes such as exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and inorganic gases that are considered to be important biomarkers for various disease-types. The diagnostic ability of gas-pattern detection using analytical techniques and especially sensors has been widely discussed in the literature; however, the incorporation of novel nanomaterials in sensor-development has also proved to enhance sensor performance, for both selective and cross-reactive applications. The aim of the first part of this review is to provide an up-to-date overview of the main categories of sensors studied for disease diagnosis applications via the detection of exhaled gas-analytes and to highlight the role of nanomaterials. The second and most novel part of this review concentrates on the remarkable applicability of breath analysis in differential diagnosis, phenotyping, and the staging of several disease-types, which are currently amongst the most pressing challenges in the field.
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- Maria Kaloumenou
- Department of Applied Physics, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece; (M.K.); (D.T.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece; (M.K.); (D.T.)
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- Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece; (N.L.); (E.E.)
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- Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece; (N.L.); (E.E.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece; (M.K.); (D.T.)
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Yang L, Zheng G, Cao Y, Meng C, Li Y, Ji H, Chen X, Niu G, Yan J, Xue Y, Cheng H. Moisture-resistant, stretchable NO x gas sensors based on laser-induced graphene for environmental monitoring and breath analysis. MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING 2022; 8:78. [PMID: 35818382 PMCID: PMC9270215 DOI: 10.1038/s41378-022-00414-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The accurate, continuous analysis of healthcare-relevant gases such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) in a humid environment remains elusive for low-cost, stretchable gas sensing devices. This study presents the design and demonstration of a moisture-resistant, stretchable NOx gas sensor based on laser-induced graphene (LIG). Sandwiched between a soft elastomeric substrate and a moisture-resistant semipermeable encapsulant, the LIG sensing and electrode layer is first optimized by tuning laser processing parameters such as power, image density, and defocus distance. The gas sensor, using a needlelike LIG prepared with optimal laser processing parameters, exhibits a large response of 4.18‰ ppm-1 to NO and 6.66‰ ppm-1 to NO2, an ultralow detection limit of 8.3 ppb to NO and 4.0 ppb to NO2, fast response/recovery, and excellent selectivity. The design of a stretchable serpentine structure in the LIG electrode and strain isolation from the stiff island allows the gas sensor to be stretched by 30%. Combined with a moisture-resistant property against a relative humidity of 90%, the reported gas sensor has further been demonstrated to monitor the personal local environment during different times of the day and analyze human breath samples to classify patients with respiratory diseases from healthy volunteers. Moisture-resistant, stretchable NOx gas sensors can expand the capability of wearable devices to detect biomarkers from humans and exposed environments for early disease diagnostics.
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- Li Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, School of Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130 China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130 China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052 China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130 China
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- Institute of Solid Mechanics, Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing, 100191 China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130 China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130 China
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- School of Architecture and Art Design, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130 China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, School of Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130 China
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- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
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Su Y, Chen G, Chen C, Gong Q, Xie G, Yao M, Tai H, Jiang Y, Chen J. Self-Powered Respiration Monitoring Enabled By a Triboelectric Nanogenerator. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2101262. [PMID: 34240473 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202101262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In mammals, physiological respiration involves respiratory cycles of inhaled and exhaled breaths, which has traditionally been an underutilized resource potentially encompassing a wealth of physiologically relevant information as well as clues to potential diseases. Recently, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have been widely adopted for self-powered respiration monitoring owing to their compelling features, such as decent biocompatibility, wearing comfort, low-cost, and high sensitivity to respiration activities in the aspect of low frequency and slight amplitude body motions. Physiological respiration behaviors and exhaled chemical regents can be precisely and continuously monitored by TENG-based respiration sensors for personalized health care. This article presents an overview of TENG enabled self-powered respiration monitoring, with a focus on the working principle, sensing materials, functional structures, and related applications in both physical respiration motion detection and chemical breath analysis. Concepts and approaches for acquisition of physical information associated with respiratory rate and depth are covered in the first part. Then the sensing mechanism, theoretical modeling, and applications related to detection of chemicals released from breathing gases are systemically summarized. Finally, the opportunities and challenges of triboelectric effect enabled self-powered respiration monitoring are comprehensively discussed and criticized.
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- Yuanjie Su
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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Shin W, Hong S, Jeong Y, Jung G, Park J, Kim D, Lee C, Park BG, Lee JH. Effect of charge storage engineering on the NO 2 gas sensing properties of a WO 3 FET-type gas sensor with a horizontal floating-gate. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:9009-9017. [PMID: 33973619 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00513h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this paper, we investigate the effects of charge storage engineering (CSE) on the NO2 gas sensing properties such as response, recovery, and sensitivity of a FET-type gas sensor with a horizontal floating-gate (FG) having tungsten trioxide (WO3) as a sensing layer. When the FET transducer is set at an erase state (ΔVth = -2 V), the holes injected into the FG by Fowler-Nordheim (F-N) tunneling increase the electron concentration at the WO3-passivation layer interface. Accordingly, an oxidizing gas, NO2, can take more electrons from WO3, which increases the change in the FG voltage (ΔVFG) by a factor of 2.4. Also, the recovery speed of the sensor in the erase state can be improved by applying pre-bias (Vpre) which is larger than the read bias (Vread). As the carriers in the WO3 film that can interact with NO2 increase by the excess holes stored in the FG by the erase operation, the sensitivity of the sensor also increases 3.2 times. The effects of CSE on various sensing performances are explained using energy band diagrams.
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- Wonjun Shin
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Inter-university Semiconductor Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Jeong SY, Kim JS, Lee JH. Rational Design of Semiconductor-Based Chemiresistors and their Libraries for Next-Generation Artificial Olfaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2002075. [PMID: 32930431 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202002075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Artificial olfaction based on gas sensor arrays aims to substitute for, support, and surpass human olfaction. Like mammalian olfaction, a larger number of sensors and more signal processing are crucial for strengthening artificial olfaction. Due to rapid progress in computing capabilities and machine-learning algorithms, on-demand high-performance artificial olfaction that can eclipse human olfaction becomes inevitable once diverse and versatile gas sensing materials are provided. Here, rational strategies to design a myriad of different semiconductor-based chemiresistors and to grow gas sensing libraries enough to identify a wide range of odors and gases are reviewed, discussed, and suggested. Key approaches include the use of p-type oxide semiconductors, multinary perovskite and spinel oxides, carbon-based materials, metal chalcogenides, their heterostructures, as well as heterocomposites as distinctive sensing materials, the utilization of bilayer sensor design, the design of robust sensing materials, and the high-throughput screening of sensing materials. In addition, the state-of-the-art and key issues in the implementation of electronic noses are discussed. Finally, a perspective on chemiresistive sensing materials for next-generation artificial olfaction is provided.
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- Seong-Yong Jeong
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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Ghosh S, Ilango MS, Prajapati CS, Bhat N. Reduction of Humidity Effect in WO
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Sensor Using Physiochemical Optimization. CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.202000155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Sujoy Ghosh
- Centre for Nano Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Karnataka 560012 India
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- Centre for Nano Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Karnataka 560012 India
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- Centre for Nano Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Karnataka 560012 India
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- Centre for Nano Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Karnataka 560012 India
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Ramanavičius S, Petrulevičienė M, Juodkazytė J, Grigucevičienė A, Ramanavičius A. Selectivity of Tungsten Oxide Synthesized by Sol-Gel Method Towards Some Volatile Organic Compounds and Gaseous Materials in a Broad Range of Temperatures. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E523. [PMID: 31978986 PMCID: PMC7040576 DOI: 10.3390/ma13030523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In this research, the investigation of sensing properties of non-stoichiometric WO3 (WO3-x) film towards some volatile organic compounds (VOC) (namely: Methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, acetone) and ammonia gas are reported. Sensors were tested at several temperatures within the interval ranging from a relatively low temperature of 60 up to 270 °C. Significant variation of selectivity, which depended on the operational temperature of sensor, was observed. Here, the reported WO3/WO3-x-based sensing material opens an avenue for the design of sensors with temperature-dependent sensitivity, which can be applied in the design of new gas- and/or VOC-sensing systems that are dedicated for the determination of particular gas- and/or VOC-based analyte concentration in the mixture of different gases and/or VOCs, using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
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- Simonas Ramanavičius
- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio av. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (S.R.); (M.P.); (J.J.); (A.G.)
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- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio av. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (S.R.); (M.P.); (J.J.); (A.G.)
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- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio av. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (S.R.); (M.P.); (J.J.); (A.G.)
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- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio av. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (S.R.); (M.P.); (J.J.); (A.G.)
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- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio av. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (S.R.); (M.P.); (J.J.); (A.G.)
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Vilnius University, Institute of Chemistry, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania
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Luo P, Xie M, Luo J, Kan H, Wei Q. Nitric oxide sensors using nanospiral ZnO thin film deposited by GLAD for application to exhaled human breath. RSC Adv 2020; 10:14877-14884. [PMID: 35497175 PMCID: PMC9052016 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra00488j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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ZnO nanospirals using glancing angle deposition (GLAD) for nitric oxide (NO) detection.
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- Pingxiang Luo
- Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital
- Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
- China
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- Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital
- Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
- China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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Alam S, Ansari MS, Banik A, Ali R, Verma S, Qureshi M. Ultrasensitive NO X Detection in Simulated Exhaled Air: Enhanced Sensing via Alumina Modification of In-Situ Grown WO 3 Nanoblocks. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:4673-4680. [PMID: 31420935 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201900699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Seedless growth of vertically aligned nanostructures, which can induce smoother transport and minimize Ohmic contact between substrate and semiconductor, can be fabricated by in situ growth utilizing modified hydrothermal methods. Such devices can be useful in designing non-invasive ultrasensitive hand-held sensors for diagnostic identification of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled air, offering pain-free and easier detection of long-term diseases such as asthma. In the present work, WO3 nanoblocks, with a high surface area and porosity, have been grown directly over transparent conducting oxide to minimize Ohmic resistance, facilitating smoother electron transfer and enhanced current response. Further modification with porous alumina (γ-Al2 O3 ), by electrodeposition, resulted in the selective and ultrasensitive detection of NOX in simulated exhaled air. Crystal phase purity of as-fabricated pristine as well modified samples is validated with X-ray diffraction analysis. Morphological and microstructural analyses reveal the successful deposition of porous alumina over the surface of WO3 . Improved surface area and porosity is presented by porous alumina in the modified WO3 device, suggesting more active sites for the gas molecules to get adsorbed and diffuse through the pores. Oxygen vacancies, which are detrimental in the transport phenomenon in the presented sensors, have been studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) analysis. Gas sensing studies have been performed by fabricating chemiresistor devices based on bare WO3 and Al2 O3 -modified WO3 . The higher sensitivity for NOX gas in case of γ-Al2 O3 -modified WO3 based devices, as compared to bare WO3 -based devices, is attributed to the better surface area and charge transport kinetics. The presented device strategy offers crucial understanding in the design and development of non-invasive, hand-held devices for NO gas present in the human breath, with potential application in medical diagnostics.
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- Suhaib Alam
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Nanoscience, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, U.P, 208016, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Nanoscience, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, U.P, 208016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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Kim JS, Na CW, Kwak CH, Li HY, Yoon JW, Kim JH, Jeong SY, Lee JH. Humidity-Independent Gas Sensors Using Pr-Doped In 2O 3 Macroporous Spheres: Role of Cyclic Pr 3+/Pr 4+ Redox Reactions in Suppression of Water-Poisoning Effect. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:25322-25329. [PMID: 31268653 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b06386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Pure and 3-12 at. % Pr-doped In2O3 macroporous spheres were fabricated by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis and their acetone-sensing characteristics under dry and humid conditions were investigated to design humidity-independent gas sensors. The 12 at. % Pr-doped In2O3 sensor exhibited approximately the same acetone responses and sensor resistances at 450 °C regardless of the humidity variation, whereas the pure In2O3 exhibited significant deterioration in gas-sensing characteristics upon the change in the atmosphere, from dry to humid (relative humidity: 80%). Moreover, the 12 at. % Pr-doped In2O3 sensor exhibited a high response to acetone with negligible cross responses to interfering gases (NH3, CO, benzene, toluene, NO2, and H2) under the highly humid atmosphere. The mechanism for the humidity-immune gas-sensing characteristics was investigated by X-ray photoelectron and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopies together with the phenomenological gas-sensing results and discussed in relation with Pr3+/Pr4+ redox pairs, regenerative oxygen adsorption, and scavenging of hydroxyl groups.
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- Jun-Sik Kim
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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- Dongnam Regional Division , Korea Institute of Industrial Technology , Busan 46938 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , 1037 Luoyu Road , Wuhan , Hubei 430074 , P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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Abdulla S, Dhakshinamoorthy J, Mohan V, Veeran Ponnuvelu D, Krishnan Kallidaikuruchi V, Mathew Thalakkotil L, Pullithadathil B. Development of low-cost hybrid multi-walled carbon nanotube-based ammonia gas-sensing strips with an integrated sensor read-out system for clinical breath analyzer applications. J Breath Res 2019; 13:046005. [PMID: 31170701 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7163/ab278b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This work demonstrates the development of Ag@polyaniline/multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposite-based sensor strips and a suitable integrated electronic read-out system for the measurement of trace-level concentrations of ammonia (NH3). The sensor is optimized under various operating conditions and the resulting sensor exhibited an enhanced response (32% for 2 ppm) with excellent selectivity. Stable performance was observed towards NH3 in the presence of high concentrations of CO2 (>40 000 ppm), simulated and real breath samples. A suitable electronic sensor read-out system has also been designed and developed based on multi-scale resistance-to-voltage conversion architecture, processed by a 32-bit microcontroller which is operatable over a wide range of sensor resistance (1 kΩ to 200 MΩ). As a proof of concept, integration of gas-sensing strips with the electronic read-out system was tested with various levels of NH3 (<2 ppm as normal, >2 ppm as critical and 2 ppm as threshold), which is important for clinical breath analyzer applications. The developed prototype device can be readily incorporated into a portable, low-cost and non-invasive point-of-care breath NH3 detection unit for portable pre-diagnostic breath analyzer applications.
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Hong KT, Moon CW, Suh JM, Lee TH, Kim SI, Lee S, Jang HW. Daylight-Induced Metal-Insulator Transition in Ag-Decorated Vanadium Dioxide Nanorod Arrays. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:11568-11578. [PMID: 30834745 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b19490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Metal-insulator transition (MIT) in strongly correlated electronic materials has enormous potential with scientific and technological impacts in future oxide nanoelectronic devices. Although photo-induced MIT can provide opportunities to extend the novel functionality of strongly correlated electronic materials, there have rarely been reports on it. Here, we report MIT provoked by visible-near-infrared light in Ag-decorated VO2 nanorod arrays (NRs) because of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and its application to broadband photodetectors. Our simulation results based on the finite-difference time-domain method show that the electric field resulting from LSPR can be generated at the interface between Ag nanoparticles and VO2 layers under vis NIR illumination. Using high-resolution transmission electronic microscopy and Raman spectroscopy, we observe the MIT and structural phase transition in the Ag-decorated VO2 NRs due to the LSPR effect. The optoelectronic measurements confirm that high, fast, and broad photoresponse of Ag-decorated VO2 NRs is attributed to photo-induced MIT due to LSPR. Our study will open up a new strategy to trigger MIT in strongly correlated electronic materials through functionalization with plasmonic nanoparticles and serve as a valuable proof of concept for next-generation optoelectronic devices with fast response, low power consumption, and high performance.
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- Koo Tak Hong
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology , Gwangju 61005 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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Nasiri N, Clarke C. Nanostructured Gas Sensors for Medical and Health Applications: Low to High Dimensional Materials. BIOSENSORS 2019; 9:E43. [PMID: 30884916 PMCID: PMC6468653 DOI: 10.3390/bios9010043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Human breath has long been known as a system that can be used to diagnose diseases. With advancements in modern nanotechnology, gas sensors can now diagnose, predict, and monitor a wide range of diseases from human breath. From cancer to diabetes, the need to treat at the earliest stages of a disease to both increase patient outcomes and decrease treatment costs is vital. Therefore, it is the promising candidate of rapid and non-invasive human breath gas sensors over traditional methods that will fulfill this need. In this review, we focus on the nano-dimensional design of current state-of-the-art gas sensors, which have achieved records in selectivity, specificity, and sensitivity. We highlight the methods of fabrication for these devices and relate their nano-dimensional materials to their record performance to provide a pathway for the gas sensors that will supersede.
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- Noushin Nasiri
- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia.
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney NSW 2007, Australia.
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Broza YY, Vishinkin R, Barash O, Nakhleh MK, Haick H. Synergy between nanomaterials and volatile organic compounds for non-invasive medical evaluation. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:4781-4859. [PMID: 29888356 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00317c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This article is an overview of the present and ongoing developments in the field of nanomaterial-based sensors for enabling fast, relatively inexpensive and minimally (or non-) invasive diagnostics of health conditions with follow-up by detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) excreted from one or combination of human body fluids and tissues (e.g., blood, urine, breath, skin). Part of the review provides a didactic examination of the concepts and approaches related to emerging sensing materials and transduction techniques linked with the VOC-based non-invasive medical evaluations. We also present and discuss diverse characteristics of these innovative sensors, such as their mode of operation, sensitivity, selectivity and response time, as well as the major approaches proposed for enhancing their ability as hybrid sensors to afford multidimensional sensing and information-based sensing. The other parts of the review give an updated compilation of the past and currently available VOC-based sensors for disease diagnostics. This compilation summarizes all VOCs identified in relation to sickness and sampling origin that links these data with advanced nanomaterial-based sensing technologies. Both strength and pitfalls are discussed and criticized, particularly from the perspective of the information and communication era. Further ideas regarding improvement of sensors, sensor arrays, sensing devices and the proposed workflow are also included.
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- Yoav Y Broza
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel.
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Yucel M, Akin O, Cayoren M, Akduman I, Palaniappan A, Liedberg B, Hizal G, Inci F, Yildiz UH. Hand-Held Volatilome Analyzer Based on Elastically Deformable Nanofibers. Anal Chem 2018; 90:5122-5129. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Muge Yucel
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmir 35430, Turkey
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- Department of Mechatronic Engineering, Izmir Katip Çelebi University, Izmir 35640, Turkey
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- Department of Electronic and Communication, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34398, Turkey
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- Department of Electronic and Communication, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34398, Turkey
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- Center for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 637553 Singapore
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- Center for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 637553 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34398, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmir 35430, Turkey
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Španěl P, Smith D. What is the real utility of breath ammonia concentration measurements in medicine and physiology? J Breath Res 2018; 12:027102. [PMID: 28972201 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7163/aa907f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Much effort continues to be devoted to the development of devices to analyse breath ammonia with the anticipation that breath ammonia analyses will be useful in clinical practice. In this perspective we refer to the analytical techniques that have been used to measure breath ammonia, focusing on selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry, SIFT-MS, of which we have special knowledge and understanding. From the collected data obtained using the different techniques, we exam the origins of mouth- and nose-exhaled ammonia and conclude that mouth-exhaled ammonia is always elevated above a concentration that would be equilibrated with blood ammonia and is largely produced by the action of enzymes on salivary urea. Support to this conclusion is given by the reasonable correlation between blood urea concentration and mouth-exhaled ammonia concentration. Further, it is discussed that nose-exhaled ammonia largely originates at the alveolar interface and so its concentration more closely relates to the expected alveolar blood ammonia concentration. Ingestion of proteins results in increased blood/saliva urea and ultimately mouth-exhaled ammonia as does the generation of urease by H. pylori infection. It is also concluded that when mouth-exhaled ammonia is elevated then it may be due to either abnormally high blood urea, a high pH of the saliva/mouth/airways mucosa, poor oral hygiene or a combinations of these.
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- Patrik Španěl
- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Dolejškova 3, 182 23 Prague 8, Czechia
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Wang Q, Jiao X, Liu C, He S, Zhao L, Zeng X. A rhodamine-based fast and selective fluorescent probe for monitoring exogenous and endogenous nitric oxide in live cells. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:4096-4103. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb00646f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A sensitive and selective fluorescent probe for fast detection of nitric oxide was synthesized by grafting a NO-trapper o-phenylenediamine onto a rhodamine fluorophore.
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- Qing Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices
- Department of Function Materials
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin University of Technology
- Tianjin 300384
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices
- Department of Function Materials
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin University of Technology
- Tianjin 300384
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices
- Department of Function Materials
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin University of Technology
- Tianjin 300384
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices
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Yoon JW, Lee JH. Toward breath analysis on a chip for disease diagnosis using semiconductor-based chemiresistors: recent progress and future perspectives. LAB ON A CHIP 2017; 17:3537-3557. [PMID: 28971204 DOI: 10.1039/c7lc00810d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Semiconductor gas sensors using metal oxides, carbon nanotubes, graphene-based materials, and metal chalcogenides have been reviewed from the viewpoint of the sensitive, selective, and reliable detection of exhaled biomarker gases, and perspectives/strategies to realize breath analysis on a chip for disease diagnosis are discussed based on the concurrent design of high-performance sensing materials and miniaturized pretreatment components. Carbon-based sensing materials that show relatively high responses to NO and NH3 at low or mildly raised temperatures can be applied to the diagnosis of asthma and renal disease. Halitosis can be diagnosed by employing sensing or additive materials such as CuO and Mo that have high chemical affinities for H2S, while catalyst-loaded metal oxide nanostructure sensors or their arrays have been used to diagnose diabetes via the selective detection of acetone or by pattern recognition of sensor signals. For the ultimate miniaturization of a breath-analysis system into a tiny chip, preconditioning that includes preconcentration, dehumidification, and flow sensing needs to be either improved through the design of gas/moisture adsorbents or removed/simplified through the design of highly sensitive sensing materials that are less impervious to interference from humidity and temperature. Moreover, an abundant sensing library needs to be provided for the diagnosis of diseases (e.g. lung cancer) that are associated with multiple biomarker gases and for finding new methods to diagnose other diseases. For this aim, p-type oxide semiconductors with high catalytic activities, as well as combinatorial approaches, can be considered for the development of sensing materials that detect less-reactive large molecules, and high-throughput screening, respectively. Selectivity for a specific biomarker gas will simplify the system further. Breath analysis on a tiny chip using semiconductor chemiresistors with ultralow power consumption that is connected to the 'Internet of Things' will pave new roads for disease diagnosis and patient monitoring.
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- Ji-Wook Yoon
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Rapid, Trace‐Level Ammonia Gas Sensor Based on Surface‐Engineered Ag Nanoclusters@Polyaniline/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Insights into Their Mechanistic Pathways. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201700459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Highly Sensitive Sensors Based on Metal-Oxide Nanocolumns for Fire Detection. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17020303. [PMID: 28178216 PMCID: PMC5336125 DOI: 10.3390/s17020303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A fire detector is the most important component in a fire alarm system. Herein, we present the feasibility of a highly sensitive and rapid response gas sensor based on metal oxides as a high performance fire detector. The glancing angle deposition (GLAD) technique is used to make the highly porous structure such as nanocolumns (NCs) of various metal oxides for enhancing the gas-sensing performance. To measure the fire detection, the interface circuitry for our sensors (NiO, SnO₂, WO₃ and In₂O₃ NCs) is designed. When all the sensors with various metal-oxide NCs are exposed to fire environment, they entirely react with the target gases emitted from Poly(vinyl chlorides) (PVC) decomposed at high temperature. Before the emission of smoke from the PVC (a hot-plate temperature of 200 °C), the resistances of the metal-oxide NCs are abruptly changed and SnO₂ NCs show the highest response of 2.1. However, a commercial smoke detector did not inform any warning. Interestingly, although the NiO NCs are a p-type semiconductor, they show the highest response of 577.1 after the emission of smoke from the PVC (a hot-plate temperature of 350 °C). The response time of SnO₂ NCs is much faster than that of a commercial smoke detector at the hot-plate temperature of 350 °C. In addition, we investigated the selectivity of our sensors by analyzing the responses of all sensors. Our results show the high potential of a gas sensor based on metal-oxide NCs for early fire detection.
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Staerz A, Weimar U, Barsan N. Understanding the Potential of WO₃ Based Sensors for Breath Analysis. SENSORS 2016; 16:s16111815. [PMID: 27801881 PMCID: PMC5134474 DOI: 10.3390/s16111815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tungsten trioxide is the second most commonly used semiconducting metal oxide in gas sensors. Semiconducting metal oxide (SMOX)-based sensors are small, robust, inexpensive and sensitive, making them highly attractive for handheld portable medical diagnostic detectors. WO3 is reported to show high sensor responses to several biomarkers found in breath, e.g., acetone, ammonia, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, toluene, and nitric oxide. Modern material science allows WO3 samples to be tailored to address certain sensing needs. Utilizing recent advances in breath sampling it will be possible in the future to test WO3-based sensors in application conditions and to compare the sensing results to those obtained using more expensive analytical methods.
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- Anna Staerz
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (IPTC), University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics (LISA+), University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (IPTC), University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics (LISA+), University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (IPTC), University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics (LISA+), University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
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Lopez-Santos C, Alvarez R, Garcia-Valenzuela A, Rico V, Loeffler M, Gonzalez-Elipe AR, Palmero A. Nanocolumnar association and domain formation in porous thin films grown by evaporation at oblique angles. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 27:395702. [PMID: 27535651 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/39/395702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Porous thin films grown at oblique angles by evaporation techniques are formed by tilted nanocolumnar structures which, depending on the material type and growth conditions, associate along certain preferential directions, giving rise to large domains. This arrangement, commonly denoted as bundling association, is investigated in the present work by performing fundamental experiments and growth simulations. It is proved that trapping processes of vapor species at the film surface, together with the shadowing mechanism, mediate the anisotropic widening of the nanocolumns and promote their preferential coalescence along certain directions, giving rise to domains with different shape and size. The role of these two processes is thoroughly studied in connection with the formation of these domains in materials as different as SiO2 and TiO2.
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- C Lopez-Santos
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla (CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla). Americo Vespucio 49, E-41092 Seville, Spain
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Woo HS, Na CW, Lee JH. Design of Highly Selective Gas Sensors via Physicochemical Modification of Oxide Nanowires: Overview. SENSORS 2016; 16:s16091531. [PMID: 27657076 PMCID: PMC5038804 DOI: 10.3390/s16091531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Strategies for the enhancement of gas sensing properties, and specifically the improvement of gas selectivity of metal oxide semiconductor nanowire (NW) networks grown by chemical vapor deposition and thermal evaporation, are reviewed. Highly crystalline NWs grown by vapor-phase routes have various advantages, and thus have been applied in the field of gas sensors over the years. In particular, n-type NWs such as SnO2, ZnO, and In2O3 are widely studied because of their simple synthetic preparation and high gas response. However, due to their usually high responses to C2H5OH and NO2, the selective detection of other harmful and toxic gases using oxide NWs remains a challenging issue. Various strategies—such as doping/loading of noble metals, decorating/doping of catalytic metal oxides, and the formation of core–shell structures—have been explored to enhance gas selectivity and sensitivity, and are discussed herein. Additional methods such as the transformation of n-type into p-type NWs and the formation of catalyst-doped hierarchical structures by branch growth have also proven to be promising for the enhancement of gas selectivity. Accordingly, the physicochemical modification of oxide NWs via various methods provides new strategies to achieve the selective detection of a specific gas, and after further investigations, this approach could pave a new way in the field of NW-based semiconductor-type gas sensors.
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- Hyung-Sik Woo
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.
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Moon HG, Jung Y, Han SD, Shim YS, Shin B, Lee T, Kim JS, Lee S, Jun SC, Park HH, Kim C, Kang CY. Chemiresistive Electronic Nose toward Detection of Biomarkers in Exhaled Breath. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:20969-76. [PMID: 27456161 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b03256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Detection of gas-phase chemicals finds a wide variety of applications, including food and beverages, fragrances, environmental monitoring, chemical and biochemical processing, medical diagnostics, and transportation. One approach for these tasks is to use arrays of highly sensitive and selective sensors as an electronic nose. Here, we present a high performance chemiresistive electronic nose (CEN) based on an array of metal oxide thin films, metal-catalyzed thin films, and nanostructured thin films. The gas sensing properties of the CEN show enhanced sensitive detection of H2S, NH3, and NO in an 80% relative humidity (RH) atmosphere similar to the composition of exhaled breath. The detection limits of the sensor elements we fabricated are in the following ranges: 534 ppt to 2.87 ppb for H2S, 4.45 to 42.29 ppb for NH3, and 206 ppt to 2.06 ppb for NO. The enhanced sensitivity is attributed to the spillover effect by Au nanoparticles and the high porosity of villi-like nanostructures, providing a large surface-to-volume ratio. The remarkable selectivity based on the collection of sensor responses manifests itself in the principal component analysis (PCA). The excellent sensing performance indicates that the CEN can detect the biomarkers of H2S, NH3, and NO in exhaled breath and even distinguish them clearly in the PCA. Our results show high potential of the CEN as an inexpensive and noninvasive diagnostic tool for halitosis, kidney disorder, and asthma.
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- Hi Gyu Moon
- Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) , Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Yonsei University , Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Yonsei University , Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University , Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) , Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University , Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) , Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Sensor System Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) , Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Sensor System Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) , Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) , Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Sensor System Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) , Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University , Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Yonsei University , Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Sensor System Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) , Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) , Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University , Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea
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Gas Sensing Properties of Epitaxial LaBaCo2O5.5+δ Thin Films. Sci Rep 2015; 5:10784. [PMID: 26146369 PMCID: PMC4491845 DOI: 10.1038/srep10784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chemical reactivity and stability of highly epitaxial mixed-conductive LaBaCo2O5.5+δ (LBCO) thin films on (001) LaAlO3 (LAO) single-crystalline substrates, fabricated by using pulsed laser deposition system, were systematically investigated. Microstructure studies from x-ray diffraction indicate that the films are c-axis oriented with the interface relationship of [100]LBCO//[100]LAO and (001)LBCO//(001)LAO. LBCO thin films can detect the ethanol vapor concentration as low as 10ppm and the response of LBCO thin film to various ethanol vapor concentrations is very reliable and reproducible with the switch between air and ethanol vapor. Moreover, the fast response of the LBCO thin film, as the p-type gas sensor, is better than some n-type oxide semiconductor thin films and comparable with some nanorods and nanowires. These findings indicate that the LBCO thin films have great potential for the development of gas sensors in reducing/oxidizing environments.
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Highly Sensitive H2S Sensor Based on the Metal-Catalyzed SnO2 Nanocolumns Fabricated by Glancing Angle Deposition. SENSORS 2015; 15:15468-77. [PMID: 26134105 PMCID: PMC4541839 DOI: 10.3390/s150715468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Revised: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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As highly sensitive H2S gas sensors, Au- and Ag-catalyzed SnO2 thin films with morphology-controlled nanostructures were fabricated by using e-beam evaporation in combination with the glancing angle deposition (GAD) technique. After annealing at 500 °C for 40 h, the sensors showed a polycrystalline phase with a porous, tilted columnar nanostructure. The gas sensitivities (S = Rgas/Rair) of Au and Ag-catalyzed SnO2 sensors fabricated by the GAD process were 0.009 and 0.015, respectively, under 5 ppm H2S at 300 °C, and the 90% response time was approximately 5 s. These sensors showed excellent sensitivities compared with the SnO2 thin film sensors that were deposited normally (glancing angle = 0°, S = 0.48).
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Ren X, Zhang S, Li C, Li S, Jia Y, Cho JH. Catalytic activities of noble metal atoms on WO3 (001): nitric oxide adsorption. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2015; 10:60. [PMID: 25852357 PMCID: PMC4385050 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-014-0713-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Using first-principles density functional theory calculations within the generalized gradient approximation, we investigate the adsorption of NO molecule on a clean WO3(001) surface as well as on the noble metal atom (Cu, Ag, and Au)-deposited WO3(001) surfaces. We find that on a clean WO3 (001) surface, the NO molecule binds to the W atom with an adsorption energy (E ads) of -0.48 eV. On the Cu- and Ag-deposited WO3(001) surface where such noble metal atoms prefer to adsorb on the hollow site, the NO molecule also binds to the W atom with E ads = -1.69 and -1.41 eV, respectively. This relatively stronger bonding of NO to the W atom is found to be associated with the larger charge transfer of 0.43 e (Cu) and 0.33 e (Ag) from the surface to adsorbed NO. However, unlike the cases of Cu-WO3(001) and Ag-WO3(001), Au atoms prefer to adsorb on the top of W atom. On such an Au-WO3(001) complex, the NO molecule is found to form a bond to the Au atom with E ads = -1.32 eV. Because of a large electronegativity of Au atom, the adsorbed NO molecule captures the less electrons (0.04 e) from the surface compared to the Cu and Ag catalysts. Our findings not only provide useful information about the NO adsorption on a clean WO3(001) surface as well as on the noble metal atoms deposited WO3(001) surfaces but also shed light on a higher sensitive WO3 sensor for NO detection employing noble metal catalysts.
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- Xiaoyan Ren
- />International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, and School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
- />School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, 453003 China
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- />International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, and School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
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- />International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, and School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
- />Center for Clean Energy and Quantum Structures, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 45001 China
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- />International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, and School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
- />Center for Clean Energy and Quantum Structures, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 45001 China
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- />International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, and School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
- />Center for Clean Energy and Quantum Structures, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 45001 China
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- />Department of Physics and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, 17 Haengdang-Dong, Seongdong-Ku, Seoul, 133-791 Korea
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Choi SJ, Choi C, Kim SJ, Cho HJ, Jeon S, Kim ID. Facile synthesis of hierarchical porous WO3 nanofibers having 1D nanoneedles and their functionalization with non-oxidized graphene flakes for selective detection of acetone molecules. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra13791d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hierarchical and porous one-dimensional (1D) nonwoven WO3 nanofibers were synthesized by electrospinning and controlled two-step heat-treatment, and are applicable for diabetes diagnostic sensors by selective detection of breath acetone.
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- Seon-Jin Choi
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Graphene Research Center of KI for the NanoCentury
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Graphene Research Center of KI for the NanoCentury
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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Choi SJ, Kim MP, Lee SJ, Kim BJ, Kim ID. Facile Au catalyst loading on the inner shell of hollow SnO2 spheres using Au-decorated block copolymer sphere templates and their selective H2S sensing characteristics. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:11898-11903. [PMID: 25175492 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr03706e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Hollow SnO2 spheres functionalized by Au catalysts were synthesized via the use of Au-decorated block copolymer (Au-BCP) sphere templates. Uniformly distributed Au nanoparticles on BCP spheres were prepared by the infiltration of Au precursors into polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) spheres. A thin SnO2 layer was coated on the Au-BCP spheres using RF sputtering at room temperature without morphological deformation of the spheres. The Au nanoparticles were uniformly transferred from the Au-BCP spheres to the inner shells of the hollow SnO2 spheres followed by decomposition of BCP spheres. The Au-loaded hollow SnO2 spheres exhibited a superior H2S sensitivity (Rair/Rgas = 17.4 at 5 ppm) with remarkably selective characteristics with a minor response (Rair/Rgas < 2.5 at 5 ppm) toward other interfering gases. Our results pave the way for a new catalyst loading method using Au-BCP spheres for the uniformly distributed Au NPs on the SnO2 layers.
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- Seon-Jin Choi
- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
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