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Sayyad PW, Park SJ, Ha TJ. Recent advances in biosensors based on metal-oxide semiconductors system-integrated into bioelectronics. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 259:116407. [PMID: 38776800 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Metal-oxide semiconductors (MOSs) have emerged as pivotal components in technology related to biosensors and bioelectronics. Detecting biomarkers in sweat provides a glimpse into an individual's metabolism without the need for sample preparation or collection steps. The distinctive attributes of this biosensing technology position it as an appealing option for biomedical applications beyond the scope of diagnosis and healthcare monitoring. This review encapsulates ongoing developments of cutting-edge biosensors based on MOSs. Recent advances in MOS-based biosensors for human sweat analyses are reviewed. Also discussed is the progress in sweat-based biosensing technologies to detect and monitor diseases. Next, system integration of biosensors is demonstrated ultimately to ensure the accurate and reliable detection and analysis of target biomarkers beyond individual devices. Finally, the challenges and opportunities related to advanced biosensors and bioelectronics for biomedical applications are discussed.
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- Pasha W Sayyad
- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Republic of Korea.
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Jo YM, Kim DH, Wang J, Oppenheim JJ, Dincă M. Humidity-Mediated Dual Ionic-Electronic Conductivity Enables High Sensitivity in MOF Chemiresistors. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 38985955 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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In the presence of water, the electrically conductive metal-organic framework (MOF) Cu3HHTT2 (H6HHTT = 2,3,7,8,12,13-hexahydroxy-4b1,5,10,15-tetraazanaphtho[1,2,3-gh]tetraphene) provides a conduit for proton transport, thereby becoming a dual ionic-electronic conductor. Owing to its dual conducting nature and its high density of imine and open metal sites, the MOF operates as a particularly sensitive chemiresistor, whose sensing mechanism changes with relative humidity. Thus, the interaction of NH3 gas with the MOF under low humidity promotes proton transport, which translates to high sensitivity for ammonia detection. Conversely, NO2 gas hinders proton conductivity, even under high relative humidity conditions, leading to large resistance variations in the humid regime. This dual ionic-electronic conduction-based gas sensor provides superior sensitivity compared to other conventional chemiresistors under similar conditions and highlights its potential as a platform for room-temperature gas sensors.
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- Young-Moo Jo
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Liu X, Chen Q, Xu S, Wu J, Zhao J, He Z, Pan A, Wu J. A Prototype of Graphene E-Nose for Exhaled Breath Detection and Label-Free Diagnosis of Helicobacter Pylori Infection. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2401695. [PMID: 38965802 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202401695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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Helicobacter pylori (HP), a common microanaerobic bacteria that lives in the human mouth and stomach, is reported to infect ≈50% of the global population. The current diagnostic methods for HP are either invasive, time-consuming, or harmful. Therefore, a noninvasive and label-free HP diagnostic method needs to be developed urgently. Herein, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) is composited with different metal-based materials to construct a graphene-based electronic nose (e-nose), which exhibits excellent sensitivity and cross-reactive response to several gases in exhaled breath (EB). Principal component analysis (PCA) shows that four typical types of gases in EB can be well discriminated. Additionally, the potential of the e-nose in label-free detection of HP infection is demonstrated through the measurement and analysis of EB samples. Furthermore, a prototype of an e-nose device is designed and constructed for automatic EB detection and HP diagnosis. The accuracy of the prototype machine integrated with the graphene-based e-nose can reach 92% and 91% in the training and validation sets, respectively. These results demonstrate that the highly sensitive graphene-based e-nose has great potential for the label-free diagnosis of HP and may become a novel tool for non-invasive disease screening and diagnosis.
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- Xuemei Liu
- Lab of Nanomedicine and Omic-based Diagnostics, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Lab of Nanomedicine and Omic-based Diagnostics, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Will-think Sensing Technology Co., LTD, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- Lab of Nanomedicine and Omic-based Diagnostics, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Lab of Nanomedicine and Omic-based Diagnostics, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Lab of Nanomedicine and Omic-based Diagnostics, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Lab of Nanomedicine and Omic-based Diagnostics, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Nie X, Zhong X, Yang F, Wang R, He X, Liu W. Constructing Adsorption Site-Enhanced Vo-BiOCl/rGO Heterostructures for Efficient Response to NO 2/NH 3 Gases at Room Temperature. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38954707 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c07241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Real-time detection of harmful gases at room temperature has become a serious problem in public health and environmental monitoring. Two-dimensional materials with semiconductor properties BiOCl is a promising gas-sensitive material due to its large specific surface area and adjustable band gap as well as outstanding safety characteristics. However, limited by the weak gas adsorption sites and sluggish charge-transfer ability, the performance of BiOCl could not be fully exploited. Oxygen vacancy (Vo) engineering can introduce lattice defects, thereby significantly increasing the local charge density and enhancing the adsorption of gases, which is an effective strategy to enhance the gas-sensing performance. In this work, we composite BiOCl with a vacancy (Vo-BiOCl) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) to construct a Vo-BiOCl/rGO heterostructure with enhanced gas adsorption sites. Experimental and theoretical calculations show that Vo can enhance the adsorption of gases and the introduction of rGO forms a high-quality heterostructure with BiOCl, which can effectively reduce the band gap of BiOCl and promote electron transfer, thereby improving the sensitivity of the sensor. Benefiting from above, Vo-BiOCl/rGO achieves the ability to detect low concentrations of NO2/NH3 at room temperature, with high sensitivity (55% at 1 ppm of NO2 and -28% at 1 ppm of NH3), fast response time (40 s at 1 ppm of NO2 and 2 s at 1 ppm of NH3), good stability (over 150 days), and fully recoverable gas sensitivity.
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- Xinmiao Nie
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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Kong L, Li W, Zhang T, Ma H, Cao Y, Wang K, Zhou Y, Shamim A, Zheng L, Wang X, Huang W. Wireless Technologies in Flexible and Wearable Sensing: From Materials Design, System Integration to Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2400333. [PMID: 38652082 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202400333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Wireless and wearable sensors attract considerable interest in personalized healthcare by providing a unique approach for remote, noncontact, and continuous monitoring of various health-related signals without interference with daily life. Recent advances in wireless technologies and wearable sensors have promoted practical applications due to their significantly improved characteristics, such as reduction in size and thickness, enhancement in flexibility and stretchability, and improved conformability to the human body. Currently, most researches focus on active materials and structural designs for wearable sensors, with just a few exceptions reflecting on the technologies for wireless data transmission. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art wireless technologies and related studies on empowering wearable sensors. The emerging functional nanomaterials utilized for designing unique wireless modules are highlighted, which include metals, carbons, and MXenes. Additionally, the review outlines the system-level integration of wireless modules with flexible sensors, spanning from novel design strategies for enhanced conformability to efficient transmitting data wirelessly. Furthermore, the review introduces representative applications for remote and noninvasive monitoring of physiological signals through on-skin and implantable wireless flexible sensing systems. Finally, the challenges, perspectives, and unprecedented opportunities for wireless and wearable sensors are discussed.
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- Lingyan Kong
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- IMPACT Lab, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics(KLoFE)and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211800, China
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Ni Y, Chen J, Chen K. Flexible vanillin-polyacrylate/chitosan/mesoporous nanosilica-MXene composite film with self-healing ability towards dual-mode sensors. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 335:122042. [PMID: 38616072 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Manufacturing flexible sensors with prominent mechanical properties, multifunctional sensing abilities, and remarkable self-healing capabilities remains a difficult task. In this study, a novel vanillin-modified polyacrylate (VPA), which is capable of forming green dynamic covalent crosslinking with chitosan (CS), was synthesized. The synthesized VPA was combined with mesoporous silica-modified MXene (AMS-MXene) and covalently cross-linked simultaneously with CS, resulting in the formation of a flexible composite conductive film designed for dual-mode sensors. Due to the multidimensional structure formed by the mesoporous silica and MXene layers, the resulting composite film is not only suitable for strain sensing but also excels in gas response sensing. Most importantly, the composite films demonstrate a remarkable self-healing capability through reversible dynamic covalent bonds, specifically Schiff base bonds, coupled with multiple hydrogen bonding interactions with AMS-MXene. This robust self-repair functionality remains effective even at a low temperature of 30 °C. Additionally, the synergistic antibacterial effect exerted by vanillin and CS in the film can endow the composite sensor with excellent antimicrobial properties. This multifunctional composite film holds tremendous potential for applications in green flexible wearable sensors. Furthermore, it can show diverse applications in a wide variety of fields, driving advances in wearable technology and human health monitoring.
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- Yezhou Ni
- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Textile Science and Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Textile Science and Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Textile Science and Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Wu J, Xu S, Liu X, Zhao J, He Z, Pan A, Wu J. High-precision Helicobacter pylori infection diagnosis using a dual-element multimodal gas sensor array. Analyst 2024. [PMID: 38860637 DOI: 10.1039/d4an00520a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a globally widespread bacterial infection. Early diagnosis of this infection is vital for public and individual health. Prevalent diagnosis methods like the isotope 13C or 14C labelled urea breath test (UBT) are not convenient and may do harm to the human body. The use of cross-response gas sensor arrays (GSAs) is an alternative way for label-free detection of metabolite changes in exhaled breath (EB). However, conventional GSAs are complex to prepare, lack reliability, and fail to discriminate subtle changes in EB due to the use of numerous sensing elements and single dimensional signal. This work presents a dual-element multimodal GSA empowered with multimodal sensing signals including conductance (G), capacitance (C), and dissipation factor (DF) to improve the ability for gas recognition and H. pylori-infection diagnosis. Sensitized by poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) and the metal-organic framework material NH2-UiO66, the dual-element graphene oxide (GO)-composite GSAs exhibited a high specific surface area and abundant adsorption sites, resulting in high sensitivity, repeatability, and fast response/recovery speed in all three signals. The multimodal sensing signals with rich sensing features allowed the GSA to detect various physicochemical properties of gas analytes, such as charge transfer and polarization ability, enhancing the sensing capabilities for gas discrimination. The dual-element GSA could differentiate different typical standard gases and non-dehumidified EB samples, demonstrating the advantages in EB analysis. In a case-control clinical study on 52 clinical EB samples, the diagnosis model based on the multimodal GSA achieved an accuracy of 94.1%, a sensitivity of 100%, and a specificity of 90.9% for diagnosing H. pylori infection, offering a promising strategy for developing an accurate, non-invasive and label-free method for disease diagnosis.
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- Jiaying Wu
- Lab of Nanomedicine and Omic-based Diagnostics, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China.
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- Lab of Nanomedicine and Omic-based Diagnostics, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China.
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- Lab of Nanomedicine and Omic-based Diagnostics, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China.
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- Lab of Nanomedicine and Omic-based Diagnostics, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, P.R. China.
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- Lab of Nanomedicine and Omic-based Diagnostics, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China.
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Matsuguchi M, Horio K, Uchida A, Kakunaka R, Shiba S. A Flexible Ammonia Gas Sensor Based on a Grafted Polyaniline Grown on a Polyethylene Terephthalate Film. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:3695. [PMID: 38894485 PMCID: PMC11175204 DOI: 10.3390/s24113695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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A novel NH3 gas sensor is introduced, employing polyaniline (PANI) with a unique structure called a graft film. The preparation method was simple: polydopamine (PD) was coated on a flexible polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film and PANI graft chains were grown on its surface. This distinctive three-layer sensor showed a response value of 12 for 50 ppm NH3 in a dry atmosphere at 50 °C. This value surpasses those of previously reported sensors using structurally controlled PANI films. Additionally, it is on par with sensors that combine PANI with metal oxide semiconductors or carbon materials, the high sensitivity of which have been reported. To confirm our film's potential as a flexible sensor, the effect of bending on the its characteristics was investigated. This revealed that although bending decreased the response value, it had no effect on the response time or recovery. This indicated that the sensor film itself was not broken by bending and had sufficient mechanical strength.
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- Masanobu Matsuguchi
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 3, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 3, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 3, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 3, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Advanced Materials Research Laboratory, NiSiNa Materials Co., Ltd., 2-6-20-3, Kitagata, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-0803, Japan
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Nallakumar S, Muthurakku UR. Chemically sprayed pristine and Cd 2+ incorporated Co 2SnO 4 thin films for low ppm level enhanced chemi - resistive behaviour towards dimethylamine detection at room temperature. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 469:134041. [PMID: 38522203 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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The surge in hazardous volatile organic liquid emissions driven by the rapid growth of the manufacturing industry has compelled a rising demand for gas sensors, which exhibit remarkable sensitivity, selectivity, and room temperature operation. Ternary metal oxide spinel has indeed garnered significant attention in chemi-resistive gas sensors due to their large reactive surface area, physicochemical, and other unique properties. In this work, we have studied chemically sprayed pristine and Cd 2+ incorporated Co2SnO4 thin film as a sensing layer under room temperature (300 K) conditions. The 5 wt% Cd 2+ incorporated Co2SnO4 films unveiled a high sensor response to dimethylamine (DMA) gas (S = Igas/Iair = 6153 at 1 ppm), which was boosted by 8.89-fold times compared to pristine Co2SnO4 film, due to the large reactive surface area and enhanced defective oxygen vacancies. It has superior selectivity towards DMA gas, good response time (154 s) / recovery time (90 s), superior pro-longevity (S = 6138) after 60 days, stable repeatability (7 cycles), excellent cross-selectivity, and relative humid resistance at 300 K. This research work provides insights on Cd 2+ incorporated Co2SnO4 thin films and their feasibility in real-time gas sensing devices.
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- Santhosh Nallakumar
- Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT, Vellore 632014, India
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Rath RJ, Herrington JO, Adeel M, Güder F, Dehghani F, Farajikhah S. Ammonia detection: A pathway towards potential point-of-care diagnostics. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 251:116100. [PMID: 38364327 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Invasive methods such as blood collection and biopsy are commonly used for testing liver and kidney function, which are painful, time-consuming, require trained personnel, and may not be easily accessible to people for their routine checkup. Early diagnosis of liver and kidney diseases can prevent severe symptoms and ensure better management of these patients. Emerging approaches such as breath and sweat analysis have shown potential as non-invasive methods for disease diagnosis. Among the many markers, ammonia is often used as a biomarker for the monitoring of liver and kidney functions. In this review we provide an insight into the production and expulsion of ammonia gas in the human body, the different diseases that could potentially use ammonia as biomarker and analytical devices such as chemiresistive gas sensors for non-invasive monitoring of this gas. The review also provides an understanding into the different materials, doping agents and substrates used to develop such multifunctional sensors. Finally, the current challenges and the possible future trends have been discussed.
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- Ronil J Rath
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney Nano Institute, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney Nano Institute, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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Wang Z, Yan F, Yu Z, Cao H, Ma Z, YeErKenTai Z, Li Z, Han Y, Zhu Z. Fully Transient 3D Origami Paper-Based Ammonia Gas Sensor Obtained by Facile MXene Spray Coating. ACS Sens 2024; 9:1447-1457. [PMID: 38412069 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c02558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Developing high-performance chemiresistive gas sensors with mechanical compliance for environmental or health-related biomarker monitoring has recently drawn increasing research attention. Among them, two-dimensional MXene materials hold great potential for room-temperature hazardous gas (e.g., NH3) monitoring regardless of the complicated fabrication process, insufficient 2D/3D flexibilities, and poor environmental sustainability. Herein, a Ti3C2Tx MXene/gelatin ink was developed for patterning electrodes through a facile spray coating. Particularly, the patterned Ti3C2Tx-based coating exhibited good adhesion on the paper substrate against repeated peeling-off and excellent mechanical flexibility against 1000 cyclic stretching. The porous morphology of the coating facilitated the NH3 sensing ability. As a result, the 2D kirigami-shaped NH3 sensor exhibited a good response of 7% to 50 ppm of NH3 with detectable concentrations ranging from 5-500 ppm, decent selectivity over interferences, etc., which could be well-maintained even at 50% stretched state. In addition, with the help of mechanically guided compressive buckling, 3D mesostructured MXene origamis could be obtained, holding promise for detecting the coming direction and height distribution of hazardous gas, e.g., the NH3. More importantly, the as-fabricated MXene/gelatin origami paper could be fully degraded in PBS/H2O2/cellulase solution within 19 days, demonstrating its potential as a high-performance, shape morphable, and environmentally friendly wearable gas sensor.
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- Zifeng Wang
- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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Pawar KK, Kumar A, Mirzaei A, Kumar M, Kim HW, Kim SS. 2D nanomaterials for realization of flexible and wearable gas sensors: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 352:141234. [PMID: 38278446 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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Gas sensors are extensively employed for monitoring and detection of hazardous gases and vapors. Many of them are produced on rigid substrates, but flexible and wearable gas sensors are needed for intriguing usage including the internet of things (IoT) and medical devices. The materials with the greatest potential for the fabrication of flexible and wearable gas sensing devices are two-dimensional (2D) semiconducting nanomaterials, which consist of graphene and its substitutes, transition metal dichalcogenides, and MXenes. These types of materials have good mechanical flexibility, high charge carrier mobility, a large area of surface, an abundance of defects and dangling bonds, and, in certain instances adequate transparency and ease of synthesis. In this review, we have addressed the different 2D nonmaterial properties for gas sensing in the context of fabrication of flexible/wearable gas sensors. We have discussed the sensing performance of flexible/wearable gas sensors in various forms such as pristine, composite and noble metal decorated. We believe that content of this review paper is greatly useful for the researchers working in the research area of fabrication of flexible/wearable gas sensors.
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- Krishna Kiran Pawar
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea; The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea; School of Nanoscience and Technology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 416004, India
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, 342030, India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, 715557-13876, Iran
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, 342030, India; Department of Cybernetics, Nanotechnology and Data Processing, Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 16, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, South Korea.
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Das P, Marvi PK, Ganguly S, Tang XS, Wang B, Srinivasan S, Rajabzadeh AR, Rosenkranz A. MXene-Based Elastomer Mimetic Stretchable Sensors: Design, Properties, and Applications. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:135. [PMID: 38411801 PMCID: PMC10899156 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01349-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Flexible sensors based on MXene-polymer composites are highly prospective for next-generation wearable electronics used in human-machine interfaces. One of the motivating factors behind the progress of flexible sensors is the steady arrival of new conductive materials. MXenes, a new family of 2D nanomaterials, have been drawing attention since the last decade due to their high electronic conductivity, processability, mechanical robustness and chemical tunability. In this review, we encompass the fabrication of MXene-based polymeric nanocomposites, their structure-property relationship, and applications in the flexible sensor domain. Moreover, our discussion is not only limited to sensor design, their mechanism, and various modes of sensing platform, but also their future perspective and market throughout the world. With our article, we intend to fortify the bond between flexible matrices and MXenes thus promoting the swift advancement of flexible MXene-sensors for wearable technologies.
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- Poushali Das
- School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave West, Waterloo, ON, Canada
- Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), 17W Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave West, Waterloo, ON, Canada
- Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), 17W Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Chair of Functional Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
- W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
- W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada.
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- Department for Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Materials, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Ben Arbia M, Helal H, Comini E. Recent Advances in Low-Dimensional Metal Oxides via Sol-Gel Method for Gas Detection. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:359. [PMID: 38392732 PMCID: PMC10891883 DOI: 10.3390/nano14040359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Low-dimensional metal oxides have drawn significant attention across various scientific domains due to their multifaceted applications, particularly in the field of environment monitoring. Their popularity is attributed to a constellation of unique properties, including their high surface area, robust chemical stability, and remarkable electrical conductivity, among others, which allow them to be a good candidate for detecting CO, CO2, H2, NH3, NO2, CH4, H2S, and volatile organic compound gases. In recent years, the Sol-Gel method has emerged as a powerful and versatile technique for the controlled synthesis of low-dimensional metal oxide materials with diverse morphologies tailored for gas sensing applications. This review delves into the manifold facets of the Sol-Gel processing of metal oxides and reports their derived morphologies and remarkable gas-sensing properties. We comprehensively examine the synthesis conditions and critical parameters governing the formation of distinct morphologies, including nanoparticles, nanowires, nanorods, and hierarchical nanostructures. Furthermore, we provide insights into the fundamental principles underpinning the gas-sensing mechanisms of these materials. Notably, we assess the influence of morphology on gas-sensing performance, highlighting the pivotal role it plays in achieving exceptional sensitivity, selectivity, and response kinetics. Additionally, we highlight the impact of doping and composite formation on improving the sensitivity of pure metal oxides and reducing their operation temperature. A discussion of recent advances and emerging trends in the field is also presented, shedding light on the potential of Sol-Gel-derived nanostructures to revolutionize the landscape of gas sensing technologies.
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- Sensor Lab, Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, Via Valotti 9, 25133 Brescia, Italy; (M.B.A.); (H.H.)
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Bijender, Kumar S, Soni A, Yadav R, Singh SP, Kumar A. Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring via a Flexible and Wearable Piezoresistive Sensor. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:6355-6365. [PMID: 38375497 PMCID: PMC10876045 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c04786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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In the present global context, continuous blood pressure (BP) monitoring is paramount in addressing the global mortality rates attributed to hypertension. Achieving precise insights into the human cardiovascular system necessitates accurate measurement of BP, and the accuracy depends on the faithful recording of oscillations or pulsations. This task ultimately depends on the caliber of the pressure sensor embedded in the BP device. In this context, we have fabricated a flexible resistive pressure sensor based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) sponge that is highly flexible and sensitive. The designed device operates effectively with a minimal bias voltage of 500 mV, at which point it showed its maximum relative change in current, reaching approximately 25%. Additionally, the sensing device showed a notable change in resistance values, exhibiting almost 100% change in resistance when subjected to a pressure of 400 mmHg and high sensitivity of 0.27 mmHg-1. After promising outcomes were obtained during static pressure measurement, the sensor was used for BP monitoring in humans. The sensor accurately traced the oscillometric waveform (OMW) for distinct systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) combinations to cover a range of medical situations, including hypotension, standard or normal, and hypertension. The values of SBP, DBP, and MAP were derived from the sensor's output using the MAA technique, and the errors in these values concerning the simulator and the traditional BP monitor follow the universal AAMI/ESH/ISO protocols. Bland-Altman (B&A) correlation and scatter plots were used to compare the sensor's results and further validate the proposed sensor. The sensor showed the mean and standard deviation error in the SBP, DBP, and MBP of -0.2 ± 5.9, -0.5 ± 7, and -0.9 ± 4.7 mmHg when compared with the noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP) simulator. The pulse rate (PR) was also calculated from the same OMW for the specified value of 80 beats per minute (bpm) given by the simulator and reported a mean PR value of ∼81 bpm, close to the reference value. The findings show that the flexible resistive sensing device can accurately measure BP and replace the existing sensors of BP devices.
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- Bijender
- CSIR-National
Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan
Marg, New Delhi 110012, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- CSIR-National
Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan
Marg, New Delhi 110012, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- CSIR-National
Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan
Marg, New Delhi 110012, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- CSIR-National
Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan
Marg, New Delhi 110012, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- CSIR-National
Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan
Marg, New Delhi 110012, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- CSIR-National
Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan
Marg, New Delhi 110012, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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Cheng CH, Han B, Cheng L, Zheng W, Xia F, Zhao Y, Zhang YN. Highly sensitive ammonia sensor based on a PMMA/PANI microwire structure. APPLIED OPTICS 2024; 63:959-966. [PMID: 38437392 DOI: 10.1364/ao.501901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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In this paper, a highly sensitive ammonia (N H 3) sensor based on a polymethyl methacrylate/polyaniline (PMMA/PANI) microwire structure is designed and implemented. First, a micron-sized PMMA microwire was fabricated and connected with two tapered single-mode fibers to form a coupling structure; thus, the Mach-Zehnder (MZ) interference was successfully excited due to the good light conductivity of the PMMA. It was demonstrated that the coupling structure behaved with a high refractive index detection sensitivity of 3044 nm/RIU. To make it sensitive to N H 3, the PANI was selected to mix with PMMA and then formed a micron-level PMMA/PANI fiber. The experimental results showed that the PMMA/PANI fiber can selectively sense N H 3 with a high sensitivity of 65.3 pm/ppm. This proposed N H 3 sensor not only solves the problem of sensitive film shedding, but also possesses the advantages of good integration, high sensitivity, good selectivity, and short response time.
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He J, Liang B, Kong W, Dai J, Liu F, Pan S, Wang C, Sun P, Kang B, Wang Y, Lu G. Self-Healing, Laminated, and Low Resistance NH 3 Sensor Based on 6,6',6″-(Nitrilotris(benzene-4,1-diyl))tris(5-phenylpyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile) Sensing Material Operating at Room Temperature. ACS Sens 2024; 9:171-181. [PMID: 38159288 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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With the rapid development of the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT), gas sensors with the function of simulating the human sense of smell became irreplaceable as a key element. Among them, ammonia (NH3) sensors played an important role in respiration tests, environmental monitoring, safety, and other fields. However, the fabrication of the high-performance device with high stability and resistance to mechanical damages was still a challenge. In this work, polyurethane (PU) with excellent self-healing ability was applied as the substrate, and the sensor was designed from new sensitive material design and device structure optimization, through applying the organic molecule with groups which could absorb NH3 and the laminated structure to shorten the electronic transmission path to achieve a low resistance state and favorable sensing properties. Accordingly, a room temperature flexible NH3 sensor based on 6,6',6″-(nitrilotris(benzene-4,1-diyl))tris(5-phenylpyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile) (TPA-3DCNPZ) was successfully developed. The device could self-heal by means of a thermal evaporation assisted method. It exhibited a detection limit of 1 ppm at 98% relative humidity (RH), as well as great stability, selectivity, bending flexibility, and self-healing properties. The improved NH3 sensing performance under high RH was further investigated by complex impedance plots (CIPs) and density functional theory (DFT), attributing to the enhanced adsorption of NH3. The TPA-3DCNPZ based NH3 sensors proved to have great potential for application on simulated exhaled breath to determine the severity of kidney diseases and the progress of treatment. This work also provided new ideas for the construction of high-performance room temperature NH3 sensors.
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- Junming He
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Jihua Laboratory, 28 Huandao South Road, Foshan 528200, Guangdong, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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Wang J, Zhou Z, Luo Y, Xu T, Xu L, Zhang X. Machine Learning-Assisted Janus Colorimetric Face Mask for Breath Ammonia Analysis. Anal Chem 2024; 96:381-387. [PMID: 38154078 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Artificial olfactory systems have been widely used in medical fields such as in the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in human exhaled breath. However, there is still an urgent demand for a portable, accurate breath VOC analysis system for the healthcare industry. In this work, we proposed a Janus colorimetric face mask (JCFM) for the comfortable evaluation of breath ammonia levels by combining the machine learning K-nearest neighbor (K-NN) algorithm. Such a Janus fabric is designed for the unidirectional penetration of exhaled moisture, which can reduce stickiness and ensure facial dryness and comfort. Four different pH indicators on the colorimetric array serve as recognition elements that cross-react with ammonia, capturing the optical fingerprint information on breath ammonia by mimicking the sophisticated olfactory structure of mammals. The Euclidean distance (ED) is used to quantitatively describe the ammonia concentration between 1 ppm and 10 ppm, indicating that there is a linear relationship between the ammonia concentration and the ED response (R2 = 0.988). The K-NN algorithm based on RGB response features aids in the analysis of the target ammonia level and achieves a prediction accuracy of 96%. This study integrates colorimetry, Janus design, and machine learning to present a wearable and portable sensing system for breath ammonia analysis.
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- Jing Wang
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P. R. China
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Verma M, Bahuguna G, Singh S, Kumari A, Ghosh D, Haick H, Gupta R. Porous SnO 2 nanosheets for room temperature ammonia sensing in extreme humidity. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:184-195. [PMID: 37937438 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh01078c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Gas sensors based on tin dioxide (SnO2) for the detection of ammonia (NH3) have become commercially available for environmental monitoring due to their reactive qualities when exposed to different gaseous pollutants. Nevertheless, their implementation in the medical field has been hindered by certain inherent drawbacks, such as needing to operate at high temperatures, lack of selectivity, unreliable operation under high-humidity conditions, and a lower detection limit. To counter these issues, this study created 2D nanosheets of SnO2 through an optimized solvothermal method. It was found that tuning the precursor solution's pH to either neutral or 14 led to aggregated or distributed, uniform-size nanosheets with a higher crystallinity, respectively. Remarkably, the SnO2 nanosheet sensor (SNS-14) displayed a much lower response to water molecules and specific reactivity to ammonia even when subjected to reducing and oxidizing agents at 25 °C due to the micropores and chemisorbed oxygen on the nanosheets. Furthermore, the SNS-14 was seen to have the highest sensitivity to ammonia at 100 ppm, with rapid response (8 s) and recovery times (55 s) even at a high relative humidity of 70%. Its theoretical detection limit was recorded to be 64 ppt, better than any of the earlier SnO2-based chemiresistive sensors. Its exceptional sensing abilities were credited to its optimal crystallinity, specific surface area, defects, chemisorbed oxygen, and porous structure. NH3-TPD measurements and computational simulations were employed to understand the ammonia interaction with atomistic details on the SnO2 nanosheet surface. A real time breath sensing experiment was simulated to test the efficacy of the sensor. Reaching this advancement is an achievement in bypassing past boundaries of SnO2-centered sensors, making it feasible to detect ammonia with enhanced precision, discrimination, dependability, and velocity for probable usages in medical diagnostics and ecological surveillance.
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- Mohit Verma
- Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan-342037, India
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- Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan-342037, India
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- Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan-342037, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan-342037, India
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Zhou Y, Zhang R, She X, Li J, Zhao H, Wang Y, Chen Y, Xie L, Zou C, Li X. Alkalized Cellulose Nanofiber-Interweaved PEDOT:PSS Thin-Film Sensors via Layer-by-Layer Spraying Assembly for Ultrafast Molecular Ammonia Detection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:53802-53814. [PMID: 37934236 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c10736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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As a typical representative of conductive polymers (CPs), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): polystyrenesulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) is intensively employed for chemiresistive ammonia (NH3) sensing on account of its favorable aqueous solubility, benign environmental stability, and outstanding room-temperature conductivity; however, it is severely plagued by low sensitivity and sluggish reaction kinetics. To circumvent these limitations, the guest-alkalized cellulose nanofibers (AC) were introduced into the host PEDOT:PSS matrix by the layer-by-layer spraying assembly method (LBLSA) in this work. The componential proportion-optimized PEDOT:PSS/AC/PEDOT:PSS (P/AC/P) sensor delivered a large sensitivity of 20.2%/ppm within 0.1-3 ppm of NH3 at 21 °C@26% RH, an experimental limit of detection (LoD) as low as 30 ppb, a high response of 18.1%, and a short response/recovery times (4.8/4.0 s) toward 1 ppm of NH3, which ranked among the best cases thus far. Also, excellent repeatability and long-term stability and selectivity were demonstrated. Meanwhile, the flexible P/AC/P sensors worked well under various bending angles and bending times. This work combines a green material system and a facile film deposition method to overcome the liquid dispersion incompatibility when preparing a multicomponent mixture for swift trace NH3 detection. The universality and extensibility of this methodology endow a broad prospect in the field of future wearable optoelectronic systems.
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- Yong Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and System of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and System of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and System of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and System of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and System of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and System of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and System of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and System of Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, People's Republic of China
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- Agricultural Information Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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Sousa C, Ferreira R, Santos SB, Azevedo NF, Melo LDR. Advances on diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infections. Crit Rev Microbiol 2023; 49:671-692. [PMID: 36264672 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2022.2125287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The association of Helicobacter pylori to several gastric diseases, such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric cancer, and its high prevalence worldwide, raised the necessity to use methods for a proper and fast diagnosis and monitoring the pathogen eradication. Available diagnostic methods can be classified as invasive or non-invasive, and the selection of the best relies on the clinical condition of the patient, as well as on the sensitivity, specificity, and accessibility of the diagnostic test. This review summarises all diagnostic methods currently available, including the invasive methods: endoscopy, histology, culture, and molecular methods, and the rapid urease test (RUT), as well as the non-invasive methods urea breath test (UBT), serological assays, biosensors, and microfluidic devices and the stool antigen test (SAT). Moreover, it lists the diagnostic advantages and limitations, as well as the main advances for each methodology. In the end, research on the development of new diagnostic methods, such as bacteriophage-based H. pylori diagnostic tools, is also discussed.
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- Cláudia Sousa
- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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Gu Y, Xu Z, Fan F, Wei L, Wu T, Li Q. Highly Breathable, Stretchable, and Tailorable TPU Foam for Flexible Gas Sensors. ACS Sens 2023; 8:3772-3780. [PMID: 37842874 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Continuous real-time monitoring of air quality is of great significance in the realms of environmental monitoring, personal safety, and healthcare. Recently, flexible gas sensors have gained great popularity for their potential to be integrated into various smart wearable electronics and display devices. However, the development of gas sensors with superior sensitivity, breathability, and stretchability remains a challenge. Here, a new high porosity thermoplastic polyurethane (HP-TPU) foam was reported for gas sensors, which exhibited large three-dimensional network structures and excellent mechanical properties. The HP-TPU foam was achieved by using a simple steam-induced method, which was suitable for mass production. The unique structure endowed this foam with 77.5% porosity, 260% strain ability, and 0.45 MPa Young's modulus, which improved 35, 31, and 80%, respectively, compared to previously reported traditional TPU foam (T-TPU) prepared by the drying method. In addition, the foam presented high gas permeability (312 g/m-2, 24 h) and excellent stability, and it remained undamaged even after 2000 cycles at 70% strain. The sensing material was coated on a PET flexible interdigital electrode and sandwiched between two HP-TPU foam layers for a gas sensitivity test. Due to the easy diffusion of gas between the pores and contact with the sensing materials, the HP-TPU foam exhibited a significant reduction of 85% in average response time and 46% in average recovery time, compared to the T-TPU foam. A wearable sensing device, comprising sensing, data processing, and wireless transmission modules, was successfully developed to enable outdoor testing and achieved a detection range at the ppb level. Finally, the cytotoxicity test results confirmed that this flexible gas sensor did not harm human health. These results proved that this HP-TPU foam was an ideal matrix for the flexible gas sensor, exhibiting great application potential in the fields of seamless human-machine integration.
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- Yuefeng Gu
- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Jo YM, Jo YK, Lee JH, Jang HW, Hwang IS, Yoo DJ. MOF-Based Chemiresistive Gas Sensors: Toward New Functionalities. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2206842. [PMID: 35947765 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The sensing performances of gas sensors must be improved and diversified to enhance quality of life by ensuring health, safety, and convenience. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which exhibit an extremely high surface area, abundant porosity, and unique surface chemistry, provide a promising framework for facilitating gas-sensor innovations. Enhanced understanding of conduction mechanisms of MOFs has facilitated their use as gas-sensing materials, and various types of MOFs have been developed by examining the compositional and morphological dependences and implementing catalyst incorporation and light activation. Owing to their inherent separation and absorption properties and catalytic activity, MOFs are applied as molecular sieves, absorptive filtering layers, and heterogeneous catalysts. In addition, oxide- or carbon-based sensing materials with complex structures or catalytic composites can be derived by the appropriate post-treatment of MOFs. This review discusses the effective techniques to design optimal MOFs, in terms of computational screening and synthesis methods. Moreover, the mechanisms through which the distinctive functionalities of MOFs as sensing materials, heterostructures, and derivatives can be incorporated in gas-sensor applications are presented.
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- Young-Moo Jo
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, USA
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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, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Sentech Gmi Co. Ltd, Seoul, 07548, Republic of Korea
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- SentechKorea Co. Ltd, Paju, 10863, Republic of Korea
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Jouyban-Gharamaleki V, Jin H, Jouyban A, Soleymani J. The influence of advanced materials on the analytical performance of semiconductor-based gas sensors. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:23358-23369. [PMID: 37615695 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01756g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Chemiresistive gas sensors are metal oxide-based sensors that have received significant attention in different fields. Ambient gas sensors are especially important in the fabrication of wearable probes for the real-time detection of biomarkers in human body samples. Usually, room temperature sensors are affordable due to their low power consumption, resulting in simple instrumentation and maintenance. To fabricate versatile gas sensors, i.e. sensitive, selective, ambient temperature operating gas sensors, and improve the sensing performance of the traditionally used sensor, new materials play an important role. In other words, new advanced materials are essential for designing and fabricating new gas sensors. Hence, in this review, the application and impact of new advanced materials in the fabrication of reliable gas sensors are discussed in detail. Special emphasis is given to the effect of new materials in the fabrication of room-temperature operating systems. Finally, future research outlook and possible challenges that may be encountered by reliable gas sensors are also explained.
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- Vahid Jouyban-Gharamaleki
- Kimia Idea Pardaz Azerbaijan (KIPA) Science-Based Company, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center and Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center and Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Chung CY, Chen YC, Juang FR, Kao KS, Lee EI. Preparation of MoS 2 Nanospheres using a Hydrothermal Method and Their Application as Ammonia Gas Sensors Based on Delay Line Surface Acoustic Wave Devices. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:4703. [PMID: 37445017 DOI: 10.3390/ma16134703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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An ammonia sensor based on a delay-line surface acoustic wave (SAW) device is developed in this study by coating the delay line area of the device with a nano-structured molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) sensitive material. A SAW device of 122 MHz was designed and fabricated with a pair of interdigital transducers (IDTs) defined on a 128° y-cut LiNbO3 substrate using photolithography technologies, and the aluminum IDT electrodes were deposited by a DC magnetron sputtering system. By adjusting the pH values of precursor solutions, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanospheres were prepared with various structures using a hydrothermal method. Finally, an NH3 gas sensor with high sensitivity of 4878 Hz/ppm, operating at room temperature, was successfully obtained. The excellent sensitivity performance may be due to the efficient adsorption of NH3 gas molecules on the surfaces of the nanoflower-like MoS2, which has a larger specific surface area and provides more active sites, and results in a larger change in the resonant frequency of the device due to the mass loading effect.
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- Chan-Yu Chung
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
- College of Semiconductor and Advanced Technology Research, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer and Communication, SHU-TE University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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Zhou J, Shokouh SHH, Cui L, Järvinen T, Pitkänen O, Lv ZP, Kordas K. An ultra-sensitive NH 3 gas sensor enabled by an ion-in-conjugated polycroconaine/Ti 3C 2T x core-shell composite. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2023; 8:794-802. [PMID: 36967652 DOI: 10.1039/d2nh00591c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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MXenes are emerging sensing materials due to their metallic conductivity and rich surface chemistry for analytes; they, however, suffer from poor stability. Incorporation with functional polymers can largely prevent the performance decay and enhance the sensing performance. Herein, we demonstrate a core-shell composite, Ti3C2Tx@croconaine (poly(1,5-diaminonaphthalene-croconaine), PDAC) prepared by a facile in situ polymerization reaction, suitable for NH3 detection. Compared to pristine Ti3C2Tx, the sensor made of a Ti3C2Tx-polycroconaine composite exhibits a significantly enhanced sensitivity of 2.8% ppm-1 and an estimated achievable limit of detection of 50 ppb. The improved sensing performance could be attributed to the presence of PDAC facilitating the adsorption of NH3 and changing the tunneling conductivity between Ti3C2Tx domains. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the adsorption energy of NH3 on PDAC is the highest among the tested gases, which supports the selectivity of the sensor to this analyte. Benefiting from the protection conferred by the PDAC shell, the composite has a reliable operation period of at least 40 days. In addition, we demonstrated a flexible paper-based sensor of the Ti3C2Tx@PDAC composite, without attenuated performance upon mechanical deformation. This work proposed a novel mechanism and a feasible methodology to synthesize MXene-polymer composites with improved sensitivity and stability for chemical sensing.
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- Jin Zhou
- Microelectronics Research Unit, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4500, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland.
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- Microelectronics Research Unit, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4500, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland.
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- Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Aalto University, FIN-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Microelectronics Research Unit, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4500, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland.
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- Microelectronics Research Unit, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4500, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland.
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, FIN-00076 Aalto, Finland.
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- Microelectronics Research Unit, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4500, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland.
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Jung G, Shin H, Jeon SW, Lim YH, Hong S, Kim DH, Lee JH. Transducer-Aware Hydroxy-Rich-Surface Indium Oxide Gas Sensor for Low-Power and High-Sensitivity NO 2 Gas Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:22651-22661. [PMID: 37115020 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Low-power metal oxide (MOX)-based gas sensors are widely applied in edge devices. To reduce power consumption, nanostructured MOX-based sensors that detect gas at low temperatures have been reported. However, the fabrication process of these sensors is difficult for mass production, and these sensors are lack uniformity and reliability. On the other hand, MOX film-based gas sensors have been commercialized but operate at high temperatures and exhibit low sensitivity. Herein, commercially advantageous highly sensitive, film-based indium oxide sensors operating at low temperatures are reported. Ar and O2 gases are simultaneously injected during the sputtering process to form a hydroxy-rich-surface In2O3 film. Conventional indium oxide (In2O3) films (A0) and hydroxy-rich indium oxide films (A1) are compared using several analytical techniques. A1 exhibits a work function of 4.92 eV, larger than that of A0 (4.42 eV). A1 exhibits a Debye length 3.7 times longer than that of A0. A1 is advantageous for gas sensing when using field effect transistors (FETs) and resistors as transducers. Because of the hydroxy groups present on the surface of A1, A1 can react with NO2 gas at a lower temperature (∼100 °C) than A0 (180 °C). Operando diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectrometry (DRIFTS) shows that NO2 gas is adsorbed to A1 as nitrite (NO2-) at 100 °C and nitrite and nitrate (NO3-) at 200 °C. After NO2 is adsorbed as nitrate, the sensitivity of the A1 sensor decreases and its low-temperature operability is compromised. On the other hand, when NO2 is adsorbed only as nitrite, the performance of the sensor is maintained. The reliable hydroxy-rich FET-type gas sensor shows the best performance compared to that of the existing film-based NO2 gas sensors, with a 2460% response to 500 ppb NO2 gas at a power consumption of 1.03 mW.
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- Gyuweon Jung
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Inter-university Semiconductor Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Inter-university Semiconductor Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Inter-university Semiconductor Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Inter-university Semiconductor Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Zhu C, Zhou T, Xia H, Zhang T. Flexible Room-Temperature Ammonia Gas Sensors Based on PANI-MWCNTs/PDMS Film for Breathing Analysis and Food Safety. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1158. [PMID: 37049261 PMCID: PMC10097228 DOI: 10.3390/nano13071158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Gas sensors have played a critical role in healthcare, atmospheric environmental monitoring, military applications and so on. In particular, flexible sensing devices are of great interest, benefitting from flexibility and wearability. However, developing flexible gas sensors with a high sensitivity, great stability and workability is still challenging. In this work, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were grown on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) films, which were further modified with polyaniline (PANI) using a simple chemical oxidation synthesis. The superior flexibility of the PANI-MWCNTs/PDMS film enabled a stable initial resistance value, even under bending conditions. The flexible sensor showed excellent NH3 sensing performances, including a high response (11.8 ± 0.2 for 40 ppm of NH3) and a low limit of detection (10 ppb) at room temperature. Moreover, the effect of a humid environment on the NH3 sensing performances was investigated. The results show that the response of the sensor is enhanced under high humidity conditions because water molecules can promote the adsorption of NH3 on the PANI-MWCNTs/PDMS films. In addition, the PANI-MWCNTs/PDMS film sensor had the abilities of detecting NH3 in the simulated breath of patients with kidney disease and the freshness of shrimp. These above results reveal the potential application of the PANI-MWCNTs/PDMS sensor for monitoring NH3 in human breath and food.
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Chen H, Chen J, Liu Y, Li B, Li H, Zhang X, Lv C, Dong H. Wearable Dual-Signal NH 3 Sensor with High Sensitivity for Non-invasive Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:3420-3430. [PMID: 36880227 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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NH3 gas in human exhaled breath contains abundant physiological information related to human health, especially chronic kidney disease (CKD). Unfortunately, up to now, most wearable NH3 sensors show inevitable defects (low sensitivity, easy to be interfered by the environment, etc.), which may lead to misdiagnosis of CKD. To solve the above dilemma, a nanoporous, heterogeneous, and dual-signal (optical and electrical) wearable NH3 sensor mask is developed successfully. More specifically, a polyacrylonitrile/bromocresol green (PAN/BCG) nanofiber film as a visual NH3 sensor and a polyacrylonitrile/polyaniline/reduced graphene oxide (PAN/PANI/rGO) nanofiber film as a resistive NH3 sensor are constructed. Due to the high specific surface area and abundant NH3 binding sites of these two nanofiber films, they exhibit good NH3 sensing performance. However, although the visual NH3 sensor (PAN/BCG nanofiber film) is simple without the need of any detecting facilities and quite stable when temperature and humidity change, it shows poor sensitivity and resolution. In comparison, the resistive NH3 sensor (PAN/PANI/rGO nanofiber film) is of high sensitivity, fast response, and good resolution, but its electrical signal is easily interfered by the external environment (such as humidity, temperature, etc.). Considering that the sensing principles between a visual NH3 sensor and resistive NH3 sensor are significantly different, a wearable dual-signal NH3 sensor containing both a visual NH3 sensor and resistive NH3 sensor is further explored. Our data prove that the two sensing signals in this dual-signal NH3 sensor mask can not only work well without interference with each other but also complement each other to improve the sensing accuracy, indicating its potential application in non-invasive diagnosis of CKD.
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- Hongjie Chen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction (NERC-TRR), South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510641, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction (NERC-TRR), South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction (NERC-TRR), South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction (NERC-TRR), South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction (NERC-TRR), South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction (NERC-TRR), South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510641, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction (NERC-TRR), South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510641, China
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Wu K, Debliquy M, Zhang C. Metal-oxide-semiconductor resistive gas sensors for fish freshness detection. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2023; 22:913-945. [PMID: 36537904 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Fish are prone to spoilage and deterioration during processing, storage, or transportation. Therefore, there is a need for rapid and efficient techniques to detect and evaluate fish freshness during different periods or conditions. Gas sensors are increasingly important in the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of high-protein foods, including fish. Among them, metal-oxide-semiconductor resistive (MOSR) sensors with advantages such as low cost, small size, easy integration, and high sensitivity have been extensively studied in the past few years, which gradually show promising practical application prospects. Herein, we take the detection, classification, and assessment of fish freshness as the actual demand, and summarize the physical and chemical changes of fish during the spoilage process, the volatile marker gases released, and their production mechanisms. Then, we introduce the advantages, performance parameters, and working principles of gas sensors, and summarize the MOSR gas sensors aimed at detecting different kinds of volatile marker gases of fish spoiling in the last 5 years. After that, this paper reviews the research and application progress of MOSR gas sensor arrays and electronic nose technology for various odor indicators and fish freshness detection. Finally, this review points out the multifaceted challenges (sampling system, sensing module, and pattern recognition technology) faced by the rapid detection technology of fish freshness based on metal oxide gas sensors, and the potential solutions and development directions are proposed from the view of multidisciplinary intersection.
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- Kaidi Wu
- College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Service de Science des Matériaux, Faculté Polytechnique, Université de Mons, Mons, Belgium
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- Service de Science des Matériaux, Faculté Polytechnique, Université de Mons, Mons, Belgium
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Suriyawong S, Khumphon J, Rattanakam R, Chaopanich P, Thongmee S, Youngjan S, Khemthong P, Kityakarn S. Engineering three-dimensionally ordered mesoporous structure of TiO2 for the fast responsive NH3 gas sensor at ambient conditions. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Tian X, Cui X, Xiao Y, Chen T, Xiao X, Wang Y. Pt/MoS 2/Polyaniline Nanocomposite as a Highly Effective Room Temperature Flexible Gas Sensor for Ammonia Detection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:9604-9617. [PMID: 36762895 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A Pt/MoS2/polyaniline (Pt/MoS2/PANI) nanocomposite is successfully synthesized by the hydrothermal process combined with the in situ polymerization method, and then Pt particles are decorated on its surface. The Pt/MoS2/PANI nanocomposite is deposited on a flexible Au-interdigitated electrode of a polyimide (PI) film. The flexible sensor exhibits a higher response value and fast response/recovery time to NH3 at room temperature (RT). It results in 2.32-fold and 1.13-fold improvement in the gas-sensing response toward 50 ppm NH3 compared to those of PANI and MoS2/PANI-based gas sensors. The detection limit is 250 ppb. The enhancement sensing mechanisms are attributed to the p-n heterojunction and the Schottky barrier between the three components, which has been confirmed by the current-voltage (I-V) curves. A satisfactory selectivity to NH3 against trimethylamine (TMA) and triethylamine (TEA) is obtained according to density functional theory (DFT), Bader's analysis, and differential charge density to illustrate the adsorption behavior and charge transfer of gas molecules on the surface of the sensing materials. The sensor retains the excellent sensing response value even under high relative humidity and sensing stability at higher bending angle/numbers to NH3 gas. Hence, Pt/MoS2/PANI can be regarded as a promising sensing material for high-performance NH3 detection at room temperature applied in flexible wearable electronics.
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- Xu Tian
- National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming6500504, People's Republic of China
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- National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming6500504, People's Republic of China
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- National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming6500504, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materials Science & Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou215009, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Quantum Information of Yunnan Province, Yunnan University, Kunming6500504, People's Republic of China
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- National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming6500504, People's Republic of China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-Carbon Technologies, Yunnan University, Kunming650504, People's Republic of China
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P H, Rangarajan M, Pandya HJ. Breath VOC analysis and machine learning approaches for disease screening: a review. J Breath Res 2023; 17. [PMID: 36634360 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7163/acb283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Early disease detection is often correlated with a reduction in mortality rate and improved prognosis. Currently, techniques like biopsy and imaging that are used to screen chronic diseases are invasive, costly or inaccessible to a large population. Thus, a non-invasive disease screening technology is the need of the hour. Existing non-invasive methods like gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, selected-ion flow-tube mass spectrometry, and proton transfer reaction-mass-spectrometry are expensive. These techniques necessitate experienced operators, making them unsuitable for a large population. Various non-invasive sources are available for disease detection, of which exhaled breath is preferred as it contains different volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that reflect the biochemical reactions in the human body. Disease screening by exhaled breath VOC analysis can revolutionize the healthcare industry. This review focuses on exhaled breath VOC biomarkers for screening various diseases with a particular emphasis on liver diseases and head and neck cancer as examples of diseases related to metabolic disorders and diseases unrelated to metabolic disorders, respectively. Single sensor and sensor array-based (Electronic Nose) approaches for exhaled breath VOC detection are briefly described, along with the machine learning techniques used for pattern recognition.
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- Haripriya P
- Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.,Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Zou Z, Zhao Z, Zhang Z, Tian W, Yang C, Jin X, Zhang K. Room-Temperature Optoelectronic Gas Sensor Based on Core-Shell g-C 3N 4@WO 3 Heterocomposites for Efficient Ammonia Detection. Anal Chem 2023; 95:2110-2118. [PMID: 36622101 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The ever-growing modern industry promotes the evolution of gas sensors for environmental monitoring and safety inspection. However, traditional chemiresistive gas sensors still suffer from drawbacks of high power consumption and detection limit, mainly due to the insufficient charge-transfer ability of gas-sensing materials. Here, an optoelectronic gas sensor that can detect ppb-level ammonia at room temperature is constructed based on core-shell g-C3N4@WO3 heterocomposites. The growth of WO3 nanosheets on graphitic g-C3N4 nanosheets was precisely controlled, achieving well-defined g-C3N4@WO3 core-shell architectures. Based on the synergism between light activation and the amplification effect of in situ-formed heterojunctions, the g-C3N4@WO3 sensor exhibits improved sensing characteristics for reliable ammonia detection. As compared with the pristine g-C3N4 sensor, the sensor response toward ammonia is enhanced 21 times and the detection limit is reduced from 308 to 108 ppb. This work provides a successful approach for the in situ formation of core-shell g-C3N4@WO3 interfacial composites and offers an easy solution for the rational design of advanced optoelectronic gas sensors.
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- Zongsheng Zou
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao266071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao266071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao266071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering in South Xinjiang, College of Life Science, Tarim University, Alar843300, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao266071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao266071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao266071, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering in South Xinjiang, College of Life Science, Tarim University, Alar843300, P. R. China
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Wang Y, Zhou Y. Recent Progress on Anti-Humidity Strategies of Chemiresistive Gas Sensors. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:ma15248728. [PMID: 36556531 PMCID: PMC9784667 DOI: 10.3390/ma15248728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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In recent decades, chemiresistive gas sensors (CGS) have been widely studied due to their unique advantages of expedient miniaturization, simple fabrication, easy operation, and low cost. As one ubiquitous interference factor, humidity dramatically affects the performance of CGS, which has been neglected for a long time. With the rapid development of technologies based on gas sensors, including the internet of things (IoT), healthcare, environment monitoring, and food quality assessing, the humidity interference on gas sensors has been attracting increasing attention. Inspiringly, various anti-humidity strategies have been proposed to alleviate the humidity interference in this field; however, comprehensive summaries of these strategies are rarely reported. Therefore, this review aims to summarize the latest research advances on humidity-independent CGS. First, we discussed the humidity interference mechanism on gas sensors. Then, the anti-humidity strategies mainly including surface engineering, physical isolation, working parameters modulation, humidity compensation, and developing novel gas-sensing materials were successively introduced in detail. Finally, challenges and perspectives of improving the humidity tolerance of gas sensors were proposed for future research.
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Ou LX, Liu MY, Zhu LY, Zhang DW, Lu HL. Recent Progress on Flexible Room-Temperature Gas Sensors Based on Metal Oxide Semiconductor. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:206. [PMID: 36271065 PMCID: PMC9587164 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00956-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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With the rapid development of the Internet of Things, there is a great demand for portable gas sensors. Metal oxide semiconductors (MOS) are one of the most traditional and well-studied gas sensing materials and have been widely used to prepare various commercial gas sensors. However, it is limited by high operating temperature. The current research works are directed towards fabricating high-performance flexible room-temperature (FRT) gas sensors, which are effective in simplifying the structure of MOS-based sensors, reducing power consumption, and expanding the application of portable devices. This article presents the recent research progress of MOS-based FRT gas sensors in terms of sensing mechanism, performance, flexibility characteristics, and applications. This review comprehensively summarizes and discusses five types of MOS-based FRT gas sensors, including pristine MOS, noble metal nanoparticles modified MOS, organic polymers modified MOS, carbon-based materials (carbon nanotubes and graphene derivatives) modified MOS, and two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides materials modified MOS. The effect of light-illuminated to improve gas sensing performance is further discussed. Furthermore, the applications and future perspectives of FRT gas sensors are also discussed.
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- Lang-Xi Ou
- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, Shanghai Institute of Intelligent Electronics &Systems, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, Shanghai Institute of Intelligent Electronics &Systems, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, Shanghai Institute of Intelligent Electronics &Systems, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, Shanghai Institute of Intelligent Electronics &Systems, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, Shanghai Institute of Intelligent Electronics &Systems, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China.
- Yiwu Research Institute of Fudan University, Chengbei Road, Yiwu City, 322000, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang M, Liu K, Xu J, Wang P, Sun J, Ding W, Wang C, Zhang K. Porous Oxide-Functionalized Seaweed Fabric as a Flexible Breath Sensor for Noninvasive Nephropathy Diagnosis. ACS Sens 2022; 7:2634-2644. [PMID: 35984967 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c01014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Ever-increasing quality of life demands low-power and reliable gas-sensing technology for point-of-care monitoring of human health by relevant breath biomarkers. However, precise identification is rather challenging due to the relatively small concentration and an abundance of interferents. Herein, a breath sensor that can detect ppb-level ammonia is constructed based on a soft-hard interface design of biocompatible seaweed fabric and nanosheet-assembled bismuth oxide architectures after undergoing heat treatment. Benefiting from abundant defective sites and surface chemical state changes, the flexible sensor can work at room temperature and exhibits superior characteristics for ammonia detection, including ultrahigh response (1296), short response/recovery time (12/6 s), small detection limit (117 ppb), and remarkable anti-interference, even after repetitive mechanical bending and long-term fatigue. Furthermore, the flexible sensor demonstrates a noticeable response to the exhaled breath of a patient with Helicobacter pylori infection. After connecting the sensor with a green-light-emitting diode (LED) in the circuit, an alarm system successfully warns about ammonia levels based on the brightness of the LED. This work provides a potential strategy for wide-range ammonia detection and opens new applications in predictive and personalized healthcare platforms for noninvasive medical diagnosis.
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- Mingxin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Biomass Fibers, Materials and Textiles of Shandong Province, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Marine Biobased Materials, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Biomass Fibers, Materials and Textiles of Shandong Province, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Marine Biobased Materials, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, Air Force Medical Center, PLA, Beijing 100142, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Biomass Fibers, Materials and Textiles of Shandong Province, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Marine Biobased Materials, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Biomass Fibers, Materials and Textiles of Shandong Province, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Marine Biobased Materials, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Biomass Fibers, Materials and Textiles of Shandong Province, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Marine Biobased Materials, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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Hung TT, Chung MH, Wu JY, Shen CY. A Room-Temperature Surface Acoustic Wave Ammonia Sensor Based on rGO/DPP2T-TT Composite Films. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:5280. [PMID: 35890960 PMCID: PMC9325188 DOI: 10.3390/s22145280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors based on reduced graphene oxide/poly (diketopyrrolopyrrolethiophene-thieno [3,2-b]thiophene-thiophene) (rGO/DPP2T-TT) composite sensing films for the detection of ammonia were investigated at room temperature in this study. The rGO/DPP2T-TT composite films were deposited onto ST-X quartz SAW resonators by a drop-casting method. FESEM, EDS, and XRD characterizations showed that the rGO/DPP2T-TT composite film was successfully synthesized and exhibited numerous wrinkles and a rough structure, which are crucial for gas adsorption. The frequency response to 500-1400 ppb ammonia shown by the prepared SAW sensor coated with rGO/DPP2T-TT composite film increased linearly as the ammonia concentration increased. The sensor based on a rGO/DPP2T-TT composite film exhibited a positive frequency shift of 55 Hz/ppm, and its frequency response to 500 ppb ammonia was 35 Hz. The sensors thus show promising potential in detecting sub-ppm concentration levels of NH3 at room temperature, which opens up possibilities for applications in the noninvasive detection of NH3 in the breath. As a result, the rGO/DPP2T-TT composite sensor can be a good candidate for in situ medical diagnosis and indoor/outdoor environment monitoring.
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- Tien-Tsan Hung
- Department of Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 84001, Taiwan;
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- Office of Institutional Research, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 84001, Taiwan;
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 84001, Taiwan;
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 84001, Taiwan;
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Norizan MN, Abdullah N, Halim NA, Demon SZN, Mohamad IS. Heterojunctions of rGO/Metal Oxide Nanocomposites as Promising Gas-Sensing Materials—A Review. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12132278. [PMID: 35808113 PMCID: PMC9268638 DOI: 10.3390/nano12132278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Monitoring environmental hazards and pollution control is vital for the detection of harmful toxic gases from industrial activities and natural processes in the environment, such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ammonia (NH3), hydrogen (H2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), carbon dioxide (CO2), and sulfur dioxide (SO2). This is to ensure the preservation of public health and promote workplace safety. Graphene and its derivatives, especially reduced graphene oxide (rGO), have been designated as ideal materials in gas-sensing devices as their electronic properties highly influence the potential to adsorb specified toxic gas molecules. Despite its exceptional sensitivity at low gas concentrations, the sensor selectivity of pristine graphene is relatively weak, which limits its utility in many practical gas sensor applications. In view of this, the hybridization technique through heterojunction configurations of rGO with metal oxides has been explored, which showed promising improvement and a synergistic effect on the gas-sensing capacity, particularly at room temperature sensitivity and selectivity, even at low concentrations of the target gas. The unique features of graphene as a preferential gas sensor material are first highlighted, followed by a brief discussion on the basic working mechanism, fabrication, and performance of hybridized rGO/metal oxide-based gas sensors for various toxic gases, including NO2, NH3, H2, H2S, CO2, and SO2. The challenges and prospects of the graphene/metal oxide-based based gas sensors are presented at the end of the review.
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- Mohd Nurazzi Norizan
- Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kem Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (M.N.N.); (N.A.H.); (S.Z.N.D.)
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- Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kem Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (M.N.N.); (N.A.H.); (S.Z.N.D.)
- Correspondence:
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- Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kem Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (M.N.N.); (N.A.H.); (S.Z.N.D.)
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- Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kem Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (M.N.N.); (N.A.H.); (S.Z.N.D.)
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, Durian Tunggal, Melaka 76100, Malaysia;
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Fan X, Wang J, Sun C, Huang C, Lu Y, Dai P, Xu Y, He W. Effect of Pr/Zn on the anti-humidity and acetone-sensing properties of Co 3O 4 prepared by electrospray. RSC Adv 2022; 12:19384-19393. [PMID: 35865581 PMCID: PMC9251733 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03321f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Co3O4 is a P-type metal-oxide semiconductor which can realize acetone detection at a lower temperature, but the lower working temperature brings the enhanced humidity effect. In order to solve the problem of a Co3O4 gas sensor being easily affected by humidity, an acetone-sensing material of Co3O4 mixed with Pr/Zn was prepared by electrospray in this work. The optimal working temperature of Pr/Zn–Co3O4 is 160 °C, and the detection limit can reach 1 ppm. The fluctuation of the acetone response is about 7.7% in the relative humidity range of 30–90%. Compared with pure Co3O4, the anti-humidity property of this material is obviously enhanced, but the gas-sensing response deteriorates. Compared with Pr–Co3O4, the anti-humidity and acetone sensing properties of Pr/Zn–Co3O4 were both improved. The morphology, composition, crystal state and energy state of the material were analyzed by SEM, EDS, XRD and XPS. The material of Pr/Zn–Co3O4 is a multi-component mixed material composed of PrCoO3, ZnO, Pr6O11 and Co3O4. The improved anti-humidity and acetone sensing properties exhibited by this material are the result of the synergistic effect of ZnO and Pr3+. With the synergistic effect of Pr and Zn, the material of Co3O4 mixed with Pr/Zn exhibits improved properties of anti-humidity and acetone sensitivity.![]()
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- Xiangxiang Fan
- School of Information Engineering, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China .,Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Smart Management & Application of Modern Agricultural Resources, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China
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- School of Information Engineering, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China
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- School of Information Engineering, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China
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- School of Information Engineering, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China .,Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Smart Management & Application of Modern Agricultural Resources, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China
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- School of Information Engineering, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China .,Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Smart Management & Application of Modern Agricultural Resources, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China
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- School of Information Engineering, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China .,Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Smart Management & Application of Modern Agricultural Resources, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China
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- School of Information Engineering, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China
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- School of Information Engineering, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China .,Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Smart Management & Application of Modern Agricultural Resources, Huzhou University Huzhou 313000 China
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Zhang L, Li Z, Yang J, Zhou J, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Li Y. A Fully Integrated Flexible Tunable Chemical Sensor Based on Gold-Modified Indium Selenide Nanosheets. ACS Sens 2022; 7:1183-1193. [PMID: 35380788 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c00281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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In this work, a novel light-modulated bifunctional gas sensor based on Au nanoparticles-modified 2D InSe nanosheets was demonstrated. The prepared sensor displayed a reversible and extremely high response for recognition of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) under visible-light illumination. The sensitivity (1192%) was about 10 times higher than that under dark condition, and the limit of detection (LOD) was 0.17 ppb. In contrast, when sensing ammonia (NH3), higher sensitivity and selectivity were obtained in darkness rather than in light, with sensitivity and LOD of 11% and 0.2 ppm. Furthermore, the sensor possesses decent stability, repeatability, and anti-interference ability. The tunable sensing behavior with light modulation has been clearly studied with the help of density functional theory. A new principle called "carrier storage box" of Au nanoparticles was proposed to explain the change in surface state of InSe under light modulation. Finally, the prepared sensor has been successfully applied to construct a fully integrated wearable device to measure NH3 and NO2 in ambient environment. In all, this work provides a highly competitive gas detection method and paves the way for designing 2D materials-based optoelectronic devices with tunable and multifunctional features.
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- Lu Zhang
- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University/Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital; SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University/Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital; SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University/Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital; SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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Du L, Feng D, Xing X, Wang C, Gao Y, Sun S, Meng G, Yang D. Nanocomposite-Decorated Filter Paper as a Twistable and Water-Tolerant Sensor for Selective Detection of 5 ppb-60 v/v% Ammonia. ACS Sens 2022; 7:874-883. [PMID: 35245046 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c02681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ammonia (NH3) sensors proposed for the simultaneous exhalation diagnosis, environmental pollution monitoring, and industrial leakage alarm require high flexibility, selectivity, stability, humidity tolerance, and wide-concentration-range detection; however, technical challenges still remain. Herein, twistable and water-tolerant paper-based sensors integrated over surgical masks have been developed for NH3 detection at room temperature, via decorating specially designed ternary nanocomposites (ternary-NCs) on the commercial filter paper. The NCs consist of a multiwalled carbon nanotube framework with a polypyrrole nanolayer and are further loaded with Pt nanodots. Benefiting from the synergy effect of ternary components, the ternary-NCs exhibit an ultrasensitive response to 5 ppb-60 v/v% NH3 and present high selectivity confirmed by the theory calculations. Remarkably, the filter-paper-based sensors possess outstanding stability against twisting 0-1080°, along with excellent cuttability and foldability. Critically, such paper-based sensors can be integrated over surgical masks for simulated exhaled diagnosis and display superior water tolerance even being immersed in water for 24 h. Practically, the detecting accuracy of the filter-paper-based sensor toward the simulated exhaled NH3, environmental NH3 pollution, and industrial NH3 leakage is validated using ion chromatography.
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- Lingling Du
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Optoelectronics Technology, Ministry of Education and Department of Electronics, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Optoelectronics Technology, Ministry of Education and Department of Electronics, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Optoelectronics Technology, Ministry of Education and Department of Electronics, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Optoelectronics Technology, Ministry of Education and Department of Electronics, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Optoelectronics Technology, Ministry of Education and Department of Electronics, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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In recent years, two-dimensional layered material MXene has attracted extensive attention in the fields of sensors due to its large specific surface area and rich active sites. So, we employed multilayer Ti3C2TX and SnO2 microspheres to prepare SnO2/MXene composites for enhancing gas-sensing properties of pristine SnO2. The composite was brushed on a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) platform to make resistance-type gas sensors with low power consumption. The gas-sensing results show that the SnO2/MXene sensor with the best composite ratio (SnO2: MXene mass ratio is 5:1, named SM-5) greatly improves gas sensitivity of SnO2 sensor, among which the sensitivity to ethanol gas is the highest. At the same time, the composite also speeds up the response recovery speed of the sensor. When the SM-5 sensor worked at its optimal temperature 230 °C, its response value to 10 ppm ethanol reaches 5.0, which is twice that of the pristine SnO2 sensor. Its response and recovery time are only 14 s and 26 s, respectively. The sensing mechanism of the composite is discussed according to the classical the space charge or depletion layer model. It is concluded that the Schottky barrier of composites and the metal properties of Ti3C2Tx are responsible for improvement of the gas-sensing properties of the composite.
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Kim K, Park JK, Lee J, Kwon YJ, Choi H, Yang SM, Lee JH, Jeong YK. Synergistic approach to simultaneously improve response and humidity-independence of metal-oxide gas sensors. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 424:127524. [PMID: 34879518 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The chemiresistive response of metal-oxide gas sensors depends on ambient conditions. Humidity is a strongly influential parameter and causes large deviations in signals and, consequently, an inaccurate detection of target gases. Developing sensors unaffected by humidity, as documented by extensive works of research, comes at the cost of response - a significant drop in sensor response inevitably accompanies an increase in humidity-independence. This trade-off between humidity-independence and gas response is one of the major obstacles that limit practical applications of metal-oxide gas sensors. This study presents a novel approach to improve both the features by incorporating the rare-earth element, yttrium, into the host SnO2 sensor. The Y-doped SnO2 nanofibers are highly stable across relative humidity values ranging from 0% to 87%, and show improved selectivity and sensitivity in the detection of up to 20 ppb of NO2 target gas with the limit of detection at 103.71 ppt. Based on experimental results and van der Waals (vdW)-corrected DFT calculations, these improvements can be attributed to the synergistic effect of oxygen vacancy created by the introduction of aliovalent Y and the formation of Y2O3 nanoparticles that play a critical role in making the sensor surface hydrophobic.
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- Kyungmin Kim
- Functional Materials & Components R&D group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 137-41 Gwahakdanji-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon 25440, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin 17035, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Materials & Components R&D group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 137-41 Gwahakdanji-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon 25440, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Materials & Components R&D group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 137-41 Gwahakdanji-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon 25440, Republic of Korea
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- Smart Manufacturing System R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 89, Yangdaegiro-gil, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si Chungnam 31056, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Materials & Components R&D group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 137-41 Gwahakdanji-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon 25440, Republic of Korea
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- Computational Science Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.
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- Functional Materials & Components R&D group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 137-41 Gwahakdanji-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon 25440, Republic of Korea.
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Sardana S, Kaur H, Arora B, Aswal DK, Mahajan A. Self-Powered Monitoring of Ammonia Using an MXene/TiO 2/Cellulose Nanofiber Heterojunction-Based Sensor Driven by an Electrospun Triboelectric Nanogenerator. ACS Sens 2022; 7:312-321. [PMID: 35029965 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c02388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Real-time monitoring of harmful gases is of great significance to identify the environmental hazards to people's lives. However, this application scenario requiring low-power consumption, superior sensitivity, portability, and self-driven operation of gas sensors remains a challenge. Herein, an electrospun triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is synthesized using highly electronegative and conducting MXene nanofibers (NFs) paired with biodegradable cellulose acetate NFs (CA-NFs) as triboelectric layers, which supports a sufficient power density (∼1361 mW/m2@2 MΩ) and shows a self-powered ability to operate the chemiresistive gas sensor fabricated in this work. Further, by using cellulose nanofibers (C-NFs) as a substrate, a new kind of MXene/TiO2/C-NFs heterojunction-based sensory component is developed for detection of NH3. This sensor exhibits excellent reproducibility, high selectivity, and sensitivity toward NH3 (1-100 ppm) along with a fast response/recovery time (76 s/62 s) at room temperature. Finally, a monitoring system comprising a TENG-powered sensor, an equivalent circuit, and an LED visualizer has been assembled and successfully demonstrated as a fully self-powered device for NH3 leakage detection. Thus, this work pushes forward the intelligent gas sensing network self-driven by human motion energy, dispensing the external battery dependence for environment monitoring to reduce the possible health effects.
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- Sagar Sardana
- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- Health, Safety and Environment Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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Navale S, Mirzaei A, Majhi SM, Kim HW, Kim SS. State-of-the-Art Research on Chemiresistive Gas Sensors in Korea: Emphasis on the Achievements of the Research Labs of Professors Hyoun Woo Kim and Sang Sub Kim. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 22:61. [PMID: 35009604 PMCID: PMC8747108 DOI: 10.3390/s22010061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This review presents the results of cutting-edge research on chemiresistive gas sensors in Korea with a focus on the research activities of the laboratories of Professors Sang Sub Kim and Hyoun Woo Kim. The advances in the synthesis techniques and various strategies to enhance the gas-sensing performances of metal-oxide-, sulfide-, and polymer-based nanomaterials are described. In particular, the gas-sensing characteristics of different types of sensors reported in recent years, including core-shell, self-heated, irradiated, flexible, Si-based, glass, and metal-organic framework sensors, have been reviewed. The most crucial achievements include the optimization of shell thickness in core-shell gas sensors, decrease in applied voltage in self-heated gas sensors to less than 5 V, optimization of irradiation dose to achieve the highest response to gases, and the design of selective and highly flexible gas sensors-based WS2 nanosheets. The underlying sensing mechanisms are discussed in detail. In summary, this review provides an overview of the chemiresistive gas-sensing research activities led by the corresponding authors of this manuscript.
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- Sachin Navale
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (S.N.); (S.M.M.)
- The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz 715557-13876, Iran;
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (S.N.); (S.M.M.)
- The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (S.N.); (S.M.M.)
- The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
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Chaudhary V, Gautam A, Mishra YK, Kaushik A. Emerging MXene-Polymer Hybrid Nanocomposites for High-Performance Ammonia Sensing and Monitoring. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:2496. [PMID: 34684936 PMCID: PMC8538932 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ammonia (NH3) is a vital compound in diversified fields, including agriculture, automotive, chemical, food processing, hydrogen production and storage, and biomedical applications. Its extensive industrial use and emission have emerged hazardous to the ecosystem and have raised global public health concerns for monitoring NH3 emissions and implementing proper safety strategies. These facts created emergent demand for translational and sustainable approaches to design efficient, affordable, and high-performance compact NH3 sensors. Commercially available NH3 sensors possess three major bottlenecks: poor selectivity, low concentration detection, and room-temperature operation. State-of-the-art NH3 sensors are scaling up using advanced nano-systems possessing rapid, selective, efficient, and enhanced detection to overcome these challenges. MXene-polymer nanocomposites (MXP-NCs) are emerging as advanced nanomaterials of choice for NH3 sensing owing to their affordability, excellent conductivity, mechanical flexibility, scalable production, rich surface functionalities, and tunable morphology. The MXP-NCs have demonstrated high performance to develop next-generation intelligent NH3 sensors in agricultural, industrial, and biomedical applications. However, their excellent NH3-sensing features are not articulated in the form of a review. This comprehensive review summarizes state-of-the-art MXP-NCs fabrication techniques, optimization of desired properties, enhanced sensing characteristics, and applications to detect airborne NH3. Furthermore, an overview of challenges, possible solutions, and prospects associated with MXP-NCs is discussed.
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- Vishal Chaudhary
- Research Cell and Department of Physics, Bhagini Nivedita College, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110045, India
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- Centre for Neural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India;
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- Mads Clausen Institute, NanoSYD, University of Southern Denmark, Alsion 2, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark;
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- NanoBioTech Laboratory, Health System Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, FL 33805, USA
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Bang JH, Kwon YJ, Lee JH, Mirzaei A, Lee HY, Choi H, Kim SS, Jeong YK, Kim HW. Proton-beam engineered surface-point defects for highly sensitive and reliable NO 2 sensing under humid environments. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:125841. [PMID: 34492797 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Cross-interference with humidity is a major limiting factor for the accurate detection of target gases in semiconductor metal-oxide gas sensors. Under humid conditions, the surface-active sites of metal oxides for gas adsorption are easily deactivated by atmospheric water molecules. Thus, development of a new approach that can simultaneously improve the two inversely related features for realizing practical gas sensors is necessary. This paper presents a facile method to engineer surface-point defects based on proton-beam irradiation. The sensor irradiated with a proton beam shows not only an improved NO2 response but also considerable tolerance toward humidity. Based on surface analyses and DFT calculations, it is found that proton beams induce three types of point defects, which make NO2 molecules preferentially adsorb on the ZnO surfaces compared to H2O molecules, eventually enabling improved NO2 detection with less humidity interference.
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- Jae Hoon Bang
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Materials & Components R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 137-41 Gwahakdanji-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon 25440, Republic of Korea
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- Computational Science Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, Iran
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Smart Manufacturing System R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 89, Yangdaegiro-gil, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam 31056, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea.
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- Functional Materials & Components R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 137-41 Gwahakdanji-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon 25440, Republic of Korea.
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Niu Y, Zeng J, Liu X, Li J, Wang Q, Li H, de Rooij NF, Wang Y, Zhou G. A Photovoltaic Self-Powered Gas Sensor Based on All-Dry Transferred MoS 2 /GaSe Heterojunction for ppb-Level NO 2 Sensing at Room Temperature. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2100472. [PMID: 34029002 PMCID: PMC8292907 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202100472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Traditional gas sensors are facing the challenge of low power consumption for future application in smart phones and wireless sensor platforms. To solve this problem, self-powered gas sensors are rapidly developed in recent years. However, all reported self-powered gas sensors are suffering from high limit of detection (LOD) toward NO2 gas. In this work, a photovoltaic self-powered NO2 gas sensor based on n-MoS2 /p-GaSe heterojunction is successfully prepared by mechanical exfoliation and all-dry transfer method. Under 405 nm visible light illumination, the fabricated photovoltaic self-powered gas sensors show a significant response toward ppb-level NO2 with short response and recovery time and high selectivity at room temperature (25 °C). It is worth mentioning that the LOD toward NO2 of this device is 20 ppb, which is the lowest of the reported self-powered room-temperature gas sensors so far. The discussed devices can be used as building blocks to fabricate more functional Internet of things devices.
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- Yue Niu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and TechnologyInstitute of Electronic Paper DisplaysSouth China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and TechnologyInstitute of Electronic Paper DisplaysSouth China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and TechnologyInstitute of Electronic Paper DisplaysSouth China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and TechnologyInstitute of Electronic Paper DisplaysSouth China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and TechnologyInstitute of Electronic Paper DisplaysSouth China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and TechnologyInstitute of Electronic Paper DisplaysSouth China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and TechnologyInstitute of Electronic Paper DisplaysSouth China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and TechnologyInstitute of Electronic Paper DisplaysSouth China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and TechnologyInstitute of Electronic Paper DisplaysSouth China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
- National Center for International Research on Green OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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Gui Y, Zhu S, Chen X. Gas-Sensing Properties of Cu 2S-MoSe 2 Nanosheets to NO 2 and NH 3 Gases. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:16517-16523. [PMID: 34235323 PMCID: PMC8246449 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cu2S-MoSe2 was selected as a gas-sensing material to detect NO2 and NH3. Based on density functional theory calculations, the adsorption structures, density of states, molecular orbit, and recovery time were studied to analyze the gas-sensing mechanism of Cu2S-MoSe2 to gases. Calculation results show that Cu2S clusters receive a stable doping structure on the MoSe2 surface. Compared with intrinsic MoSe2, Cu2S-MoSe2 shows more excellent adsorption performance to NO2 and NH3 due to the active feature of the Cu2S dopant. After NO2 and NH3 adsorption, the energy gap decreases, indicating an improvement of the conductivity, which is greatly significant for gas sensing. For double NH3 adsorption, the conductivity of the entire system increases more than that of a double NO2 adsorption system, signifying the sensitivity of Cu2S-MoSe2 is greater for NH3 than NO2. The results of theoretical recovery time show that Cu2S-MoSe2 is sensitive for NH3 detection at room temperature (298 K) and NO2 detection at high temperature (400 K).
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- Yingang Gui
- Faculty
of Quality Management and Inspection & Quarantine, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, China
- College
of Engineering and Technology, Southwest
University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Faculty
of Quality Management and Inspection & Quarantine, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, China
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- College
of Optoelectronic Engineering and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic
Technology & Systems Education Ministry of China, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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