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Maiti A, Ahamed S, Tohora N, Roy D, Ray T, Sahana S, Roy MN. A Pyrene Coupled Azaine-linkage Chromo-fluorogenic Probe for Specific Detection of Sarin Gas Stimulant, Diethylchlorophosphate. J Fluoresc 2024:10.1007/s10895-024-03681-1. [PMID: 38795209 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03681-1] [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: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/27/2024]
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Owing to the extreme toxicity and easy synthesis protocol of G-series nerve agents, developing an efficient sensor for selective detection is necessary. Although various traditional methods are utilized to identify these nerve agents, chromo-fluorogenic probes have gained attractive attention from the scientific communities. In the present contribution, we have introduced a new symmetrical aza-substituted chromo-fluorogenic sensor, BPH, for specific detection of sarin gas, one of the fatal G-series nerve agents surrogate, diethylchlorophosphate (DCP). BPH shows a noticeable naked eye colorimetric change from pale yellow to light pink in the presence of DCP, displaying highly intense bright greenish cyan color photoluminosity under a 365 nm UV lamp,which is also manifested from the color chromaticity diagram. A BPH-staining paper stirps-based test kit experiment has been demonstrated for the on-site detection of nerve agent mimics. A more attractive and efficient application of BPH as a sarin gas vapor phase sensor mimics DCP in solid and solution phases. The BPH-based chromo-fluorogenic sensor shows excellent selectivity toward DCP with a detection and quantification limit in the µM range. This report invokes a new way for the researchers to detect DCP employing a simple chromo-fluorogenic sensor, which could be prepared by a time-saving, straightforward, handy protocol from the cost-effective starting materials.
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- Arpita Maiti
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal, 734013, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal, 734013, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal, 734013, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal, 734013, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Siliguri College, Siliguri, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Saldiha College, Bankura, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal, 734013, India.
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Song J, Lu H, Liu M, Hu H, Jiang J, Zhang L, Li H. Dopant Enhanced Conjugated Polymer Thin Film for Low-Power, Flexible and Wearable DMMP Sensor. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308595. [PMID: 38050930 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Conjugated polymer has the potential to be applied on flexible devices as an active layer, but further investigation is still hindered by poor conductivity and mechanical stability. Here, this work demonstrates a dopant-enhanced conductive polymer thin film and its application in dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) sensor. Among five comparable polymers this work employs, poly(bisdodecylthioquaterthiophene) (PQTS12) achieves the highest doping efficiency after doped by FeCl3, with the conductivity increasing by about five orders of magnitude. The changes in Young's modulus are also considered to optimize the conductivity and flexibility of this thin film, and finally the decay of conductivity is only 9.2% after 3000 times of mechanical bending. This work applies this thin film as the active layer of the DMMP gas sensor, which could be operated under 1 mV driving voltage and 28 nW power consumption, with a sustainable durability against bending and compression. In addition, this sensor is provided with alarm capability while exposed to the DMMP atmospheres at different hazard levels. This work expects that this general approach could offer solutions for the fabrication of low-power and flexible gas sensors, and provide guidance for next-generation wearable devices with broader applications.
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- Jian Song
- School of microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- School of microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- School of microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- College of Big data and Internet, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, 518118, China
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- School of microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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Puglisi R, Santonocito R, Pappalardo A, Trusso Sfrazzetto G. Smart Sensing of Nerve Agents. Chempluschem 2024:e202400098. [PMID: 38647287 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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The recent international scenario highlights the importance to protect human health and environmental quality from toxic compounds. In this context, organophosphorous (OP) Nerve Agents (NAs) have received particular attention, due to their use in terrorist attacks. Classical instrumental detection techniques are sensitive and selective, but they cannot be used in real field due to the high cost, specialized personnel requested and huge size. For these reasons, the development of practical, easy and fast detection methods (smart methods) is the future of this field. Indeed, starting from initial sensing research, based on optical and/or electrical sensors, today the development and use of smart strategies to detect NAs is the current state of the art. This review summarizes the smart strategies to detect NAs, highlighting some important parameters, such as linearity, limit of detection and selectivity. Furthermore, some critical comments of the future on this field, and in particular, the problems to be solved before a real application of these methods, are provided.
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- Roberta Puglisi
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
- INSTM Udr of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
- INSTM Udr of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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Witkiewicz Z, Jasek K, Grabka M. Semiconductor Gas Sensors for Detecting Chemical Warfare Agents and Their Simulants. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:s23063272. [PMID: 36991985 PMCID: PMC10058525 DOI: 10.3390/s23063272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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On-site detection of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) can be performed by various analytical techniques. Devices using well-established techniques such as ion mobility spectrometry, flame photometry, infrared and Raman spectroscopy or mass spectrometry (usually combined with gas chromatography) are quite complex and expensive to purchase and operate. For this reason, other solutions based on analytical techniques well suited to portable devices are still being sought. Analyzers based on simple semiconductor sensors may be a potential alternative to the currently used CWA field detectors. In sensors of this type, the conductivity of the semiconductor layer changes upon interaction with the analyte. Metal oxides (both in the form of polycrystalline powders and various nanostructures), organic semiconductors, carbon nanostructures, silicon and various composites that are a combination of these materials are used as a semiconductor material. The selectivity of a single oxide sensor can be adjusted to specific analytes within certain limits by using the appropriate semiconductor material and sensitizers. This review presents the current state of knowledge and achievements in the field of semiconductor sensors for CWA detection. The article describes the principles of operation of semiconductor sensors, discusses individual solutions used for CWA detection present in the scientific literature and makes a critical comparison of them. The prospects for the development and practical application of this analytical technique in CWA field analysis are also discussed.
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Manzoor S, Talib M, Arsenin AV, Volkov VS, Mishra P. Polyethyleneimine-Starch Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Carbon Dioxide Sensing at Room Temperature. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:893-906. [PMID: 36643491 PMCID: PMC9835164 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06243] [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: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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There is an ever-growing interest in the detection of carbon dioxide (CO2) due to health risks associated with CO2 emissions. Hence, there is a need for low-power and low-cost CO2 sensors for efficient monitoring and sensing of CO2 analyte molecules in the environment. This study reports on the synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) that are functionalized using polyethyleneimine and starch (PEI-starch) in order to fabricate a PEI-starch functionalized SWCNT sensor for reversible CO2 detection under ambient room conditions (T = 25 °C; RH = 53%). Field-emission scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy are used to analyze the physiochemical properties of the as-synthesized gas sensor. Due to the large specific surface area of SWCNTs and the efficient CO2 capturing capabilities of the amine-rich PEI layer, the sensor possesses a high CO2 adsorption capacity. When exposed to varying CO2 concentrations between 50 and 500 ppm, the sensor response exhibits a linear relationship with an increase in analyte concentration, allowing it to operate reliably throughout a broad range of CO2 concentrations. The sensing mechanism of the PEI-starch-functionalized SWCNT sensor is based on the reversible acid-base equilibrium chemical reactions between amino groups of PEI and adsorbed CO2 molecules, which produce carbamates and bicarbonates. Due to the presence of hygroscopic starch that attracts more water molecules to the surface of SWCNTs, the adsorption capacity of CO2 gas molecules is enhanced. After multiple cycles of analyte exposure, the sensor recovers to its initial resistance level via a UV-assisted recovery approach. In addition, the sensor exhibits great stability and reliability in multiple analyte gas exposures as well as excellent selectivity to carbon dioxide over other interfering gases such as carbon monoxide, oxygen, and ammonia, thereby showing the potential to monitor CO2 levels in various infrastructure.
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- Samrah Manzoor
- Centre
for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Jamia
Millia Islamia (Central University), Jamia Nagar, New Delhi110025, India
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- Centre
for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Jamia
Millia Islamia (Central University), Jamia Nagar, New Delhi110025, India
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- Center
for Photonics and 2D Materials, Moscow Institute
of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Dolgoprudny141701, Russia
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- Center
for Photonics and 2D Materials, Moscow Institute
of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Dolgoprudny141701, Russia
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- Centre
for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Jamia
Millia Islamia (Central University), Jamia Nagar, New Delhi110025, India
- Center
for Photonics and 2D Materials, Moscow Institute
of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Dolgoprudny141701, Russia
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Norrrahim MNF, Knight VF, Nurazzi NM, Jenol MA, Misenan MSM, Janudin N, Kasim NAM, Shukor MFA, Ilyas RA, Asyraf MRM, Naveen J. The Frontiers of Functionalized Nanocellulose-Based Composites and Their Application as Chemical Sensors. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14204461. [PMID: 36298039 PMCID: PMC9608972 DOI: 10.3390/polym14204461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chemical sensors are a rapidly developing technology that has received much attention in diverse industries such as military, medicine, environmental surveillance, automotive power and mobility, food manufacturing, infrastructure construction, product packaging and many more. The mass production of low-cost devices and components for use as chemical sensors is a major driving force for improvements in each of these industries. Recently, studies have found that using renewable and eco-friendly materials would be advantageous for both manufacturers and consumers. Thus, nanotechnology has led to the investigation of nanocellulose, an emerging and desirable bio-material for use as a chemical sensor. The inherent properties of nanocellulose, its high tensile strength, large specific surface area and good porous structure have many advantages in its use as a composite material for chemical sensors, intended to decrease response time by minimizing barriers to mass transport between an analyte and the immobilized indicator in the sensor. Besides which, the piezoelectric effect from aligned fibers in nanocellulose composites is beneficial for application in chemical sensors. Therefore, this review presents a discussion on recent progress and achievements made in the area of nanocellulose composites for chemical sensing applications. Important aspects regarding the preparation of nanocellulose composites using different functionalization with other compounds are also critically discussed in this review.
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- Mohd Nor Faiz Norrrahim
- Research Centre for Chemical Defence, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kem Perdana Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (M.N.F.N.); (V.F.K.); (N.M.N.)
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- Research Centre for Chemical Defence, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kem Perdana Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (M.N.F.N.); (V.F.K.); (N.M.N.)
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- Bioresource Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
- Green Biopolymer, Coatings & Packaging Cluster, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (M.N.F.N.); (V.F.K.); (N.M.N.)
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- Department of Bioprocess Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
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- Research Centre for Chemical Defence, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kem Perdana Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
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- Research Centre for Chemical Defence, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kem Perdana Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kem Perdana Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
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- Research Centre for Chemical Defence, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kem Perdana Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
- Centre for Advanced Composite Materials (CACM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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- Centre for Advanced Composite Materials (CACM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
- Engineering Design Research Group (EDRG), School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, India
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Foelen Y, Puglisi R, Debije MG, Schenning APHJ. Photonic Liquid Crystal
Polymer Absorbent for Immobilization
and Detection of Gaseous Nerve Agent Simulants. ACS APPLIED OPTICAL MATERIALS 2022; 1:107-114. [PMCID: PMC9903360 DOI: 10.1021/acsaom.2c00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Detection and sequestration of chemical warfare agents (CWAs), such as poisonous organophosphates, are highly desirable for both personal security and environmental protection. However, both sensing and absorption in a single device have been rarely reported. In this study, we describe a photonic absorbent based on a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer as a dual sensing and decontamination device for gas-type CWAs. Dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) was used as a simulant compound. A blue reflective photonic polymer was fabricated that was able to detect DMMP vapor through absorption. Hydrogen bond interactions between DMMP and mesogenic carboxylic groups of the polymer allow selectivity and capture. A distinct optical change of the film from blue to bright green indicates the absorption of DMMP vapor molecules and confirms when full absorption of the polymer is achieved. The diffusion of DMMP vapor into the material was observed by the formation of a sharp boundary between swollen and unswollen material, as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy images and the structural color changes. In ambient conditions, DMMP molecules are retained in the photonic absorbent without release to the environment. Heating above approximately 60 °C releases the absorbed DMMP, leading to a reusable optical device. These results confirm the ability of photonic polymers to sense and immobilize dangerous vapor, paving the way for the realization of simple, battery-free optical devices able to simultaneously warn and protect.
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- Yari Foelen
- Laboratory
of Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Department
of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven
University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95100 Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Department
of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven
University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Department
of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven
University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- SCNU-TUE
Joint Laboratory of Device Integrated Responsive Materials (DIRM), South China Normal University, Guangzhou Higher Education
Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Palla-Papavlu A, Vizireanu S, Filipescu M, Lippert T. High-Sensitivity Ammonia Sensors with Carbon Nanowall Active Material via Laser-Induced Transfer. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:2830. [PMID: 36014694 PMCID: PMC9413251 DOI: 10.3390/nano12162830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Ammonia sensors with high sensitivity, reproducible response, and low cost are of paramount importance for medicine, i.e., being a biomarker to diagnose lung and renal conditions, and agriculture, given that fertilizer application and livestock manure account for more than 80% of NH3 emissions. Thus, in this work, we report the fabrication of ultra-sensitive ammonia sensors by a rapid, efficient, and solvent-free laser-based procedure, i.e., laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT). LIFT has been used to transfer carbon nanowalls (CNWs) onto flexible polyimide substrates pre-patterned with metallic electrodes. The feasibility of LIFT is validated by the excellent performance of the laser-printed CNW-based sensors in detecting different concentrations of NH3 in the air, at room temperature. The sensors prepared by LIFT show reversible responses to ammonia when exposed to 20 ppm, whilst at higher NH3 concentrations, the responses are quasi-dosimetric. Furthermore, the laser-printed CNW-based sensors have a detection limit as low as 89 ppb and a response time below 10 min for a 20 ppm exposure. In addition, the laser-printed CNW-based sensors are very robust and can withstand more than 200 bending cycles without loss of performance. This work paves the way for the application and integration of laser-based techniques in device fabrication, overcoming the challenges associated with solvent-assisted chemical functionalization.
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- Alexandra Palla-Papavlu
- Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Atomiștilor 409, 077125 Măgurele, Romania
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- Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Atomiștilor 409, 077125 Măgurele, Romania
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- Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Atomiștilor 409, 077125 Măgurele, Romania
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Multiscale Materials Experiments, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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Kim H, Yoon UH, Ryu TI, Jeong HJ, il Kim S, Park J, Kye YS, Hwang SR, Kim D, cho Y, Jeong K. Calculation of the infrared spectra of organophosphorus compounds and prediction of new types of nerve agents. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00850e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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IR prediction of Novichok candidates is performed by establishing an accurate DFT calculation method on organophosphorus compounds.
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- Honghyun Kim
- Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, 01805, South Korea
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, 01805, South Korea
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- Accident Coordination and Training Division, National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS), 270 Osongsaengmyeong 11-ro, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, 28164, South Korea
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, 01805, South Korea
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, 01805, South Korea
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, 01805, South Korea
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, 01805, South Korea
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- Accident Coordination and Training Division, National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS), 270 Osongsaengmyeong 11-ro, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, 28164, South Korea
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, 01805, South Korea
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- Accident Coordination and Training Division, National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS), 270 Osongsaengmyeong 11-ro, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, 28164, South Korea
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, 01805, South Korea
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Bonciu AF, Filipescu M, Voicu SI, Lippert T, Palla-Papavlu A. Facile Fabrication of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Sensors by Laser Direct Transfer. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11102604. [PMID: 34685045 PMCID: PMC8539917 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Ammonia is one of the most frequently produced chemicals in the world, and thus, reliable measurements of different NH3 concentrations are critical for a variety of industries, among which are the agricultural and healthcare sectors. The currently available technologies for the detection of NH3 provide accurate identification; however, they are limited by size, portability, and fabrication cost. Therefore, in this work, we report the laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) decorated with tin oxide nanoparticles (SnO2 NPs), which act as sensitive materials in chemiresistive NH3 sensors. We demonstrate that the LIFT-fabricated sensors can detect NH3 at room temperature and have a response time of 13 s (for 25 ppm NH3). In addition, the laser-fabricated sensors are fully reversible when exposed to multiple cycles of NH3 and have an excellent theoretical limit of detection of 24 ppt.
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- Anca F. Bonciu
- Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Atomistilor 409, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (A.F.B.); (M.F.)
- Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Atomistilor 409, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Atomistilor 409, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (A.F.B.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, University Politechnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Gh. Polizu Str., 011061 Bucharest, Romania;
- Advanced Polymer Materials Group, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Gh. Polizu Str., 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland;
- Laboratory of Multiscale Materials Experiments, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Atomistilor 409, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (A.F.B.); (M.F.)
- Correspondence:
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Thangamani GJ, Deshmukh K, Kovářík T, Nambiraj NA, Ponnamma D, Sadasivuni KK, Khalil HPSA, Pasha SKK. Graphene oxide nanocomposites based room temperature gas sensors: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 280:130641. [PMID: 33964741 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Over the last few decades, various volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been widely used in the processing of building materials and this practice adversely affected the environment i.e. both indoor and outdoor air quality. A cost-effective solution for detecting a wide range of VOCs by sensing approaches includes chemiresistive, optical and electrochemical techniques. Room temperature (RT) chemiresistive gas sensors are next-generation technologies desirable for self-powered or battery-powered instruments utilized in monitoring emissions that are associated with indoor/outdoor air pollution and industrial processes. In this review, a state-of-the-art overview of chemiresistive gas sensors is provided based on their attractive analytical characteristics such as high sensitivity, selectivity, reproducibility, rapid assay time and low fabrication cost. The review mainly discusses the recent advancement and advantages of graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites-based chemiresistive gas sensors and various factors affecting their sensing performance at RT. Besides, the sensing mechanisms of GO nanocomposites-based chemiresistive gas sensors derived using metals, transition metal oxides (TMOs) and polymers were discussed. Finally, the challenges and future perspectives of GO nanocomposites-based RT chemiresistive gas sensors are addressed.
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- G J Thangamani
- Department of Physics, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- New Technologies-Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, 30100, Czech Republic.
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- New Technologies-Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, 30100, Czech Republic
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- Center for Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics (CBCMT), VIT University, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, VIT-AP University, Amaravati, Guntur, 522501, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Acid is a potential interferent in fluorescent sensing of chemical warfare agent vapors. Commun Chem 2021; 4:45. [PMID: 36697578 PMCID: PMC9814523 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-021-00482-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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A common feature of fluorescent sensing materials for detecting chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and simulants is the presence of nitrogen-based groups designed to nucleophilically displace a phosphorus atom substituent, with the reaction causing a measurable fluorescence change. However, such groups are also basic and so sensitive to acid. In this study we show it is critical to disentangle the response of a candidate sensing material to acid and CWA simulant. We report that pyridyl-containing sensing materials designed to react with a CWA gave a strong and rapid increase in fluorescence when exposed to Sarin, which is known to contain hydrofluoric acid. However, when tested against acid-free diethylchlorophosphate and di-iso-propylfluorophosphate, simulants typically used for evaluating novel G-series CWA sensors, there was no change in the fluorescence. In contrast, simulants that had been stored or tested under a standard laboratory conditions all led to strong changes in fluorescence, due to acid impurities. Thus the results provide strong evidence that care needs to be taken when interpreting the results of fluorescence-based solid-state sensing studies of G-series CWAs and their simulants. There are also implications for the application of these pyridyl-based fluorescence and other nucleophilic/basic sensing systems to real-world CWA detection.
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Sedki M, Shen Y, Mulchandani A. Nano-FET-enabled biosensors: Materials perspective and recent advances in North America. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 176:112941. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Gangemi CMA, Rimkaite U, Pappalardo A, Trusso Sfrazzetto G. Light-up photoluminescence sensing of a nerve agent simulant by a bis-porphyrin–salen–UO 2 complex. RSC Adv 2021; 11:13047-13050. [PMID: 35423859 PMCID: PMC8697308 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01397a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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A luminescent bis-porphyrin–salen–UO2 complex, showing a significant fluorescence light-up response upon reacting with DMMP (a simulant of nerve agents), is reported. The fluorescence change of this complex by excitation at 365 nm can be clearly observed with the naked eye, and this complex was successfully employed to construct a test paper to detect nerve agents. The exposure of a nerve agent simulant to a fluorogenic sensor results in a significant increase in fluorescence response, allowing the construction of a paper test for the naked-eye detection of DMMP.![]()
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences
- University of Vilnius
- Vilnius
- Lithuania
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- University of Catania
- Catania
- Italy
- INSTM Udr of Catania
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Nerve agents (NAs) are a group of highly toxic organophosphorus compounds developed before World War II. They are related to organophosphorus pesticides, although they have much higher human acute toxicity than commonly used pesticides. After the detection of the presence of NAs, the critical step is the fast decontamination of the environment in order to avoid the lethal effect of these organophosphorus compounds on exposed humans. This review collects the catalytic degradation reactions of NAs, in particular focusing our attention on chemical hydrolysis. These reactions are catalyzed by different catalyst categories (metal-based, polymeric, heterogeneous, enzymatic and MOFs), all of them described in this review.
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Luo SXL, Lin CJ, Ku KH, Yoshinaga K, Swager TM. Pentiptycene Polymer/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Complexes: Applications in Benzene, Toluene, and o-Xylene Detection. ACS NANO 2020; 14:7297-7307. [PMID: 32510203 PMCID: PMC7370303 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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We report the dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) using pentiptycene polymers and their use in chemiresistance-based and QCM-D sensors. Poly(p-phenylene ethynylene)s (PPEs) incorporating pentiptycene moieties present a concave surface that promotes π-π interactions and van der Waals interactions with SWCNTs. In contrast to more common polymer-dispersing mechanisms that involve the wrapping of polymers around the SWCNTs, we conclude that the H-shape of pentiptycene groups and the linear rigid-rod structure creates a slot for nanotube binding. UV-vis-NIR, Raman, and fluorescence spectra and TEM images of polymer/SWCNTs support this dispersion model, which shows size selectivity to SWCNTs with diameters of 0.8-0.9 nm. Steric bulk on the channels is problematic, and tert-butylated pentiptycenes do not form stable dispersions with SWCNTs. This result, along with the diameter preference, supports the model in which the SWCNTs are bound to the concave clefts of the pentiptycenes. The binding model suggests that the polymer/SWCNTs complex creates galleries, and we have demonstrated the binding of benzene, toluene, and o-xylene (BTX) vapors as the basis for a robust, sensitive, and selective sensing platform for BTX detection. The utility of our sensors is demonstrated by the detection of benzene at the OSHA short-term exposure limit of 5 ppm in air.
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- Shao-Xiong Lennon Luo
- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Fan S, Zhang G, Dennison GH, FitzGerald N, Burn PL, Gentle IR, Shaw PE. Challenges in Fluorescence Detection of Chemical Warfare Agent Vapors Using Solid-State Films. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1905785. [PMID: 31692155 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201905785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Organophosphorus (OP)-based nerve agents are extremely toxic and potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and recent attacks involving nerve agents highlight the need for fast detection and intervention. Fluorescence-based detection, where the sensing material undergoes a chemical reaction with the agent causing a measurable change in the luminescence, is one method for sensing and identifying nerve agents. Most studies use the simulants diethylchlorophosphate and di-iso-propylfluorophosphate to evaluate the performance of sensors due to their reduced toxicity relative to OP nerve agents. While detection of nerve agent simulants in solution is relatively widely reported, there are fewer reports on vapor detection using solid-state sensors. Herein, progress in organic semiconductor sensing materials developed for solid-state detection of OP-based nerve agent vapors is reviewed. The effect of acid impurities arising from the hydrolysis of simulants and nerve agents on the efficacy and selectivity of the reported sensing materials is also discussed. Indeed, in some cases it is unclear whether it is the simulant that is detected or the acid hydrolysis products. Finally, it is highlighted that while analyte diffusion into the sensing film is critical in the design of fast, responsive sensing systems, it is an area that is currently not well studied.
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- Shengqiang Fan
- Centre for Organic Photonics & Electronics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Organic Photonics & Electronics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Land Division, Defence Science and Technology Group, Fishermans Bend, Victoria, 3207, Australia
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- Land Division, Defence Science and Technology Group, Fishermans Bend, Victoria, 3207, Australia
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- Centre for Organic Photonics & Electronics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Organic Photonics & Electronics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Organic Photonics & Electronics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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Benda R, Zucchi G, Cancès E, Lebental B. Insights into the π – π interaction driven non-covalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes of various diameters by conjugated fluorene and carbazole copolymers. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:064708. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5133634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Robert Benda
- LPICM, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Route De Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
- CERMICS, Ecole des Ponts and INRIA, Université Paris-Est, 6-8 Avenue Blaise Pascal, 77455 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- LPICM, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Route De Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- CERMICS, Ecole des Ponts and INRIA, Université Paris-Est, 6-8 Avenue Blaise Pascal, 77455 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- LPICM, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Route De Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
- Université Paris-Est, IFSTTAR, 14-20, Boulevard Newton, 77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France
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Liu X, Li N, Li M, Chen H, Zhang N, Wang Y, Zheng K. Recent progress in fluorescent probes for detection of carbonyl species: Formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and phosgene. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.213109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Koh HJ, Kim SJ, Maleski K, Cho SY, Kim YJ, Ahn CW, Gogotsi Y, Jung HT. Enhanced Selectivity of MXene Gas Sensors through Metal Ion Intercalation: In Situ X-ray Diffraction Study. ACS Sens 2019; 4:1365-1372. [PMID: 31062965 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b00310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Gas molecules are known to interact with two-dimensional (2D) materials through surface adsorption where the adsorption-induced charge transfer governs the chemiresistive sensing of various gases. Recently, titanium carbide (Ti3C2T x) MXene emerged as a promising sensing channel showing the highest sensitivity among 2D materials and unique gas selectivity. However, unlike conventional 2D materials, MXenes show metallic conductivity and contain interlayer water, implying that gas molecules will likely interact in a more complex way than the typical charge transfer model. Therefore, it is important to understand the role of all factors that may influence gas sensing. Here, we studied the gas-induced interlayer swelling of Ti3C2T x MXene thin films and its influence on gas sensing performance. In situ X-ray diffraction was employed to simultaneously measure dynamic swelling behavior where Ti3C2T x MXene films displayed selective swelling toward ethanol vapor over CO2 gas. Results show that the controlling sodium ion concentration in the interlayers is highly important in tuning the swelling behavior and gas sensing performance. The degree of swelling matched well with the gas response intensity, and the highest gas selectivity toward ethanol vapor was achieved for Ti3C2T x sensing channels treated with 0.3 mM NaOH, which also displayed the largest amount of swelling. Our results demonstrate that controlling the interlayer transport of Ti3C2T x MXene is essential for enhancing the selective sensing of gas molecules.
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- Hyeong-Jun Koh
- National Research Laboratory for Organic Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK-21 Plus), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Materials Architecturing Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- National Research Laboratory for Organic Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK-21 Plus), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- National Research Laboratory for Organic Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK-21 Plus), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Global Nanotechnology Development Team, National Nanofab Center (NNFC) at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- National Research Laboratory for Organic Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK-21 Plus), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
- KAIST Institute for Nanocentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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Jaini AKA, Hughes LB, Kitimet MM, Ulep KJ, Leopold MC, Parish CA. Halogen Bonding Interactions for Aromatic and Nonaromatic Explosive Detection. ACS Sens 2019; 4:389-397. [PMID: 30672707 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b01246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Improved sensing strategies are needed for facile, accurate, and rapid detection of aromatic and nonaromatic explosives. Density functional theory was used to evaluate the relative binding interaction energies between halogen-containing sensor model molecules and nitro-containing explosives. Interaction energies ranged from -18 to -14 kJ/mol and highly directional halogen bonding interactions were observed with bond distances ranging between 3.0 and 3.4 Å. In all geometry optimized structures, the sigma-hole of electropositive potential on the halogen aligned with a lone pair of electrons on the nitro-moiety of the explosive. The computational results predict that the strongest interactions will occur with iodine-based sensors as, of all the halogens studied, iodine is the largest, most polarizable halogen with the smallest electronegativity. Based on these promising proof-of-concept results, synthetically accessible sensors were designed using 1,4-dihalobenzene (X = Cl, Br, and I) with and without tetra-fluoro electron withdrawing groups attached to the benzene ring. These sensing molecules were embedded onto single walled carbon nanotubes that were mechanically abraded onto interdigitated array electrodes, and these were used to measure the responses to explosive model compounds cyclohexanone and dimethyl-dinitro-benzene in nitrogen gas. Amperometric current-time curves for selectors and control molecules, including concentration correlated signal enhancement, as well as response and recovery times, indicate selector responsiveness to these model compounds, with the largest response observed for iodo-substituted sensors.
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- Arjun K. A. Jaini
- Department of Chemistry, Gottwald Center for the Sciences, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 23173, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Gottwald Center for the Sciences, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 23173, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Gottwald Center for the Sciences, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 23173, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Gottwald Center for the Sciences, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 23173, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Gottwald Center for the Sciences, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 23173, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Gottwald Center for the Sciences, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 23173, United States
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) promise to advance a number of real-world technologies. Of these applications, they are particularly attractive for uses in chemical sensors for environmental and health monitoring. However, chemical sensors based on CNTs are often lacking in selectivity, and the elucidation of their sensing mechanisms remains challenging. This review is a comprehensive description of the parameters that give rise to the sensing capabilities of CNT-based sensors and the application of CNT-based devices in chemical sensing. This review begins with the discussion of the sensing mechanisms in CNT-based devices, the chemical methods of CNT functionalization, architectures of sensors, performance parameters, and theoretical models used to describe CNT sensors. It then discusses the expansive applications of CNT-based sensors to multiple areas including environmental monitoring, food and agriculture applications, biological sensors, and national security. The discussion of each analyte focuses on the strategies used to impart selectivity and the molecular interactions between the selector and the analyte. Finally, the review concludes with a brief outlook over future developments in the field of chemical sensors and their prospects for commercialization.
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- Vera Schroeder
- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Kwon OS, Song HS, Park TH, Jang J. Conducting Nanomaterial Sensor Using Natural Receptors. Chem Rev 2018; 119:36-93. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Oh Seok Kwon
- Bionanotechnology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Nanobiotechnology and Bioinformatics (Major), University of Science & Technology (UST), Daejon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Sensor System Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
- Division of Bioconvergence Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Cheongju 28119, Republic of Korea
- Center for Convergent Research of Emerging Virus Infection, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Yoon B, Choi SJ, Swager TM, Walsh GF. Switchable Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites for CO 2 Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:33373-33379. [PMID: 30229659 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b11689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We report a chemiresistive CO2 sensor based on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) noncovalently functionalized with a CO2 switchable copolymer containing amidine pendant groups that transform into amidinium bicarbonates in response to CO2. To fabricate a robust surface-anchored polymer-SWCNT dispersion via spray coating, we first designed and synthesized a precursor copolymer, P(4VP-VBAz), bearing both 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) groups and azide groups. The SWCNT dispersant group, 4VP, is capable of debundling and stabilizing nanotubes to improve their solubility in organic solvents for solution processing. Well-dispersed P(4VP-VBAz)-SWCNT composites are covalently immobilized onto a glass substrate functionalized with alkyl bromides, and then the amidine moieties are subsequently attached to form the resulting CO2-switchable P(Q4VP-VBAm)-SWCNT composites via a copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition click reaction at the film surface. The amidine groups are strong donors that compensate or pin carriers in the SWCNTs. In the presence of CO2 under humid conditions, the generated amidinium bicarbonates from the polymer wrapping increase the concentration and/or liberate the hole carriers in the nanotubes, thereby increasing the net conductance of the composites. The amidinium moieties revert back to the amidines when purged with a CO2-free carrier gas with a reversible decrease in conductance. We also demonstrate high selectivity to CO2 over the other atmospheric gases such as O2 and Ar.
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- Bora Yoon
- Optical and Electromagnetic Materials Team, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research , Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) , Natick , Massachusetts 01760 , United States
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- Optical and Electromagnetic Materials Team, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research , Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) , Natick , Massachusetts 01760 , United States
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Ngo YH, Brothers M, Martin JA, Grigsby CC, Fullerton K, Naik RR, Kim SS. Chemically Enhanced Polymer-Coated Carbon Nanotube Electronic Gas Sensor for Isopropyl Alcohol Detection. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:6230-6236. [PMID: 31458805 PMCID: PMC6644726 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Breathing-air quality within commercial airline cabins has come under increased scrutiny because of the identification of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the engine bleed air used to provide oxygen to cabins. Ideally, a sensor would be placed within the bleed air pipe itself, enabling detection before it permeated through and contaminated the entire cabin. Current gas-phase sensors suffer from issues with selectivity, do not have the appropriate form factor, or are too complex for commercial deployment. Here, we chose isopropyl alcohol (IPA), a main component of de-icer spray used in the aerospace community, as a target analyte: IPA exposure has been hypothesized to be a key component of aerotoxic syndrome in pre, during, and postflight. IPAs proposed mechanism of action is that of an anesthetic and central nervous system depressant. In this work, we describe IPA sensor development by showing (1) the integration of a polymer as an IPA capture matrix, (2) the adoption of a redox chemical additives as an IPA oxidizer, and (3) the application of carbon nanotubes as an electronic sensing conduit. We demonstrate the ability to not only detect IPA at 100-10 000 ppm in unfiltered, laboratory air but also discriminate among IPA, isoprene, and acetone, especially in comparison to a typical photoionization detector. Overall, we show an electronic device that operates at room temperature and responds preferentially to IPA, where the increase in the resistance corresponds directly to the concentration of IPA. Ultimately, this study opens up the pathway to selective electronic sensors that can enable real-time monitoring in a variety of environments for the force health prevention and protection, and the potential through future work to enable low parts-per-million and possibly high parts-per-billion selective detection of gas-phase VOCs of interest.
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- Yen H. Ngo
- 711th
Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research
Laboratory, Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
- UES
Inc., Beavercreek, Ohio 45432, United
States
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- 711th
Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research
Laboratory, Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
- UES
Inc., Beavercreek, Ohio 45432, United
States
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- 711th
Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research
Laboratory, Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
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- 711th
Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research
Laboratory, Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
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- 711th
Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research
Laboratory, Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
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- 711th
Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research
Laboratory, Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
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- 711th
Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research
Laboratory, Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
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Chen L, Wu D, Yoon J. Recent Advances in the Development of Chromophore-Based Chemosensors for Nerve Agents and Phosgene. ACS Sens 2018; 3:27-43. [PMID: 29231710 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The extreme toxicity and ready accessibility of nerve agents and phosgene has caused an increase in the demand to develop effective systems for the detection of these substances. Among the traditional platforms utilized for this purpose, chemosensors including surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors, enzymes, carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, and chromophore based sensors have attracted increasing attention. In this review, we describe in a comprehensive manner recent progress that has been made on the development of chromophore-based chemosensors for detecting nerve agents (mimic) and phosgene. This review comprises two sections focusing on studies of the development of chemosensors for nerve agents (mimic) and phosgene. In each of the sections, the discussion follows a format which concentrates on different reaction sites/mechanisms involved in the sensing processes. Finally, chemosensors uncovered in these efforts are compared with those based on other sensing methods and challenges facing the design of more effective chemosensors for the detection of nerve agents (mimic) and phosgene are discussed.
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- Liyan Chen
- Department
of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 120-750, Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 120-750, Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 120-750, Korea
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Wiederoder MS, Nallon EC, Weiss M, McGraw SK, Schnee VP, Bright CJ, Polcha MP, Paffenroth R, Uzarski JR. Graphene Nanoplatelet-Polymer Chemiresistive Sensor Arrays for the Detection and Discrimination of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants. ACS Sens 2017; 2:1669-1678. [PMID: 29019400 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A cross-reactive array of semiselective chemiresistive sensors made of polymer-graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) composite coated electrodes was examined for detection and discrimination of chemical warfare agents (CWA). The arrays employ a set of chemically diverse polymers to generate a unique response signature for multiple CWA simulants and background interferents. The developed sensors' signal remains consistent after repeated exposures to multiple analytes for up to 5 days with a similar signal magnitude across different replicate sensors with the same polymer-GNP coating. An array of 12 sensors each coated with a different polymer-GNP mixture was exposed 100 times to a cycle of single analyte vapors consisting of 5 chemically similar CWA simulants and 8 common background interferents. The collected data was vector normalized to reduce concentration dependency, z-scored to account for baseline drift and signal-to-noise ratio, and Kalman filtered to reduce noise. The processed data was dimensionally reduced with principal component analysis and analyzed with four different machine learning algorithms to evaluate discrimination capabilities. For 5 similarly structured CWA simulants alone 100% classification accuracy was achieved. For all analytes tested 99% classification accuracy was achieved demonstrating the CWA discrimination capabilities of the developed system. The novel sensor fabrication methods and data processing techniques are attractive for development of sensor platforms for discrimination of CWA and other classes of chemical vapors.
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- Michael S. Wiederoder
- Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, United States Army, Natick, Massachusetts 01760, United States
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- Communications-Electronics
Research, Development and Engineering Center, United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060, United States
- Black Cow Analytics LLC, Charlottesville, Virginia 22936, United States
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- Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, United States Army, Natick, Massachusetts 01760, United States
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- Communications-Electronics
Research, Development and Engineering Center, United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060, United States
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- Communications-Electronics
Research, Development and Engineering Center, United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060, United States
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- Communications-Electronics
Research, Development and Engineering Center, United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060, United States
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- Department
of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic University, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States
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- Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, United States Army, Natick, Massachusetts 01760, United States
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Ishihara S, O'Kelly CJ, Tanaka T, Kataura H, Labuta J, Shingaya Y, Nakayama T, Ohsawa T, Nakanishi T, Swager TM. Metallic versus Semiconducting SWCNT Chemiresistors: A Case for Separated SWCNTs Wrapped by a Metallosupramolecular Polymer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:38062-38067. [PMID: 29022690 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b12992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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As-synthesized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are a mixture of metallic and semiconducting tubes, and separation is essential to improve the performances of SWCNT-based electric devices. Our chemical sensor monitors the conductivity of an SWCNT network, wherein each tube is wrapped by an insulating metallosupramolecular polymer (MSP). Vapors of strong electrophiles such as diethyl chlorophosphate (DECP), a nerve agent simulant, can trigger the disassembly of MSPs, resulting in conductive SWCNT pathways. Herein, we report that separated SWCNTs have a large impact on the sensitivity and selectivity of chemical sensors. Semiconducting SWCNT (S-SWCNT) sensors are the most sensitive to DECP (up to 10000% increase in conductivity). By contrast, the responses of metallic SWCNT (M-SWCNT) sensors were smaller but less susceptible to interfering signals. For saturated water vapor, increasing and decreasing conductivities were observed for S- and M-SWCNT sensors, respectively. Mixtures of M- and S-SWCNTs revealed reduced responses to saturated water vapor as a result of canceling effects. Our results reveal that S- and M-SWCNTs compensate sensitivity and selectivity, and the combined use of separated SWCNTs, either in arrays or in single sensors, offers advantages in sensing systems.
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- Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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