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Rodríguez-Torres M, Altuzar V, Mendoza-Barrera C, Beltrán-Pérez G, Castillo-Mixcóatl J, Muñoz-Aguirre S. Acetone Detection and Classification as Biomarker of Diabetes Mellitus Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance Gas Sensor Array. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:9823. [PMID: 38139667 PMCID: PMC10747227 DOI: 10.3390/s23249823] [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: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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A gas sensor array was developed and evaluated using four high-frequency quartz crystal microbalance devices (with a 30 MHz resonant frequency in fundamental mode). The QCM devices were coated with ethyl cellulose (EC), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), Apiezon L (ApL), and Apiezon T (ApT) sensing films, and deposited by the ultrasonic atomization method. The objective of this research was to propose a non-invasive technique for acetone biomarker detection, which is associated with diabetes mellitus disease. The gas sensor array was exposed to methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, and acetone biomarkers in four different concentrations, corresponding to 1, 5, 10, and 15 µL, at temperature of 22 °C and relative humidity of 20%. These samples were used because human breath contains them and they are used for disease detection. Moreover, the gas sensor responses were analyzed using principal component analysis and discriminant analysis, achieving the classification of the acetone biomarker with a 100% membership percentage when its concentration varies from 327 to 4908 ppm, and its identification from methanol, ethanol, and isopropanol.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Físico-Matemáticas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Avenida San Claudio y 18 Sur, Colonia San Manuel, Edificio FM1-101B, Ciudad Universitaria, Puebla 72570, Mexico; (M.R.-T.); (V.A.); (C.M.-B.); (G.B.-P.); (J.C.-M.)
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Sandwich photoelectrochemical biosensing of concanavalin A based on CdS/AuNPs/NiO Z-scheme heterojunction and lectin-sugar binding. Talanta 2023; 253:123882. [PMID: 36088845 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123882] [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: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A CdS/AuNPs/NiO Z-scheme heterojunction was prepared on a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) electrode by hydrothermal synthesis of NiO on FTO, electrodeposition of AuNPs on NiO/FTO electrode and then cast-coating of CdS quantum dots. The CdS/AuNPs/NiO/FTO electrode gave a notably increased photocurrent versus NiO/FTO, CdS/FTO, AuNPs/NiO/FTO, CdS/AuNPs/FTO and CdS/NiO/FTO electrodes. The CdS/AuNPs/NiO/FTO electrode was further cast-coated with chitosan to immobilize d-mannose by Schiff base reaction, and concanavalin A (ConA) and then horseradish peroxidase (HRP) were captured on the electrode surface by lectin-sugar binding. 4-Chloro-1-naphthol (4-CN) was oxidized to form an insoluble precipitate catalyzed by HRP in the presence of H2O2, and the presence of precipitate on the photoelectrode inhibited the photocurrent in the presence of holes scavenger ascorbic acid. The relevant electrodes were characterized by electrochemistry, quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), UV-vis spectrophotometry, scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The QCM revealed that the collection efficiency (η) of the 4-CN-electrooxidation precipitate on the electrode can be as high as 91.8%. Under the optimal conditions, the decline of photocurrent responded linearly to the common logarithm of ConA concentration from 50 pM to 500 nM, with a limit of detection of 17 pM (S/N = 3). Satisfactory results were obtained in the detection of real soybean samples.
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Moura PC, Pivetta TP, Vassilenko V, Ribeiro PA, Raposo M. Graphene Oxide Thin Films for Detection and Quantification of Industrially Relevant Alcohols and Acetic Acid. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:462. [PMID: 36617058 PMCID: PMC9823657 DOI: 10.3390/s23010462] [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: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Industrial environments are frequently composed of potentially toxic and hazardous compounds. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are one of the most concerning categories of analytes commonly existent in the indoor air of factories' facilities. The sources of VOCs in the industrial context are abundant and a vast range of human health conditions and pathologies are known to be caused by both short- and long-term exposures. Hence, accurate and rapid detection, identification, and quantification of VOCs in industrial environments are mandatory issues. This work demonstrates that graphene oxide (GO) thin films can be used to distinguish acetic acid, ethanol, isopropanol, and methanol, major analytes for the field of industrial air quality, using the electronic nose concept based on impedance spectra measurements. The data were treated by principal component analysis. The sensor consists of polyethyleneimine (PEI) and GO layer-by-layer films deposited on ceramic supports coated with gold interdigitated electrodes. The electrical characterization of this sensor in the presence of the VOCs allows the identification of acetic acid in the concentration range from 24 to 120 ppm, and of ethanol, isopropanol, and methanol in a concentration range from 18 to 90 ppm, respectively. Moreover, the results allows the quantification of acetic acid, ethanol, and isopropanol concentrations with sensitivity values of (3.03±0.12)∗104, (-1.15±0.19)∗104, and (-1.1±0.50)∗104 mL-1, respectively. The resolution of this sensor to detect the different analytes is lower than 0.04 ppm, which means it is an interesting sensor for use as an electronic nose for the detection of VOCs.
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Hruška M, More-Chevalier J, Fitl P, Novotný M, Hruška P, Prokop D, Pokorný P, Kejzlar J, Gadenne V, Patrone L, Vrňata M, Lančok J. Surface Enhancement Using Black Coatings for Sensor Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4297. [PMID: 36500920 PMCID: PMC9738287 DOI: 10.3390/nano12234297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The resolution of a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) is particularly crucial for gas sensor applications where low concentrations are detected. This resolution can be improved by increasing the effective surface of QCM electrodes and, thereby, enhancing their sensitivity. For this purpose, various researchers have investigated the use of micro-structured materials with promising results. Herein, we propose the use of easy-to-manufacture metal blacks that are highly structured even on a nanoscale level and thus provide more bonding sites for gas analytes. Two different black metals with thicknesses of 280 nm, black aluminum (B-Al) and black gold (B-Au), were deposited onto the sensor surface to improve the sensitivity following the Sauerbrey equation. Both layers present a high surface roughness due to their cauliflower morphology structure. A high response (i.e., resonant frequency shift) of these QCM sensors coated with a black metal layer was obtained. Two gaseous analytes, H2O vapor and EtOH vapor, at different concentrations, are tested, and a distinct improvement of sensitivity is observed for the QCM sensors coated with a black metal layer compared to the blank ones, without strong side effects on resonance frequency stability or mechanical quality factor. An approximately 10 times higher sensitivity to EtOH gas is reported for the QCM coated with a black gold layer compared to the blank QCM sensor.
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- Martin Hruška
- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, V Holesovickach 2, 180 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, V Holesovickach 2, 180 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- ISEN Yncréa Méditerranée, Aix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, 83000 Toulon, France
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- ISEN Yncréa Méditerranée, Aix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, 83000 Toulon, France
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- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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