{"title":"Self-Powered, Soft and Breathable Human–Machine Interface Based on Piezoelectric Sensors","authors":"Zhipeng Jiang, Chi Zhang, Sun Hwa Kwon, Lin Dong","doi":"10.1002/adsr.202400086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202400086","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Wearable electronics revolutionize human–machine interfaces (HMIs) for robotic or prosthetic control. Yet, the challenge lies in eliminating conventional rigid and impermeable electronic components, such as batteries, while considering the comfort and usability of HMIs over prolonged periods. Herein, a self-powered, flexible, and breathable HMI is developed based on piezoelectric sensors. This interface is designed to accurately monitor subtle changes in body and muscle movements, facilitating effective communication and control of robotic prosthetic hands for various applications. Utilizing engineered porous structures within the polymeric material, the piezoelectric sensor demonstrates a significantly enhanced sensitivity, flexibility, and permeability, highlighting its outstanding HMI applications. Furthermore, the developed control algorithm enables a single sensor to comprehensively control robotic hands. By successfully translating piezoelectric signals generated from bicep muscle movements into Morse Code, this HMI serves as an efficient communication device. Additionally, the process is demonstrated by illustrating the execution of the daily task of “drinking a cup of water” using the developed HMI to enable the control of a human-interactive robotic prosthetic hand through the detection of bicep muscle movements. Such HMIs pave the way toward self-powered and comfortable biomimetic systems, making a significant contribution to the future evolution of prosthetics.</p>","PeriodicalId":100037,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor Research","volume":"3 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsr.202400086","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shiv Dutta Lawaniya, Anjali Awasthi, Prashanth W. Menezes, Kamlendra Awasthi
{"title":"Detection of Foodborne Pathogens Through Volatile Organic Compounds Sensing via Metal Oxide Gas Sensors","authors":"Shiv Dutta Lawaniya, Anjali Awasthi, Prashanth W. Menezes, Kamlendra Awasthi","doi":"10.1002/adsr.202400101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202400101","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Foodborne pathogens are a crucial diagnostic target for the food, beverage, and healthcare sectors due to their ubiquity and the potential damage they may do to the public's well-being, food safety, and the economy. Over the past few decades, there has been an increased focus on developing highly precise and trusted biosensors in an effort to eliminate the discrepancy between reporting demands and currently used traditional detection approaches. Metal oxide semiconductor (MOS)-based gas sensors have rapidly advanced in recent years, becoming a dominating technology for developing devices in food-quality management, biomedical research, and diagnostics. This review systematically explores recent advancements in gas sensing technologies utilizing metal oxide-based sensors for the detection of foodborne pathogens through the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The comprehensive discussion encompasses insights into various foodborne pathogens, their implications for human health, diverse metal oxide characteristics, strategies for enhancing their sensing capabilities, and the distinctive features of VOCs. Furthermore, a thorough examination of the utilization of different metal oxides in VOC sensing is provided, addressing both existing challenges and potential future developments. In summary, employing gas sensing techniques for foodborne pathogen detection holds substantial commercial promise compared to alternative bio-sensing approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":100037,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor Research","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsr.202400101","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143114135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luyu Bo, Jiali Li, Zhide Wang, Chongpeng Qiu, Bowen Cai, Yingshan Du, Teng Li, Hongye Liu, Zhenhua Tian
{"title":"Frequency-Locked Wireless Multifunctional Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors","authors":"Luyu Bo, Jiali Li, Zhide Wang, Chongpeng Qiu, Bowen Cai, Yingshan Du, Teng Li, Hongye Liu, Zhenhua Tian","doi":"10.1002/adsr.202400083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202400083","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) have shown great potential for developing sensors for structural health monitoring (SHM) and lab-on-a-chip (LOC) applications. Existing SAW sensors mainly rely on measuring the frequency shifts of high-frequency (e.g., >0.1 GHz) resonance peaks. This study presents frequency-locked wireless multifunctional SAW sensors that enable multiple wireless sensing functions, including strain sensing, temperature measurement, water presence detection, and vibration sensing. These sensors leverage SAW resonators on piezoelectric chips, inductive coupling-based wireless power transmission, and, particularly, a frequency-locked wireless sensing mechanism that works at low frequencies (e.g., <0.1 GHz). This mechanism locks the input frequency on the slope of a sensor's reflection spectrum and monitors the reflection signal's amplitude change induced by the changes of sensing parameters. The proof-of-concept experiments show that these wireless sensors can operate in a low-power active mode for on-demand wireless strain measurement, temperature sensing, and water presence detection. Moreover, these sensors can operate in a power-free passive mode for vibration sensing, with results that agree well with laser vibrometer measurements. It is anticipated that the designs and mechanisms of the frequency-locked wireless SAW sensors will inspire researchers to develop future wireless multifunctional sensors for SHM and LOC applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":100037,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor Research","volume":"3 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsr.202400083","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrated Microwave Photonic Sensors Based on Microresonators (Adv. Sensor Res. 8/2024)","authors":"Xiaoyi Tian, Liwei Li, Linh Nguyen, Xiaoke Yi","doi":"10.1002/adsr.202470025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202470025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Integrated Microwave Photonic Sensors</b></p><p>Sensors stand as pivotal cornerstones of technologies. In article 2300145, Xiaoke Yi and co-workers demonstrate integrated microwave photonic sensors using microresonators for ultra-sensitive, high-resolution, and rapid detection. These compact sensors, enhanced through integration techniques and artificial intelligence, offer great potential across various applications, representing a significant advancement in modern sensing technologies.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":100037,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor Research","volume":"3 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsr.202470025","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141967760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Kirigami-Patterned Stretchable Tactile Sensor Array with Soft Hinges for Highly Sensitive Force Detection (Adv. Sensor Res. 8/2024)","authors":"Chenhao Mao, Jie Jin, Deqing Mei, Yancheng Wang","doi":"10.1002/adsr.202470023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202470023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Deformation-Insensitivity</b></p><p>Flexible sensor array using kirigami structural and soft-hinge design enables deformation-insensitive pressure detection. The sensitivity of sensor is enhanced by the modification with micropillars on conductive rubber. Characterization tests verify the almost negligible effects to sensor caused by 40% stretching and 180° bending interferences. The proposed sensor array is capable of functioning on the deformable surfaces with stable detection signals. More details can be found in article 2400012 by Yancheng Wang and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":100037,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor Research","volume":"3 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsr.202470023","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141967778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mason Monaco, Marjon Zamani, Ava Sarram, Chao-Chi Kuo, Chathurika Abeyrathne, Miaosi Li, Ariel L. Furst
{"title":"Complementary Cost-Effective Electrochemical Platforms for Point-Of-Use Biosensing","authors":"Mason Monaco, Marjon Zamani, Ava Sarram, Chao-Chi Kuo, Chathurika Abeyrathne, Miaosi Li, Ariel L. Furst","doi":"10.1002/adsr.202400058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202400058","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the urgent need for rapid and affordable point-of-use diagnostics. Electrochemical biosensors are useful for such applications because they enable quantitative readout and show drastically improved sensitivity compared to prevalent lateral flow technologies. However, to-date, the poor quality of commercially-available, mass-produced electrodes has prohibited the scaled production and commercialization of such biosensors beyond glucose sensing. Low-cost gold leaf electrodes have previously been developed that can be fabricated with no specialized equipment at the point-of-use. These electrodes are more effective for biosensing than prevalent commercially-available systems. Yet, their manual fabrication can be tedious and is not scalable in its current form. Here, performance of mass-produced gold electrodes generated using roll-to-roll manufacturing is evaluated, offering the potential to scale production. Upon comparison of these electrodes with the gold leaf, it is found that these electrodes are high quality, equivalent to the gold leaf electrodes, and support biosensing applications through the detection of both DNase I and BtsI-v2 activity with comparable performance. These results demonstrate the role of complementary technologies to achieve point-of-use sensing by enabling flexibility between mass-produced manufacture and on-site production.</p>","PeriodicalId":100037,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor Research","volume":"4 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsr.202400058","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143379882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alex Shaji, Kevin J. Rietwyk, Islay O. Robertson, Philipp Reineck, David A. Broadway, Jean-Philippe Tetienne
{"title":"A Compact, Portable Device for Microscopic Magnetic Imaging Based on Diamond Quantum Sensors","authors":"Alex Shaji, Kevin J. Rietwyk, Islay O. Robertson, Philipp Reineck, David A. Broadway, Jean-Philippe Tetienne","doi":"10.1002/adsr.202400108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202400108","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Magnetic imaging based on ensembles of diamond nitrogen-vacancy quantum sensors has emerged as a useful technique for the spatial characterization of magnetic materials and current distributions. However, demonstrations have so far been restricted to laboratory-based experiments using relatively bulky apparatus and requiring manual handling of the diamond sensing element, hampering broader adoption of the technique. Here a simple, compact device that can be deployed outside a laboratory environment and enables robust, simplified operation is presented. It relies on a specially designed sensor head that directly integrates the diamond sensor while incorporating a microwave antenna and all necessary optical components. This integrated sensor head is complemented by a small control unit and a laptop computer that displays the resulting magnetic image. The device is tested by imaging a magnetic sample, demonstrating a spatial resolution of 4 µm over a field of view exceeding 1 mm, and a best sensitivity of 45 µT <span></span><math></math> per (5 µm)<sup>2</sup> pixel. The portable magnetic imaging instrument may find use in situations where taking the sample to be measured to a specialist lab is impractical or undesirable.</p>","PeriodicalId":100037,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor Research","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsr.202400108","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143112169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tianyi Liu, Kening Lang, Rishi J. Patel, Christopher J. Robledo, Nickolas Boeser, Rebecca L. Eldredge, Daniel J. Padilla, Marriana Nelson, Christopher W. Landorf, Vijaya Kayastha, Jiadeng Zhu
{"title":"Unveiling the Stability of Proper Polyethyleneimine-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Composites-Derived Chemiresistive CO2 Sensors","authors":"Tianyi Liu, Kening Lang, Rishi J. Patel, Christopher J. Robledo, Nickolas Boeser, Rebecca L. Eldredge, Daniel J. Padilla, Marriana Nelson, Christopher W. Landorf, Vijaya Kayastha, Jiadeng Zhu","doi":"10.1002/adsr.202400062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202400062","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Branched polyethyleneimine (PEI), consisting of numerous imine groups, is employed for CO<sub>2</sub> gas detection, attributed to the interaction between imine groups and CO<sub>2</sub>. Incorporating functionalized carbon nanotubes (f-CNTs) into PEI developed in recent years has remarkably enhanced sensor performance. However, the active characteristic of imine groups makes the sensor susceptible to aging. In this research, the aging of PEIs with different molecular weights is systematically studied and compared along with their thermal stability and structure migration under various conditions, explored using thermogravimetric analysis and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Furthermore, an ink composed of high-molecular-weight PEI and f-CNTs is successfully developed, which shows outstanding printability according to its rheology results. The stability of the ink is assessed by a Turbiscan analyzer and compared with the ink composed of low-molecular-weight PEI. The ink with high-molecular-weight PEI is utilized to prepare CO<sub>2</sub> sensors via screen printing, which are then tested by in-house-built electronics. The sensors achieve a detection range of 300–2000 ppm CO<sub>2</sub>, which could indicate robust sensing performance even after 40 continuous testing cycles. It should be noted that the resultant sensors have realized a wider measurement range and superior stability than other reported PEI/CNT-based CO<sub>2</sub> sensors, further facilitating their practical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":100037,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor Research","volume":"4 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsr.202400062","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143379919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shanliang Deng, Bram L den Ouden, Tim De Coster, Cindy I Bart, Wilhelmina H Bax, René H Poelma, Antoine AF de Vries, Guo Qi Zhang, Vincent Portero, Daniël A Pijnappels
{"title":"An Untethered Heart Rhythm Monitoring System with Automated AI-Based Arrhythmia Detection for Closed-Loop Experimental Application","authors":"Shanliang Deng, Bram L den Ouden, Tim De Coster, Cindy I Bart, Wilhelmina H Bax, René H Poelma, Antoine AF de Vries, Guo Qi Zhang, Vincent Portero, Daniël A Pijnappels","doi":"10.1002/adsr.202400057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202400057","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The heart produces bioelectrical signals, which can be measured as an electrocardiogram (ECG) for the detection of rhythm disturbances. Rapid and precise detection of these arrhythmias is crucial for their termination by closed-looped therapeutic interventions to counteract detrimental effects. However, there is a current lack of such systems tailored for experimental cardiovascular applications. This hampers not only in-depth mechanistic studies but also translational testing of new therapeutic strategies, especially in an untethered manner in awake animal models. To break new ground, recent advances to develop a non-invasive AI-supported heart rhythm monitoring system for untethered automated arrhythmia detection in a continuous manner is combined. This system is housed in a lightweight jacket for mobile use and includes an on-skin ECG sensor, a low-power microprocessor unit, a massive data storage unit, and a power-management system. By implementing a novel hybrid algorithm based on so-called heart rate (R-R) variability and a case-specific AI model, 100% sensitivity and 95% specificity is achieved in detecting atrial arrhythmias within 2 s upon initiation in adult rats. Thereby, the novel system sets the stage for advanced mechanistic studies and therapeutic testing, including closed-loop applications aiming for the termination of a broad range of atrial arrhythmias.</p>","PeriodicalId":100037,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor Research","volume":"3 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adsr.202400057","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142642534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}