ECS sensors plusPub Date : 2022-08-18DOI: 10.1149/2754-2726/ac8aa7
D. Nguyen, Tran Thanh Tam Toan
{"title":"Detection of Methylparaben in Cosmetics by Poly L–Lysine/Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Sensor","authors":"D. Nguyen, Tran Thanh Tam Toan","doi":"10.1149/2754-2726/ac8aa7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1149/2754-2726/ac8aa7","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, a PoL/RGO material was successfully synthesized and employed to modify the working electrode for determining MPB in medication products through voltammetric techniques. The structure of the nanocomposite was characterized by UV–vis and FT-IR spectrum and its application to the MPB electrochemical detection was tested by the CV and DPV techniques. In the result, the modified PoL-RGO/GCE electrode exhibited a superior response toward MPB by applying the DPV method, compares to using the bare GCE, with a limit of detection (LOD), a limit of quantification (LOQ) is 0.20 μM and 0.70 μM, respectively and the concentration ranging from 1 to 200 μM. In addition, the repeatability (RSD of 2.2, 1.6, 1.4 for 5, 50 and 100 μM MPB, respectively), and the reproducibility (RSD of 4.7%) of the technique were examined as well. This illustrates the performance of the electrochemical sensor was statistically investigated by the CV and DPV methods demonstrating accuracy comparable to other analytical methods as well as indicating that MPB can be determined in cosmetics with high recovery ranging from 97% to 104.3%.","PeriodicalId":72870,"journal":{"name":"ECS sensors plus","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47290699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ECS sensors plusPub Date : 2022-08-18DOI: 10.1149/2754-2726/ac8aa8
R. López, Justin Fuentes, Adrian Gonzalez-Camps, T. Benhaddouch, A. Kaushik, Christopher Lloyd Metler, S. Bhansali, D. Dong
{"title":"Multimodal Single-Entity Electrochemical Fluoride Sensor for Fuel Cell Membrane Degradation Diagnostics","authors":"R. López, Justin Fuentes, Adrian Gonzalez-Camps, T. Benhaddouch, A. Kaushik, Christopher Lloyd Metler, S. Bhansali, D. Dong","doi":"10.1149/2754-2726/ac8aa8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1149/2754-2726/ac8aa8","url":null,"abstract":"To the best of our knowledge, very few works have been done for the continuous real-time monitoring of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) membrane degradation based on fluoride-specific electrochemical microsensors. PEMFCs are eco-smart energy sources for efficient transportation but experience variable degradation rates that wear the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA), a critical component of the fuel cell’s functionality. Current market options lack specific diagnostics and a legitimate indication of when exactly the membrane needs to be replaced. As such, this work focused on manufacturing a sensor for measuring MEA degradation in real-time by selectively monitoring fluoride concentration in effluent water, a signature PEMFCs degradation status, through functionalized LaF3:(Au nanoparticle) thin films (∼60 nm). The sensor’s exceptional specificity/sensitivity has been achieved in real-time at a sub 10 ppb level, optimized through spin-coating deposition and post-annealing process. Its multimodal readout has been achieved and studied through the characterizations of open circuit potential, cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and differential pulse voltammetry revealing a consistent linear decrease of 15.7 mA cm−2 at 0 ppb to 10.2 mA cm−2, while also maintaining its low-cost, small size, and robustness.","PeriodicalId":72870,"journal":{"name":"ECS sensors plus","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43714808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ECS sensors plusPub Date : 2022-08-11DOI: 10.1149/2754-2726/ac88e3
Bianca-Maria Ţuchiu, Raluca-Ioana Ștefan-van Staden, J. V. van Staden
{"title":"Review—Electrochemical Sensors Used for the Determination of Some Antifungal Azoles","authors":"Bianca-Maria Ţuchiu, Raluca-Ioana Ștefan-van Staden, J. V. van Staden","doi":"10.1149/2754-2726/ac88e3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1149/2754-2726/ac88e3","url":null,"abstract":"Antifungal agents are essential drugs used to treat fungal infections caused by various types of fungi. Due to their mechanism of action, these drugs bear serious adverse reactions, interact with a wide range of other drugs, and negatively impact the environment. Therefore, there is a need for accurate, sensitive, and reliable detection methods to minimize and possibly avoid their potentially negative effects. Even though so far classical methods have proven to be effective in detecting these drugs, some of their disadvantages have led the scientific community to focus its efforts on electrochemical methods, as they are simpler to use, more sensitive, and require a smaller quantity of sample and minimal sample pretreatment. This mini-review focuses on electrochemical sensors developed between 2017 and 2022 to detect and quantify antifungal azoles, highlighting their response characteristics, sensitivity, and applicability in real samples analysis.","PeriodicalId":72870,"journal":{"name":"ECS sensors plus","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47407142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ECS sensors plusPub Date : 2022-08-01DOI: 10.1149/2754-2726/ac85ca
Harjot Kaur, Pardeep Kaur, Preet Kaur, T. Singh
{"title":"Numerical Investigation on Photon Sensing Parameters for Some Thermoluminescence Dosimeters: A Comparative Study","authors":"Harjot Kaur, Pardeep Kaur, Preet Kaur, T. Singh","doi":"10.1149/2754-2726/ac85ca","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1149/2754-2726/ac85ca","url":null,"abstract":"In the present work, twelve inorganic thermoluminescence dosimeteric (TLD) materials doped with some rare earth elements (LiF:Sm, LiBaP2O7:Eu, CaCO3:Eu, CaSO4:Dy, SrSO4:Sm, CdSO4:Dy, BaSO4:Eu, Li2B4O7:Dy, MgB4O7:Gd, Al2O3:Gd, MgAl2O4:Ce and LiCaAlF6:Eu) and three organic TLD materials (C3H7NO2, C7H8O2 and C4H6BaO4) were selected for comparative analysis on the basis of different photon sensing parameters. About nine photon sensing parameters viz. mass attenuation coefficient (MAC), linear attenuation coefficient (LAC), mean free path (mfp), half value layer (HVL), tenth value layer (TVL), effective atomic number (EAN), effective electron number (EEN), exposure buildup factor (EBF) and energy absorption buildup factor (EABF) were obtained for the selected fifteen TLDs. The simultaneous variation of these photon sensing parameters for the selected TLDs with photon energy and composition has been analyzed. The results of present comparative analysis help radiation physicists to easily select a particular dosimeter for their research laboratory from different existing compositions. All photon sensing parameters viz. MAC, LAC, mfp, HVL, TVL, EAN, EEN, EBF and EABF for selected TLDs strongly depend upon incident energy and chemical composition in lower and higher energy regions. Among the selected TLDs; BaSO4: Eu3+ offers best results (maximum values for MAC, EAN, EEN; and minimum values for mfp, HVL, TVL, EBF, EABF); whereas MgB4O7:Gd3+ offers EAN value close to tissue and less variation in most of the sensing parameters with respect to photon energy.","PeriodicalId":72870,"journal":{"name":"ECS sensors plus","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42053648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ECS sensors plusPub Date : 2022-07-26DOI: 10.1149/2754-2726/ac8438
Nguyen H. B. Ho, Dalton L. Glasco, J. G. Bell
{"title":"Potentiometric Analysis of Benzalkonium Chloride with 3D Printed Ion-Selective Membranes","authors":"Nguyen H. B. Ho, Dalton L. Glasco, J. G. Bell","doi":"10.1149/2754-2726/ac8438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1149/2754-2726/ac8438","url":null,"abstract":"Benzalkonium (BA+) chloride is one of the most common preservatives used in prescription-based and over-the-counter eye drops. Knowing the concentration of BA+ in eye drops is important for both quality control (at the pharmaceutical preparation stage) and human health (ocular toxicity has been linked to BA+ use). This paper describes the design and fabrication of a benzalkonium-selective potentiometric sensor for the determination of BA+ in ophthalmic solutions. The sensor is composed of a 3D-printed ion-selective membrane (ISM) that selectively measures BA+ in the presence of potentially interfering ions routinely found in ophthalmic formulations (i.e., Mg2+, Ca2+, Na+ and K+). The 3D printed BA+-ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) produced a Nernstian response of 55 mV/Decade across a range of 1.0 mM to 31.0 μM BA+ along with an LOD of 8 μM, which covers the relevant concentration range found in ophthalmic solutions. The 3D printed BA+-ISEs proved to be highly stable with an average drift of 205 μV/hr. Successful measurement of BA+ in diluted ophthalmic solutions was completed from 100–500 μM. The mass production capability afforded by 3D-printing offers a unique and intriguing fabrication protocol for developing low-cost sensors which could be incorporated quickly and seamlessly by pharmaceutical companies or community-based pharmacies.","PeriodicalId":72870,"journal":{"name":"ECS sensors plus","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45995267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ECS sensors plusPub Date : 2022-07-26DOI: 10.1149/2754-2726/ac8436
Tran Thanh Tam Toan, D. Nguyen
{"title":"Review—A Nanomaterial-Based Sensor for Detecting the COVID-19 Virus through Various Techniques","authors":"Tran Thanh Tam Toan, D. Nguyen","doi":"10.1149/2754-2726/ac8436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1149/2754-2726/ac8436","url":null,"abstract":"The features of NMTs such as graphene, molybdenum disulfide, CNTs and quantum dots for unique sensing applicability are mentioned in this review study. Some notable sensors that have been produced are described based on the particular analyte compound to be determined and the functionalization processes that are used. For COVID-19 determination, biocompatible sensors manufactured from these materials capable of determining specific chemical components are also highlighted, which could support efficient and reliable sensing and rapid diagnosis.","PeriodicalId":72870,"journal":{"name":"ECS sensors plus","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46548660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ECS sensors plusPub Date : 2022-07-26DOI: 10.1149/2754-2726/ac8437
Ajeet Singh, A. Verma, B. Yadav
{"title":"MnO2-SnO2 Based Liquefied Petroleum Gas Sensing Device for Lowest Explosion Limit Gas Concentration","authors":"Ajeet Singh, A. Verma, B. Yadav","doi":"10.1149/2754-2726/ac8437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1149/2754-2726/ac8437","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, MnO2-SnO2 nanocomposite based below lower exposure limit (0.5–2.0 vol%) sensing device for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is reported. The synthesized material is highly crystalline with an average crystallite size of 16.786 nm, confirmed by the X-ray diffraction pattern. Williamson-Hall plot shows that the induced strain of 2.627 × 10−4, present in the nanocomposite, lies between the induced strains of both of its constituents. The XRD pattern of nanocomposite contains the cubic phase of MnO2 and the tetragonal phase of SnO2. Tauc plot shows the optical energy band gap of MnO2, SnO2, and MnO2-SnO2 of 3.407 eV, 3.037 eV, and 3.202 eV respectively. The surface morphological investigation shows the brush-like structure which enhances sensor performance by providing activation sites. The energy dispersive X-ray (EDS) spectrum found that materials are highly pure because other peaks are not observed. The functional group analysis by using FTIR found to be Sn–O and Mn–O both vibration bands existed. The highest sensor response was found to be 2.42 for 2.0 vol% whereas for a lower concentration of 0.5 vol% the sensor response was observed to be 1.44. The fast response and recovery of this sensing device were found to17.30 and 23.25 s respectively for 0.5 vol% of LPG.","PeriodicalId":72870,"journal":{"name":"ECS sensors plus","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47325752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ECS sensors plusPub Date : 2022-07-20DOI: 10.1149/2754-2726/ac82bc
Sayali Upasham, Paul Rice, Sarah Shahub, V. N. Dhamu, Shalini Prasad
{"title":"Passive Sweat-Based Pruritic Cytokine Detection and Monitoring System","authors":"Sayali Upasham, Paul Rice, Sarah Shahub, V. N. Dhamu, Shalini Prasad","doi":"10.1149/2754-2726/ac82bc","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1149/2754-2726/ac82bc","url":null,"abstract":"Interleukin-31 has been reported to be involved with chronic skin conditions like atopic dermatitis (AD). This work focuses on the development of a portable IL-31 detection system that works with passive sweat over the physiologically relevant range-150–620 pg ml−1. Four simulated flaring profiles were used to benchmark the IL-31 rise and fall detection capabilities of the sensor. These temporal profiles were generated according to the SCORAD range for severity of AD and were spanned across different dosing regimens. The sensing platform displays good sensitivity with a limit of detection of 50 pg ml−1 and dynamic range of 50–750 pg ml−1 for the flaring profiles in synthetic and human sweat, and with coupled portable electronics. Furthermore, in order to create a robust and predictive system, a machine learning algorithm was incorporated to create a flare prediction system. This algorithm shows high accuracy for the test data sets and provides the proof-of-concept for the use of ml coupled electrochemical systems for chronic diseases like AD.","PeriodicalId":72870,"journal":{"name":"ECS sensors plus","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44354724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ECS sensors plusPub Date : 2022-07-07DOI: 10.1149/2754-2726/aca034
Art Matthew Mamaril, Dalton L. Glasco, F. L. Leal Yepes, J. G. Bell
{"title":"Identifying Hypocalcemia in Dairy Cattle by Combining 3D Printing and Paper Diagnostics","authors":"Art Matthew Mamaril, Dalton L. Glasco, F. L. Leal Yepes, J. G. Bell","doi":"10.1149/2754-2726/aca034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1149/2754-2726/aca034","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the design, fabrication, and validation of a paper-based diagnostic device for the rapid diagnosis of hypocalcemia in dairy cattle at the point-of-care (POC). The device incorporates a 3D printed calcium ion-selective membrane (ISM) as the sensing element for free—unbound—calcium in real bovine whole blood samples. With a linear response range of 100 mM to 97.7 μM, the sensor covers the clinically relevant concentrations of Ca2+ associated with both healthy cattle as well as those suffering from hypocalcemia. The components of the Ca2+ ion-selective electrodes were successfully translated to a paper-based device to provide a sensing platform that is simple to use, disposable, and low-cost, and is therefore well-situated for applications at the POC. The paper-based calcium sensor showed a Nernstian response between 10 mM and 100 μM and required only 12 μl of sample to perform a measurement, which can be accomplished in less than two minutes without the need for time-consuming separation steps. The performance of the paper-based Ca2+ sensor was validated using the commercially available epoc® Blood Analysis System, which provided results within 5% of the data obtained with 3D printed Ca2+-ISM integrated paper-based device.","PeriodicalId":72870,"journal":{"name":"ECS sensors plus","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41892338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}