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Type: Journal article
Title: Influence of the photopolymerization matrix on the indicator response of optical fiber pH sensors
Author: Lee, K.J.
Capon, P.K.
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H.
Keenan, E.
Brownfoot, F.C.
Schartner, E.P.
Citation: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers, 2023; 376(B):1-10
Publisher: Elsevier
Issue Date: 2023
ISSN: 0925-4005
0925-4005
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Kwang Jun Lee, Patrick K. Capon, Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Emerson Keenan, Fiona Brownfoot, Erik P. Schartner
Abstract: Optical fiber pH sensors work by observing a change in the indicator’s optical signal caused by variations in pH and these indicators can be immobilized onto the surface of an optical fiber using a polymer matrix. How the composition of the polymer matrix changes pH detection range using the indicator (5(6)-carboxynaphthofluorescein (CNF)) has not been studied. Here we show that the composition of the polymer matrix affects the working pH ranges of optical fiber CNF sensors. We used acrylamide (AAm) or N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) as the backbone monomer, and N, N’-methylenebisacrylamide (BIS) as the crosslinker for the polymer matrix. We found that AAm-based pH sensors showed rapid response over the pH range 6.6 – 8.0, while the dynamic ranges of NIPAM-based sensors shifted to basic pH compared with AAm-based pH sensors. Furthermore, we found that an increased ratio of the backbone monomer, NIPAM, over the crosslinker, BIS, significantly shifted the working range to more basic pH values, covering a pH range of 8.1 – 10.3. Our results demonstrate that the polymer matrix can be a powerful means to control the indicator response of optical pH sensors.
Keywords: dual emission ratiometric sensors
Optical pH sensors
polymer matrix
Rights: © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2022.132999
Grant ID: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE140100003
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1159585
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP150100657
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1159585
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1142636
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2022.132999
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