Exposed-core microstructured fibres for real-time fluorescence sensing

Author(s):  
Stephen C. Warren-Smith ◽  
Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem ◽  
Tze Cheung Foo ◽  
Roger Moore ◽  
Claire Davis ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (31) ◽  
pp. 7360-7368 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Sirbu ◽  
L. Zeng ◽  
P. G. Waddell ◽  
A. C. Benniston

Reaction of a julolidine-based BODIPY compound with silver(i) ions in the presence of white light produced the oxidised julolidine version (OXJUL) containing a quaternary nitrogen.


2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 1332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas D. O’Sullivan ◽  
Roxana T. Heitz ◽  
Natesh Parashurama ◽  
David B. Barkin ◽  
Bruce A. Wooley ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 045004
Author(s):  
Karolina Sulowska ◽  
Kamil Wiwatowski ◽  
Maciej Ćwierzona ◽  
Joanna Niedziółka-Jönsson ◽  
Sebastian Maćkowski

Lab on a Chip ◽  
2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaisong Yuan ◽  
Victor de la Asunción-Nadal ◽  
Carmen Cuntín Abal ◽  
Beatriz Jurado Sánchez ◽  
Alberto Escarpa

Herein, we describe the design of a portable device integrating micromotors for real-time fluorescence sensing of (bio)markers. The system compromises a universal 3D printed platform to hold a commercial smartphone,...


2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Yang ◽  
Guanjun Wang ◽  
Jian Cui

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2591
Author(s):  
Kane L. Offenbaume ◽  
Edoardo Bertone ◽  
Rodney A. Stewart

A comprehensive review was conducted to assess the current state of monitoring approaches for primary faecal indicator bacteria (FIB) E. coli and enterococci. Approaches were identified and examined in relation to their accuracy, ability to provide continuous data and instantaneous detection results, cost, environmental awareness regarding necessary reagent release or other pollution sources, in situ monitoring capability, and portability. Findings showed that several methods are precise and sophisticated but cannot be performed in real-time or remotely. This is mainly due to their laboratory testing requirements, such as lengthy sample preparations, the requirement for expensive reagents, and fluorescent tags. This study determined that portable fluorescence sensing, combined with advanced modelling methods to compensate readings for environmental interferences and false positives, can lay the foundations for a hybrid FIB sensing approach, allowing remote field deployment of a fleet of networked FIB sensors that can collect high-frequency data in near real-time. Such sensors will support proactive responses to sudden harmful faecal contamination events. A method is proposed to enable the development of the visioned FIB monitoring tool.


1998 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 1299-1304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Bloch ◽  
Bernadette Johnson ◽  
Nathan Newbury ◽  
Jack Germaine ◽  
Harry Hemond ◽  
...  

The use of lasers to induce fluorescence in environmental contaminants such as fuels offers the potential for real-time, in situ chemical characterization in a variety of environmental media. This paper describes the first reported use of a passively Q-switched, fiber-coupled microlaser in situ for fuel-contamination characterization in subsurface soil. A 266 nm microlaser-based probe mounted in a cone penetrometer was tested at an area contaminated by both aviation and heating fuels. By examining the spectral and temporal fluorescence characteristics as the probe was pushed into soil, we identified BTEX compounds, as well as moderate-weight and heavy aromatic hydrocarbons, and were able to map an underground contamination plume in real time. Specifically, BTEX compounds were identified by their unique fluorescence signatures (wavelengths less than approximately 315 nm and lifetimes less than 7 to 10 ns) and by comparison with extensive laboratory studies of BTEX and fuel-contaminated soils. These tests demonstrate that the microlaser-based probe offers the potential for in situ, real-time characterization of soils and groundwater in a compact, inexpensive package.


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