scholarly journals Compact Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor for Underwater Chemical Sensing Robot

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichi Minagawa ◽  
Mari Ohashi ◽  
Yoshinori Kagawa ◽  
Arata Urimoto ◽  
Hiroshi Ishida

This paper reports on the development of compact surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors for mobile robot olfaction. Underwater robots benefit from olfactory sensing capabilities in various tasks including the search for unexploded ordnance and undersea wreckage. Although the SPR-based chemical sensor is a promising sensing platform, the cumbersome optical setup has been limiting its use on mobile robots. The proposed sensor employs a periodic metal structure formed on a self-assembled layer of polystyrene particles of 200 nm in diameter. With the grating of this size, SPR can be excited even with a simple LED light source. The change in the absorbance is simply measured using a photodiode. Demonstration of the proposed SPR sensor is provided by mounting the sensors on an underwater crayfish robot that autonomously searches for a chemical source. The fabricated sensor shows linear response to ascorbic acid for a concentration range from 20 to 80 mM. Responses of the bare and thiol-coated gold nanostructure to different chemical substances are presented to show the change in the selectivity of the sensor by the coating. Discussions are made on the importance of sample collection for the sensor to attain sensitive chemical detection on a mobile robot.

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2518
Author(s):  
Nunzio Cennamo ◽  
Lorena Saitta ◽  
Claudio Tosto ◽  
Francesco Arcadio ◽  
Luigi Zeni ◽  
...  

In this work, a novel approach to realize a plasmonic sensor is presented. The proposed optical sensor device is designed, manufactured, and experimentally tested. Two photo-curable resins are used to 3D print a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor. Both numerical and experimental analyses are presented in the paper. The numerical and experimental results confirm that the 3D printed SPR sensor presents performances, in term of figure of merit (FOM), very similar to other SPR sensors made using plastic optical fibers (POFs). For the 3D printed sensor, the measured FOM is 13.6 versus 13.4 for the SPR-POF configuration. The cost analysis shows that the 3D printed SPR sensor can be manufactured at low cost (∼15 €) that is competitive with traditional sensors. The approach presented here allows to realize an innovative SPR sensor showing low-cost, 3D-printing manufacturing free design and the feasibility to be integrated with other optical devices on the same plastic planar support, thus opening undisclosed future for the optical sensor systems.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeong-Min Kim ◽  
Dae Hong Jeong ◽  
Ho-Young Lee ◽  
Jae-Hyoung Park ◽  
Seung-Ki Lee

AbstractA simple optical fiber sensor based on localized surface plasmon resonance was constructed for direct and rapid measurement of thyroglobulin (Tg). Specific tests for Tg in patients that have undergone thyroidectomy are limited because of insufficient sensitivity, complicated procedures, and in some cases, a long time to yield a result. A sensitive, fast, and simple method is necessary to relieve the psychological and physical burden of the patient. Various concentrations of Tg were measured in a microfluidic channel using an optical fiber sensor with gold nanoparticles. The sensor chip has a detection limit of 93.11 fg/mL with no specificity for other antigens. The potential applicability of the Tg sensing system was evaluated using arbitrary samples containing specific concentrations of Tg. Finally, the sensor can be employed to detect Tg in the patient’s serum, with a good correlation when compared with the commercial kit.


Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1516
Author(s):  
Lian Liu ◽  
Shijie Deng ◽  
Jie Zheng ◽  
Libo Yuan ◽  
Hongchang Deng ◽  
...  

An enhanced plastic optical fiber (POF)-based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor is proposed by employing a double-sided polished structure. The sensor is fabricated by polishing two sides of the POF symmetrically along with the fiber axis, and a layer of Au film is deposited on each side of the polished region. The SPR can be excited on both polished surfaces with Au film coating, and the number of light reflections will be increased by using this structure. The simulation and experimental results show that the proposed sensor has an enhanced SPR effect. The visibility and full width at half maximum (FWHM) of spectrum can be improved for the high measured refractive index (RI). A sensitivity of 4284.8 nm/RIU is obtained for the double-sided POF-based SPR sensor when the measured liquid RI is 1.42. The proposed SPR sensor is easy fabrication and low cost, which can provide a larger measurement range and action area to the measured samples, and it has potential application prospects in the oil industry and biochemical sensing fields.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1147 ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Chutiparn Lertvachirapaiboon ◽  
Akira Baba ◽  
Kazunari Shinbo ◽  
Keizo Kato

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1490
Author(s):  
Enrico Gazzola ◽  
Michela Cittadini ◽  
Marco Angiola ◽  
Laura Brigo ◽  
Massimo Guglielmi ◽  
...  

Solution processed TiO2 anatase film was used as sensitive layer for H2 detection for two plasmonic sensor configurations: A grating-coupled surface plasmon resonance sensor and a localized surface plasmon resonance sensor with gold nanoparticles. The main purpose of this paper is to elucidate the different H2 response observed for the two types of sensors which can be explained considering the hydrogen dissociation taking place on TiO2 at high temperature and the photocatalytic activity of the gold nanoparticles.


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