Optical sensing system based on wireless paired emitter detector diode device and ionogels for lab-on-a-disc water quality analysis

Monika Czugala, Robert Gorkin III, Thomas Phelan, Jennifer Gaughran, Vincenzo Fabio Curto, Jens Ducrée, Dermot Diamond, Fernando Benito-Lopez

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Abstract

This work describes the first use of a wireless paired emitter detector diode device (PEDD) as an optical sensor for water quality monitoring in a lab-on-a-disc device. The microfluidic platform, based on an ionogel sensing area combined with a low-cost optical sensor, is applied for quantitative pH and qualitative turbidity monitoring of water samples at point-of-need. The autonomous capabilities of the PEDD system, combined with the portability and wireless communication of the full device, provide the flexibility needed for on-site water testing. Water samples from local fresh and brackish sources were successfully analysed using the device, showing very good correlation with standard bench-top systems.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5069-5078
Number of pages10
JournalLab on a Chip
Volume12
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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