Biocompatible fiber-optic pH sensor based on optical fiber modal interferometer self-assembled with sodium alginate/polyethylenimine coating

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1477-1482

  Gu, Bobo ^a,b   Yin, Mingjie ^c   Zhang, A Ping ^a,b   Qian, Jinwen ^c   He, Sailing ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrostatic self assembly; optical fiber interferometer; optical fiber sensor; pH biosensor

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTATIC SELF ASSEMBLY; LAYER-BY-LAYERS; OPTICAL FIBER INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; PH MEASUREMENTS; PH RANGE; PH SENSING; PH VALUE; POLYETHYLENIMINES; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SENSING COATING; SODIUM ALGINATES; THIN-CORE FIBERS; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOSENSORS; COATINGS; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTROSTATICS; FIBER OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PH SENSORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SENSORS; SODIUM;

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EID: 84859899958     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2173481     Document Type: Article

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