3D Printing Filaments Facilitate the Development of Evanescent Wave Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) Chemosensors [PDF]
Chemosensors, 2022 One of the major difficulties in the development of evanescent wave optical fiber sensors (EWOFS) lies in the complexity of the manufacturing of the chemosensitive element, particularly when using plastic optical fibers (POFs).
Maria del Mar Darder +3 more
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Coupling of Modes in Step-Index Plastic Optical Fibers by Using D-Shape Technique [PDF]
SensorsThis article presents a technique for reducing the stabilization length of steady-state modes in step-index plastic optical fibers (POFs), which is significant for sensor networks, Internet of Things, signal processing, and data fusion in sensor systems.
Cláudio Márcio F. Silva +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2022 Aptamers represent the next frontier as biorecognition elements in biosensors thanks to a smaller size and lower molecular weight with respect to antibodies, more structural flexibility with the possibility to be regenerated, reduced batch-to-batch ...
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An MIP-Based PFAS Sensor Exploiting Nanolayers on Plastic Optical Fibers for Ultra-Wide and Ultra-Low Detection Ranges—A Case Study of PFAS Detection in River Water [PDF]
NanomaterialsIn this work, a novel optical–chemical sensor for the detection of per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFASs) in a real scenario is presented. The proposed sensing approach exploits the multimode characteristics of plastic optical fibers (POFs) to ...
Rosalba Pitruzzella +8 more
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A Novel Approach to Realize Plasmonic Sensors via Multimode Optical Waveguides: A Review [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 In recent decades, the Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) phenomenon has been utilized as an underlying technique in a broad range of application fields. Herein, a new measuring strategy which harnesses the SPR technique in a way that is different from the ...
Francesco Arcadio +3 more
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Splitter-Based Sensors Realized via POFs Coupled by a Micro-Trench Filled with a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer [PDF]
SensorsAn optical–chemical sensor based on two modified plastic optical fibers (POFs) and a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) is realized and tested for the detection of 2-furaldehyde (2-FAL).
Ines Tavoletta +10 more
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Exploiting Plasmonic Phenomena in Polymer Optical Fibers to Realize a Force Sensor [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 In this work, a novel sensing approach to realize a force optical fiber sensor is designed, developed, and experimentally tested. The proposed sensing methodology exploits the effects of deformation due to an applied force on a patch of plastic optical ...
Francesco Arcadio +2 more
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Sensing Approaches Exploiting Molecularly Imprinted Nanoparticles and Lossy Mode Resonance in Polymer Optical Fibers [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2023 In this work, two different lossy mode resonance (LMR) platforms based on plastic optical fibers (POFs) are developed and tested in a biochemical sensing scenario.
Francesco Arcadio +7 more
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An Attomolar-Level Optical Device for Monitoring Receptor–Analyte Interactions Without Functionalization Steps: A Case Study of Cytokine Detection [PDF]
SensorsA plastic optical fiber (POF)-based device for biosensing strategies has been developed to monitor several protein–protein interactions at ultra-low concentrations without functionalization processes, exploiting plasmonic phenomena.
Nunzio Cennamo +8 more
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Immuno-SPR biosensor for the detection of Brucella abortus [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 A proof of principle biosensor for the Brucella abortus recognition onsite is presented. The system is based on a plasmonic optical fiber probe functionalized with an oriented antibody layer immobilized on a short polyethyleneglycol (PEG) interface ...
Laura Pasquardini +6 more
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