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Towards Wearable Sensors for
Wireless pH Monitoring in Sweat
Giusy Matzeu, Claudio Zuliani, Dermot Diamond
Clarity, Centre for Sensor Web Technology, Dublin City
University, Ireland
Pittcon, 14/03/2012
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Analyte
Chemo/Bio Sensing
Wireless data transmission
Sensors for the Digital World
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IS-Membrane
Conducting Polymer
Carbon
Resist
Silver
PET
Substrate
Cost
Reproducibility
Compatible with Wearable &
Environmental Applications
Sensors for the Digital World
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pH ISE – An Initial Design
Sensors and Actuators B,
2010, 146 , 19
2nd calibration after 3days in the
conditioning solution
y = -53.3x + 537.1
R² = 0.970
y = -54.9x + 544.1
R² = 0.972
y = -53.2x + 504.8
R² = 0.9730
150
300
450
2 4 6 8 10
E/
mV
pH
May we improve this limit working
on SPE fabrication ?
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y = -52.1x + 521.2
R² = 0.994
y = -53.8x + 524.8
R² = 0.996
y = -52.0x + 519.7
R² = 0.996
y = -53.3x + 522.0
R² = 0.9930
150
300
450
2 4 6 8 10
E/
mV
pH
1st calibration after overnight
conditioning
Loss of linearity & offset
change over time.
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“Initial” vs “New” SPE
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“Original” vs “New” SPE
-8
-4
0
4
-0.4 -0.2 0 0.2
i/
uA
E / V
Original SPE y = 21.5x + 1.53
R² = 0.986
y = -52.4x - 0.21
R² = 0.999-80
-40
0
40
80
0 0.5 1
i/
μA
v0.5 / V0.5 s-0.5
0.3 < σ < 0.6
y = 71.9x + 1.27
R² = 0.997
y = -65.1x - 2.71
R² = 0.996-80
-40
0
40
80
0 0.5 1
i/
μA
v0.5 / V0.5s-0.5
σ ≈ 1.6
8
-8
-4
0
4
-0.4 -0.2 0 0.2
i/ A
E / V
New SPE
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pH ISEs – Silverless-SPE and
Membrane Thickness
550 μm well allows a better reproducibility !
500 μm PMMA + 50 μm PSA as
masking layer
y = -52.8x + 521.0
R² = 0.995
y = -54.2x + 529.8
R² = 0.996
y = -53.6x + 522.2
R² = 0.996
y = -53.1x + 522.7
R² = 0.99550
150
250
350
3 5 7 9
E / m
V
pH
175 μm PMMA + 50 μm PSA as
masking layer
y = -48.55x + 529.1
R² = 0.988
y = -52.6x + 530.8
R² = 0.973
y = -49.6x + 524.3
R² = 0.989
y = -57.0x + 572.3
R² = 0.998
50
150
250
350
3 5 7 9
E / m
V
pH
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Carbon prints were masked used PSA and PMMA. PET substrate were laminated
with PSA and PMMA after that tracks carbon was screen printed: Integration of ISE
within microfluidic system
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pH ISEs – Performance over
Time & Storage Calibration repeated after 5 days
storage in conditioning solution
y = -55.2x + 563.5
R² = 0.997
y = -54.3x + 552.4
R² = 0.997
y = -57.9x + 579.0
R² = 0.9950
100
200
300
400
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
E/
mV
pH
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Printing protocols, e.g.,
presence of Ag,, have a
significant impact in sensor
reproducibility over time !
y = -53.5x + 524.3
R² = 0.996
y = -55.8x + 565.0
R² = 0.997
y = -55.8x + 544.6
R² = 0.992
0
100
200
300
400
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
E/
mV
pH• Day 0
• Day 5 (kept in conditioning solution)
• Day 19 (kept in dry conditions)
Dry storage may
preserve sensor
functionality !
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Reference Electrodes based
on Lipophilic Salts on SPE U. Mattinen, J. Bobacka, A. Lewenstam,
Electroanalysis 2009, 21, 1955.
-500
-450
-400
-350
0 20 40 60 80
E/
mV
Time / min
SC=PEDOT
0.1 M
KCl
1 mM
KCl
1 mM
NaCl 0.1 M
NaCl 0.1 M
KCl
Cl- ≈ 20 mV/decade
Possibility for RE
where [Cl-] is constant Need
optimisation
• SC=PEDOT
• SC=POT
-250
-200
-150
-100
-50
0 20 40 60 80
E/
mV
Time / min
0.1 M
KCl
1 mM
KCl
1 mM
NaCl
0.1 M
NaCl
0.1 M
KCl
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Mote Interface and Wireless
Communication
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
0 20 40 60 80
Po
ten
tia
l / m
V
Time / s
• Mote 1
• Mote 2
• Mote 3
• 16Ch-
Lawson Labs
Bias between motes and
standard instrumentation < 0.3mV
Bias between motes < 0.1 mV
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Dual SPE – Integration of pH
& RE on same substrate
The two carbon disks printed
on the PET substrate will be
modified to give a pH and a
reference electrode
The substrate can also be
laminated with PSA and PMMA
for futher integration within
microfluidics.
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Work currently under progress to
optimize sensor response !!
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Wearable pH Sensor –
Concept
Mote Casing
Strap Patch
Sensor +
Microfluidic
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Wearable pH Sensor –Layers
Microfluidics
pH ISE & RE
Patch
Mote Casing
Mote
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Acknowledgements
Prof. Dermot Diamond
Dr. Fiachra Collins,
postdoc
Javier Torres,
Tyndall
Giusy Matzeu,
PhD student
Dr. Salzitsa Anastasova,
Dr. Aleksandar Radu,
Dr. Ulriika Mattinen,
Prof. Johan Bobacka
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SOCIAL/AGENCY
COLLABORATORS
INDUSTRY COLLABORATO
RS
CSET CORE
CLARITY Centre & Ecosystem
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SOCIAL/AGENCY COLLABORATORS
INDUSTRY COLLABORATORS
SOCIAL/AGENCY COLLABORATORS
INDUSTRY COLLABORATORS
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Thank You for
Attention
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pH ISEs – Role of SPE Design A comparison between 1°
calibration for (Ag+C) SPE & C
(Batch II) SPE
y = -51.9x + 519.6
R² = 0.997
y = -53.4x + 523.9
R² = 0.996
0
100
200
300
400
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
E/
mV
pH
• (Ag+C) SPE
• C SPE
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