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TALANTA
Volume 225, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121969
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This study developed an optical fiber pH sensor based on evanescent wave absorbance for continuous pH measurements in marine microenvironments. The sensor's optimized sol-gel matrix significantly improved the entrapment efficiency of the pH indicator, leading to high precision, fast response time, and reliable lifetime. Real-time measurements demonstrated the suitability and reliability of the optical fiber pH sensor.
This study presents the development of an optical fiber pH sensor based on evanescent wave absorbance for continuous pH measurements in marine microenvironments. The sensing layer consists of an optimized sol-gel matrix of tetraethoxysilane and dimethyldiethoxysilane, which substantially improves the entrapment efficiency of the pH indicator meta-cresol purple, leading to a long useable lifetime. The optical fiber pH sensor conforms to the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network weather measurement quality guideline with precision of approximately 0.02 pH units, has a dynamic pH(T) range of 7.4-9.7 in seawater, a response time of 2.5-6.5 min and a useable lifetime of 7 days. The optical fiber pH sensor has additional advantages of being self-referencing, without the need of an external sensor reference, having a simple fabrication method and basic spectrometer instrumentation. The suitability of the optical fiber pH sensor was demonstrated in real-time measurements of the ecologically significant green seaweed Ulva sp. The optical fiber pH sensor monitored pH variations due to metabolic activity over 7 days within the seaweed canopy and 4 days within the diffusion boundary layer interface, demonstrating the suitability for measurements in marine microenvironments.
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