A graphene-based pH sensor on paper for human plasma and seawater

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2019 Jul:2019:1563-1566. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2019.8856991.

Abstract

The relevance of pH assessment in clinical analysis, environmental and industrial control, has raised the demand for the development of portable, low cost and easy-to-use monitoring systems. This paper proposes a pH sensor printed on a paper support passivated with a solid-ink coating. The sensor exploits the pH sensitivity of a reduced graphene oxide functionalized with 3-(4-aminophenil)propionic acid. The sensor responded in the pH range [4], [10] and had a sensitivity of 46 mV/pH. Tests on human plasma and seawater proved this pH sensor to have similar performances than those of a commercial pH-meter with an uncertainty of 0.1 and 0.2 pH unit in plasma and seawater, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Environmental Monitoring* / methods
  • Graphite*
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Plasma / chemistry*
  • Seawater / chemistry*

Substances

  • Graphite