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We reported a low-cost optical chemical sensor for the detection of furfural (furan-2-carbaldehyde, 2-FAL) in aqueous media. This novel optical sensor platform is based on a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) substrate with a pattern of silver nanoparticles, printed on it by InkJet technology. To obtain the selective detection of the analyte, the slab waveguide has been covered by a specific molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) for 2-FAL. The sensing device has connected to a light source and a spectrometer by two plastic optical fibers (POFs), to monitor the interaction between the MIP and 2-FAL. The performances reported in this work are comparable to those of plasmonic POF sensors combined with the same MIP.
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Cennamo, N. et al. (2020). Optical Chemical Sensing Exploiting Inkjet Printing Technology and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers. In: Di Francia, G., et al. Sensors and Microsystems. AISEM 2019. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 629. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37558-4_11
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