Detection of Ethanol in Human Breath Using Optical Fiber Long Period Grating Coated with Metal-Organic Frameworks

Nerea De Acha; Jiri Hromadka; Begum Tokay; Ricardo Correia; Cesar Elosua; Ignacio R. Matías; Francisco J. Arregui; Stephen P. Morgan; Sergiy Korposh

doi:10.3390/proceedings1040474

Proceedings (Aug 2017)

Detection of Ethanol in Human Breath Using Optical Fiber Long Period Grating Coated with Metal-Organic Frameworks

Nerea De Acha,
Jiri Hromadka,
Begum Tokay,
Ricardo Correia,
Cesar Elosua,
Ignacio R. Matías,
Francisco J. Arregui,
Stephen P. Morgan,
Sergiy Korposh

Affiliations

Nerea De Acha: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarra, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Jiri Hromadka: Applied Optics Group, Electrical Systems and Optics Research Division, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Begum Tokay: Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Ricardo Correia: Applied Optics Group, Electrical Systems and Optics Research Division, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Cesar Elosua: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarra, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Ignacio R. Matías: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarra, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Francisco J. Arregui: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarra, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Stephen P. Morgan: Applied Optics Group, Electrical Systems and Optics Research Division, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Sergiy Korposh: Applied Optics Group, Electrical Systems and Optics Research Division, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1040474
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 4
p. 474

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An optical fiber sensor for ethanol detection in exhaled breath has been developed. It has been fabricated by functionalizing a Long Period Grating with a metal-organic framework, ZIF-8. The sensor’s response was tested by exposure to exhaled breath of a person before and after the ingestion of alcoholic drinks, showing a higher wavelength difference between the resonance bands in the second case. Further work will analyze cross-sensitivity towards temperature, relative humidity and carbon dioxide.

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ISSN: 2504-3900 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: General Works
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