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  • Materials Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Sensor Technology

Background:

  • Polydiacetylenes (PDAs) exhibit unique colorimetric responses to environmental stimuli, making them suitable for chemosensor applications.
  • Existing chemosensor systems often require complex instrumentation and analysis.
  • Development of simple, portable, and accurate sensing platforms is crucial for widespread application.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a highly accurate and simple volatile organic compound (VOC) sensor system utilizing polydiacetylenes (PDAs).
  • To enable operation of the sensor system using a conventional smartphone for accessible analysis.
  • To demonstrate the sensor's capability in identifying unknown organic solvents and detecting VOC gases.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a PDA array on paper via inkjet printing of diacetylenes followed by photopolymerization.
  • Construction of a color change database (red and hue values) based on the solvatochromic responses of four different PDAs to 11 organic solvents.
  • Imaging of color changes using a smartphone camera and analysis via a dedicated application for solvent identification.

Main Results:

  • The smartphone-based PDA sensor system achieved 100% accuracy in identifying unknown organic solvents from a database of 11 compounds.
  • The sensor array demonstrated sufficient sensitivity to accurately detect 11 different volatile organic compound (VOC) gases.
  • The colorimetric analysis, facilitated by smartphone imaging and app-based processing, proved effective for quantitative detection.

Conclusions:

  • The developed PDA array sensor integrated with smartphone technology offers a simple, accurate, and portable solution for VOC detection and identification.
  • This innovative approach democratizes chemical sensing, enabling field analysis without specialized equipment.
  • The high accuracy and sensitivity highlight the potential of PDA-based sensors for diverse environmental and industrial monitoring applications.