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Advances in Analytical Systems for Gaseous Mixture

A special issue of Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040). This special issue belongs to the section "Analytical Methods, Instrumentation and Miniaturization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2022) | Viewed by 12269

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Dr. Stéphane Le Calvé

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Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES, UMR 7515), CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg, France
Interests: analytical chemistry; air quality; environment; instrumentation; microfluidics; nanomaterials
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Dr. Sulaiman Khan

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light & Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Interests: microfluidics; microdevices; chemical sensors; hemodynamics; microfabrication; additive manufacturing
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Special Issue Information

Dear colleagues,

Portable on-line analysis systems have recently gained attention for the analysis of gaseous mixtures, particularly for indoor and outdoor air pollution owing to its high sensitivity, compact structure, and fast-time response. They have lower cost and energy consumption than conventional analytical systems with comparable performances. These portable systems are suitable for automation with no requirement of high skills for operation. These systems have been successfully applied in the monitoring of indoor and outdoor air quality for safety; industrial applications in food and petrochemical for species control and safety; biomedical application for non-invasive, real-time and point-of-care diagnostics.

This special issue is dedicated to the recent novel and state-of-art approaches applied in the design of analysis systems for gaseous mixtures. The issue will explore new designs of gas sampling, gas fluidics and detection architectures developed to improve the performances of the device such as sensitivity, time-resolution, selectivity, portability, and its applications in different domains. The issue is focused on the following topics but not limited to it:

  • On-line analysis system for gaseous mixture
  • Gas analysis instrumentation
  • Gas sensors (Optical sensors, metal oxide sensors, acoustic sensors, photoionization detectors, electrochemical sensors, …)
  • Gas chromatography
  • Pre-concentration units
  • Different sampling techniques
  • Micro gas flow (Numerical and experimental research)
  • MEMS-based systems
  • Different data analysis approaches like deep learning for gases detection

Dr. Stéphane Le Calvé
Dr. Sulaiman Khan
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Enose Lab Made with Vacuum Sampling: Quantitative Applications
by Guilherme G. Teixeira, António M. Peres, Letícia Estevinho, Pedro Geraldes, Cristina Garcia-Cabezon, Fernando Martin-Pedrosa, Maria Luz Rodriguez-Mendez and Luís G. Dias
Chemosensors 2022, 10(7), 261; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/chemosensors10070261 - 05 Jul 2022
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A lab-made electronic nose (Enose) with vacuum sampling and a sensor array, comprising nine metal oxide semiconductor Figaro gas sensors, was tested for the quantitative analysis of vapor–liquid equilibrium, described by Henry’s law, of aqueous solutions of organic compounds: three alcohols (i.e., methanol, [...] Read more.
A lab-made electronic nose (Enose) with vacuum sampling and a sensor array, comprising nine metal oxide semiconductor Figaro gas sensors, was tested for the quantitative analysis of vapor–liquid equilibrium, described by Henry’s law, of aqueous solutions of organic compounds: three alcohols (i.e., methanol, ethanol, and propanol) or three chemical compounds with different functional groups (i.e., acetaldehyde, ethanol, and ethyl acetate). These solutions followed a fractional factorial design to guarantee orthogonal concentrations. Acceptable predictive ridge regression models were obtained for training, with RSEs lower than 7.9, R2 values greater than 0.95, slopes varying between 0.84 and 1.00, and intercept values close to the theoretical value of zero. Similar results were obtained for the test data set: RSEs lower than 8.0, R2 values greater than 0.96, slopes varying between 0.72 and 1.10, and some intercepts equal to the theoretical value of zero. In addition, the total mass of the organic compounds of each aqueous solution could be predicted, pointing out that the sensors measured mainly the global contents of the vapor phases. The satisfactory quantitative results allowed to conclude that the Enose could be a useful tool for the analysis of volatiles from aqueous solutions containing organic compounds for which Henry’s law is applicable. Full article
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An In Vitro HL-1 Cardiomyocyte-Based Olfactory Biosensor for Olfr558-Inhibited Efficiency Detection
by Qunchen Yuan, Chunlian Qin, Saisai Zhang, Jianguo Wu, Yong Qiu, Changming Chen, Liquan Huang, Ping Wang, Deming Jiang and Liujing Zhuang
Chemosensors 2022, 10(6), 200; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/chemosensors10060200 - 24 May 2022
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Some short-chain fatty acids with a pungent or unpleasant odor are important components of human body odor. These malodors severely threaten human health. The antagonists of malodors would help to improve odor perception by affecting the interaction between odors and their receptors. However, [...] Read more.
Some short-chain fatty acids with a pungent or unpleasant odor are important components of human body odor. These malodors severely threaten human health. The antagonists of malodors would help to improve odor perception by affecting the interaction between odors and their receptors. However, the traditional odor detection and analysis methods, such as MOS, electrochemical, conductive polymer gas sensors, or chromatography-mass spectrometry are not suitable for screening the antagonists since they are unable to detect the ligand efficacy after odor-receptor binding. In this study, RT-PCR results showed that HL-1 cardiomyocytes endogenously express the olfactory receptor 558 (Olfr558) which can be activated by several malodorous short-chain fatty acids. Therefore, an in vitro HL-1 cardiomyocyte-based olfactory biosensor (HCBO-biosensor) was developed by combining cardiomyocytes and microelectrode array (MEA) chips for screening the potential antagonists of the Olfr558. Firstly, it showed that the biosensor specifically responded to ligands of Olfr558 through odor stimulation experiments. Then, an odor response model of HL-1 cardiomyocytes was constructed by a ligand of Olfr558 (isovaleric acid). The response feature of the in vitro HCBO-biosensor to individual odors and mixtures with a potential antagonist (citral or β-damascenone) were extracted and compared. Finally, the Olfr558-inhibited efficiency was indirectly detected by comparing the half-maximal inhibitory concentration of isovaleric acid. The results showed that β-damascenone greatly inhibited Olfr558 while citral showed no significant inhibitory effect. In conclusion, we built a novel screening method for the antagonists of Olfr558 based on HL-1 cardiomyocytes and the MEA chip which will assist odor-related companies to develop novel antagonists of Olfr558. Full article
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Assessing over Time Performance of an eNose Composed of 16 Single-Type MOX Gas Sensors Applied to Classify Two Volatiles
by Jordi Palacín, Eduard Clotet and Elena Rubies
Chemosensors 2022, 10(3), 118; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/chemosensors10030118 - 19 Mar 2022
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This paper assesses the over time performance of a custom electronic nose (eNose) composed of an array of commercial low-cost and single-type miniature metal-oxide (MOX) semiconductor gas sensors. The eNose uses 16 BME680 versatile sensor devices, each including an embedded non-selective MOX gas [...] Read more.
This paper assesses the over time performance of a custom electronic nose (eNose) composed of an array of commercial low-cost and single-type miniature metal-oxide (MOX) semiconductor gas sensors. The eNose uses 16 BME680 versatile sensor devices, each including an embedded non-selective MOX gas sensor that was originally proposed to measure the total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) in the air. This custom eNose has been used previously to detect ethanol and acetone, obtaining initial promising classification results that worsened over time because of sensor drift. The current paper assesses the over time performance of different classification methods applied to process the information gathered from the eNose. The best classification results have been obtained when applying a linear discriminant analysis (LDA) to the normalized conductance of the sensing layer of the 16 MOX gas sensors available in the eNose. The LDA procedure by itself has reduced the influence of drift in the classification performance of this single-type eNose during an evaluation period of three months. Full article
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A MEMS µ-Preconcentrator Employing a Carbon Molecular Sieve Membrane for Highly Volatile Organic Compound Sampling
by Hung-Yen Kuo, Wei-Riu Cheng, Tzu-Heng Wu, Horn-Jiunn Sheen, Chih-Chia Wang and Chia-Jung Lu
Chemosensors 2021, 9(5), 104; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/chemosensors9050104 - 07 May 2021
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This paper presents the synthesis and evaluation of a carbon molecular sieve membrane (CMSM) grown inside a MEMS-fabricated μ-preconcentrator for sampling highly volatile organic compounds. An array of µ-pillars measuring 100 µm in diameter and 250 µm in height were fabricated inside a [...] Read more.
This paper presents the synthesis and evaluation of a carbon molecular sieve membrane (CMSM) grown inside a MEMS-fabricated μ-preconcentrator for sampling highly volatile organic compounds. An array of µ-pillars measuring 100 µm in diameter and 250 µm in height were fabricated inside a microfluidic channel to increase the attaching surface for the CMSM. The surface area of the CMSM was measured as high as 899 m2/g. A GC peak amplification factor >2 × 104 was demonstrated with gaseous ethyl acetate. Up to 1.4 L of gaseous ethanol at the 100 ppb level could be concentrated without exceeding the capacity of this microchip device. Sharp desorption chromatographic peaks (<3.5 s) were obtained while using this device directly as a GC injector. Less volatile compounds such as gaseous toluene, m-xylene, and mesitylene appeared to be adsorbed strongly on CMSM, showing a memory effect. Sampling parameters such as sample volatilities, sampling capacities, and compound residual issues were empirically determined and discussed. Full article
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A Sensitive and Portable Deep-UV Absorbance Detector with a Microliter Gas Cell Compatible with Micro GC
by Sulaiman Khan, David Newport and Stéphane Le Calvé
Chemosensors 2021, 9(4), 63; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/chemosensors9040063 - 27 Mar 2021
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Deep-UV absorption spectrometry for detection of toxic airborne gases, for instance, Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes (BTEX) has drawn considerable attention owing to its high sensitivity and reliability. However, the development of a deep-UV absorbance detector having good sensitivity, portability, and a low-volume [...] Read more.
Deep-UV absorption spectrometry for detection of toxic airborne gases, for instance, Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes (BTEX) has drawn considerable attention owing to its high sensitivity and reliability. However, the development of a deep-UV absorbance detector having good sensitivity, portability, and a low-volume gas cell with applicability for a micro Gas Chromatography (μGC) is challenging. Herein we present a novel, self-referenced, and portable deep-UV absorbance detector with a microliter (275 μL) gas cell having minimal dead volume. It has excellent compatibility with μGC for detection of individual BTEX components in a mixed sample at a sub-ppm level. The design consists of the latest, portable, and cost-effective optical and electronic components, i.e., deep-UV LED, hollow-core waveguide, and photodiodes. The detector directly measures the absorbance values in volts using an integrated circuit with a log-ratio amplifier. The prototype was tested with direct injection of toluene-N2 (1.5 ppm to 50 ppm) and good linearity (R2 = 0.99) with a limit of detection of 196 ppb was obtained. The absorbance detector with μGC setup was tested with a BTEX mixture in N2 at different GC column temperatures. All the BTEX species were sequentially separated and detected with an individual peak for a concentration range of 2.5 ppm to 10 ppm. Full article
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