one of the challenges for all kinds of sensors is the interference of humidity in the performance and response of the sensors. In colorimetric sensors, sensing probes are usually located on a solid surface, which includes a plate, membrane, or film, and the analytes are either actively introduced within the gas phase or passively diffused into a reaction chamber, wherein they confront sensing probes and react. the subsequent processes as proven in figure35 are concerned in this form of reaction (gas-solid): (1) adsorption of analyte molecules on the substrate surface. (2) the penetration and diffusion of analyte molecules within the substrate matrix and (3) the chemical reaction among the gas analyte and the sensing probes that causes a color change in the substrate. Moisture can intervene with colorimetric sensing via physical or chemical interaction. physically, water molecules can be absorbed on the surface of sensing probes, substrates, or optical components that result in physical changes in the sensing device, inclusive of increased layer thickness or swelling of hydrogels, a polymer matrix often utilized in color sensing systems. it's far possible that this sort of moisture effect is reversible due to the fact it is only physical adsorption−desorption interaction. Chemical changes because of humidity are more complex. diffusion of water vapor into the hydrophobic plastic film in a solid-state colorimetric sensor should potentially cause some plasticization within the matrix, leading to elevated sensitivity. For some colorimetric sensors, water molecules participate in the chemical reaction, and ambient humidity can play a subtle role in affecting the sensor. In some colorimetric systems, water can catalyze a chemical reaction, that's why more recent colorimetric systems use hydrogels, which increase sensitivity and catalysis, and actually, increase the reaction speed and response of the sensor. In fact, the effect of humidity on the sensor system can be used to enhance the performance of sensors to detect analytes. This method is typically used in the detection of breath biomarkers due to the fact the moisture level in exhaled breath is high and consistent, but if it could be various in the environment [352].
one
of the challenges for all kinds of sensors is the interference of
humidity
in the performance and response of the sensors. In colorimetric sensors,
sensing
probes
are
usually
located on a solid surface, which includes a plate, membrane, or film, and the analytes are either
actively
introduced within the gas phase or
passively
diffused into a
reaction
chamber, wherein they confront
sensing
probes
and react.
the
subsequent processes as proven in figure35
are concerned
in this form of
reaction
(gas-solid): (1) adsorption of analyte
molecules
on the substrate surface. (2) the penetration and diffusion of analyte
molecules
within the substrate matrix and (3) the
chemical
reaction
among the gas analyte and the
sensing
probes
that causes a color
change
in the substrate. Moisture can intervene with colorimetric
sensing
via physical or
chemical
interaction.
physically
,
water
molecules
can
be absorbed
on the surface of
sensing
probes
, substrates, or optical components that result in physical
changes
in the
sensing
device, inclusive of increased layer thickness or swelling of hydrogels, a polymer matrix
often
utilized in color
sensing
systems
.
it
's far possible that this sort of moisture effect is reversible due to the fact it is
only
physical
adsorption−desorption
interaction.
Chemical
changes
because
of
humidity
are more complex.
diffusion
of
water
vapor into the hydrophobic plastic film in a solid-state colorimetric sensor should
potentially
cause
some
plasticization
within the matrix, leading to elevated sensitivity. For
some
colorimetric sensors,
water
molecules
participate in the
chemical
reaction
, and ambient
humidity
can play a subtle role in affecting the sensor. In
some
colorimetric
systems
,
water
can catalyze a
chemical
reaction
, that's why more recent colorimetric
systems
use
hydrogels, which increase sensitivity and catalysis, and actually, increase the
reaction
speed and response of the sensor. In fact, the effect of
humidity
on the sensor
system
can be
used
to enhance the performance of sensors to detect analytes. This method is
typically
used
in the detection of breath biomarkers due to the fact the moisture level in exhaled breath is high and consistent,
but
if it could be various in the environment [352].