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Reliable, doped hybrid xerogel-based optical fibre sensor for pH monitoring for industry

Rosales, B., Whittaker, N., López Torres, D. , Elosúa, C., Reinoso, S., Sun, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-3861-8933, Grattan, K. T. V. ORCID: 0000-0003-2250-3832 & Garrido, J. J. (2025). Reliable, doped hybrid xerogel-based optical fibre sensor for pH monitoring for industry. In: Lopez-Amo Sainz, M., Santos, J. L. & Sun, T. (Eds.), 29th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors. 29th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 25-30 May 2025, Porto, Portugal. doi: 10.1117/12.3062038

Abstract

A new optical fibre pH sensor has been developed based on incorporating the pH indicator in a hybrid siliceous xerogel. Here the hydrophobic siliceous materials were fabricated using the sol-gel method, employing an optimal percentage of organic precursor moieties, propyltriethoxysilane:tetraetoxysilane, then doping it with three different pH indicators (phenolphthalein, bromophenol blue and cyanidin blue), to create three different optical fibre sensor systems (5pTEOSPH, 5pTEOSBF and 5pTEOSCB). These pH sensors exhibit important features needed by industry: fast response times, minimal dye leaching, good stability, a high level of reproducibility, and reversibility in response. Sensors of this type have a number of important potential uses in different applications in industry today.

Publication Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information: © (2025) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). The final published version of this paper is available at: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3062038
Publisher Keywords: Xerogel, hybrid xerogel, pH, pH indicator, optic fibre sensor
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Departments: School of Science & Technology
School of Science & Technology > Department of Engineering
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