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Oxygen Gas Sensing Using a Hydrogel-Based Organic Electrochemical Transistor for Work Safety Applications
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Filippo, Bonafè Decataldo, Francesco Mariani, Federica Serafini, Martina Tessarolo, Marta Gualandi, Isacco Scavetta, Erika Fraboni, Beatrice |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | Oxygen depletion in confined spaces represents one of the most serious and underestimated dangers for workers. Despite the existence of several commercially available and widely used gas oxygen sensors, injuries and deaths from reduced oxygen levels are still more common than for other hazardous gases. Here, we present hydrogel-based organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) made with the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as wearable and real-time oxygen gas sensors. After comparing OECT performances using liquid and hydrogel electrolytes, we identified the best PEDOT:PSS active layer and hydrogel coating (30 µm) combination for sensing oxygen in the concentration range of 13–21% (v/v), critical for work safety applications. The fast $O_{2}$ solubilization in the hydrogel allowed for gaseous oxygen transduction in an electrical signal thanks to the electrocatalytic activity of PEDOT:PSS, while OECT architecture amplified the response (gain ~ 104). OECTs proved to have comparable sensitivities if fabricated on glass and thin plastic substrates, (−12.2 ± 0.6) and (−15.4 ± 0.4) µA/dec, respectively, with low power consumption (<40 µW). Sample bending does not influence the device response, demonstrating that our real-time conformable and lightweight sensor could be implemented as a wearable, noninvasive safety tool for operators working in potentially hazardous confined spaces. |
| Starting Page | 1022 |
| e-ISSN | 20734360 |
| DOI | 10.3390/polym14051022 |
| Journal | Polymers |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-03-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Polymers Industrial Engineering Oxygen Sensor Pedot:pss Organic Electrochemical Transistor Hydrogel Work Safety |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
