Microscale Humidity Sensor Based on Iron-Coated Elaters of Equisetum Spores
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Instrumentation
2.2. Morphological Changes in Spores at Different Relative Humidities
2.3. Response/Recovery Time of Equisetum Spores
2.4. Fabrication of Iron-Coated Equisetum Spores
2.5. Characterization of the Microscale Humidity Sensors
2.6. Humidity Changes in Spores in Microfluidic Chip Channels
2.7. Fabrication of Smartphone-Based Device for Skin Humidity Measurement
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microscale Humidity Sensing Strategy Based on Iron-Coated Elaters of Equisetum Spores
3.2. Humidity-Responsive Properties of the Microscale Sensor
3.3. Characterization of the Microscale Humidity Sensor
3.4. Sensing Humidity in the Microenvironment and Related Numerical Simulation
3.5. Microscale Sensor Combined with Smartphone-Based Microscopy for Skin Humidity Measurement
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, Y.; Lin, Z.; Li, X.; Huang, R.; Wu, X.; Deng, R.; Yuan, K. Microscale Humidity Sensor Based on Iron-Coated Elaters of Equisetum Spores. Biosensors 2024, 14, 414. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios14090414
Liu Y, Lin Z, Li X, Huang R, Wu X, Deng R, Yuan K. Microscale Humidity Sensor Based on Iron-Coated Elaters of Equisetum Spores. Biosensors. 2024; 14(9):414. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios14090414
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Yanting, Zhexuan Lin, Xiaochun Li, Rui Huang, Xuewan Wu, Ruyi Deng, and Kaisong Yuan. 2024. "Microscale Humidity Sensor Based on Iron-Coated Elaters of Equisetum Spores" Biosensors 14, no. 9: 414. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios14090414