Miniaturized Iridium Oxide Microwire pH Sensor for Biofluid Sensing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. pH-Sensing Performance by Open-Circuit Potential Measurement
3.2. pH-Sensing Performance by Cyclic Voltammetry
3.3. Potential Drift Study
3.4. Microwires in Small-Volume Sensing
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Chawang, K.; Bing, S.; Kwon, K.Y.; Chiao, J.-C. Miniaturized Iridium Oxide Microwire pH Sensor for Biofluid Sensing. Chemosensors 2024, 12, 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12080168
Chawang K, Bing S, Kwon KY, Chiao J-C. Miniaturized Iridium Oxide Microwire pH Sensor for Biofluid Sensing. Chemosensors. 2024; 12(8):168. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12080168
Chicago/Turabian StyleChawang, Khengdauliu, Sen Bing, Ki Yong Kwon, and J.-C. Chiao. 2024. "Miniaturized Iridium Oxide Microwire pH Sensor for Biofluid Sensing" Chemosensors 12, no. 8: 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12080168