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Stimuli-responsive polymers: the key to realising low-cost autonomous chemical sensing platforms with revolutionary capabilities

Diamond, Dermot orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2944-4839 (2014) Stimuli-responsive polymers: the key to realising low-cost autonomous chemical sensing platforms with revolutionary capabilities. In: Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 17-20 Nov 2014, Dubai, UAE.

Abstract
In this paper, I will describe how exciting advances in fundamental materials chemistry is providing the basis of new concepts in chemical sensing that will underpin the next generation of reliable devices capable of long-term operation in remote locations. Among the examples I will present will be opto-fluidics based on photoresponsive actuators to control liquid flow in microfluidic platforms, which,when coupled with photo-detection of sample analytes, opens the way to physically sealed units that are completely controlled using light. In addition to flow control, I will demonstrate how advanced functions such as selective uptake and release of molecular guests, and even movement of micro-vehicles like functional droplets and beads can be controlled using light. Harnessing the potential of these exciting materials with highly innovative engineering design and fabrication technologies is the key to the disruptive breakthroughs that are sure to emerge over a timescale that may be much shorter than we currently imagine.
Metadata
Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Invited Talk)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:No
Subjects:Physical Sciences > Analytical chemistry
Biological Sciences > Microfluidics
Physical Sciences > Chemistry
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences
Research Initiatives and Centres > INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics
Research Initiatives and Centres > National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR)
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland, European Framework Programme 7
ID Code:20317
Deposited On:05 Dec 2014 11:30 by Dermot Diamond . Last Modified 17 Sep 2018 09:59
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