• 文献标题:   Fast Responding Exhaled-Breath Sensors Using WO3 Hemitubes Functionalized by Graphene-Based Electronic Sensitizers for Diagnosis of Diseases
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHOI SJ, FUCHS F, DEMADRILLE R, GREVIN B, JANG BH, LEE SJ, LEE JH, TULLER HL, KIM ID
  • 作者关键词:   diagnosis of disease, exhaled breath sensor, electrospinning, wo3 hemitube, graphene
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
  • 通讯作者地址:   Korea Adv Inst Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   82
  • DOI:   10.1021/am501394r
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Diagnostic sensing device using exhaled breath of human have critical advantages due to the noninvasive diagnosis and high potential for portable device with simple analysis process. Here, we report ultrafast as well as highly sensitive bumpy WO3 hemitube nanostructure assisted by O-2 plasma surface modification with functionalization of graphene-based material for the detection of acetone (CH3COCH3) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) which are biomarkers for the diagnosis of diabetes and halitosis, respectively. 0.1 wt % graphene oxide (GO)- and 0.1 wt % thin layered graphite (GR)- WO3 hemitube composites showed response times of 11.5 +/- 2.5 s and 13.5 +/- 3.4 s to 1 ppm acetone as well as 12.5 +/- 1.9 s and 10.0 +/- 1.6 s to 1 ppm of H2S, respectively. In addition, low limits of detection (LOD) of 100 ppb (R-air/R-gas = 1.7 for acetone and R-air/R-gas, = 3.3 for H2S at 300 C degrees) were achieved. The superior sensing properties were ascribed to the electronic sensitization of graphene based materials by modulating space charged layers at the interfaces between n-type WO3 hemitubes and p-type graphene based materials, as identified by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM). Rapid response and superior sensitivity of the proposed sensing materials following cyclic thermal aging demonstrates good potential for real-time exhaled breath diagnosis of diseases.