A Compact Microcontrolled Microfluidic System for Photometric Determination of Phosphate in Natural Water Samples

2015 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 1108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osmundo Dantas Pessoa-Neto ◽  
Tiago Almeida Silva ◽  
Vagner Bezerra dos Santos ◽  
Orlando Fatibello-Filho
Keyword(s):  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Photometric Determination ◽  
Microfluidic System ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Experimental Parameters ◽  
Led Photometer

A compact environmentally friendly microcontrolled microfluidic device ideal for in situ phosphate determination was developed based on a microsystem based on low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) coupled to a light-emitting diode (LED)–photometer with a multicommutation flow analysis (MCFA) approach. The experimental parameters of the MCFA analyzer were optimized by chemometric studies. Under the best experimental conditions, limits of detection and quantification of 0.02 mg P L–1 and 0.07 mg P L–1, respectively, and a sampling frequency of 67 h–1 were estimated. Moreover, a low sample consumption of only 60 μL per determination was the other advantage that fully meets the requirements of sustainable research and green chemistry purposes.

scholarly journals Determination of 3,4,5-Trihydroxybenzoic Acid Exploiting a Visible-Light-Driven Photoelectrochemical Platform: Application in Wine and Tea Samples

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayni Lima ◽  
Ridvan Fernandes ◽  
Clenilton dos Santos ◽  
Flavio Damos ◽  
Rita de Cássia Luz
Keyword(s):  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Glass Slide ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Amperometric Determination ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Visible Light Driven ◽  
Photoelectrochemical Method ◽  
Acid Determination

The present work is based on the development and application of a photoelectrochemical method for the amperometric determination of 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid in different samples. The method is based on the use of a photoelectrochemical platform based on a glass slide coated with fluorine-doped tin oxide, which has been modified with cadmium sulfide and poly(D-glucosamine) and subjected to a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp. The photoelectrochemical platform was sensitive to the increase of the concentration of the antioxidant 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid in the solution. Under the optimized experimental conditions, the photoelectrochemical method presented a linear response for a 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid concentration ranging from 0.2 up to 500 μmol L-1. The method was applied to 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid determination in samples of wines and teas with recoveries between 95.88 and 101.72%. The results obtained suggest that the developed platform is a promising tool for quantifying the 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a Multicommuted Flow System for Photometric Environmental Measurements

2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Ródenas-Torralba ◽  
Fábio R. P. Rocha ◽  
Boaventura F. Reis ◽  
Ángel Morales-Rubio ◽  
Miguel de la Guardia
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Nitroprusside ◽  
Confidence Level ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Flow System ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Analysis Instrument ◽  
Hardware Configuration ◽  
Photometric Measurements

A portable flow analysis instrument is described for in situ photometric measurements. This system is based on light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a photodiode detector, coupled to a multipumping flow system. The whole equipment presents dimensions of25 cm×22 cm×10 cm, weighs circa 3 kg, and costs 650 €. System performance was evaluated for different chemistries without changing hardware configuration for determinations of (i)Fe3+withSCN-, (ii) iodometric nitrite determination, (iii) phenol with sodium nitroprusside, and (iv) 1-naphthol-N-methylcarbamate (carbaryl) withp-aminophenol. The detection limits were estimated as 22, 60, 25, and 60 ngmL-1for iron, nitrite, phenol, and carbaryl at the 99.7% confidence level with RSD of 2.3, 1.0, 1.8, and 0.8%, respectively. Reagent and waste volumes were lower than those obtained by flow systems with continuous reagent addition. Sampling rates of 100, 110, 65, and 72 determinations per hour were achieved for iron, nitrite, phenol, and carbaryl determinations

scholarly journals A multicommuted flow analysis method for the photometric determination of amoxicillin in pharmaceutical formulations using a diazo coupling reaction

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sueny K. B Freitas ◽  
Valdinete Lins da Silva ◽  
Alberto N Araújo ◽  
Maria Conceição B. S. M Montenegro ◽  
Boaventura F Reis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Coupling Reaction ◽  
Pharmaceutical Formulations ◽  
Photometric Determination ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Diazo Coupling ◽  
Diazo Coupling Reaction

scholarly journals Fuzzy Based Network Assignment and Link-Switching Analysis in Hybrid OCC/LiFi System

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moh. Khalid Hasan ◽  
Mostafa Zaman Chowdhury ◽  
Md. Shahjalal ◽  
Yeong Min Jang
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid System ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Optical Wireless Communications ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
High Speed Data ◽  
Transmission Capability ◽  
Time Division

In recent times, optical wireless communications (OWC) have become attractive research interest in mobile communication for its inexpensiveness and high-speed data transmission capability and it is already recognized as complementary to radio-frequency (RF) based technologies. Light fidelity (LiFi) and optical camera communication (OCC) are two promising OWC technologies that use a photo detector (PD) and a camera, respectively, to receive optical pulses. These communication systems can be implemented in all kinds of environments using existing light-emitting diode (LED) infrastructures to transmit data. However, both networking layers suffer from several limitations. An excellent solution to overcoming these limitations is the integration of OCC and LiFi. In this paper, we propose a hybrid OCC and LiFi architecture to improve the quality-of-service (QoS) of users. A network assignment mechanism is developed for the hybrid system. A dynamic link-switching technique for efficient handover management between networks is proposed afterward which includes switching provisioning based on user mobility and detailed network switching flow analysis. Fuzzy logic (FL) is used to develop the proposed mechanisms. A time-division multiple access (TDMA) based approach, called round-robin scheduling (RRS), is also adopted to ensure fairness in time resource allocation while serving multiple users using the same LED in the hybrid system. Furthermore, simulation results are presented taking different practical application scenarios into consideration. The performance analysis of the network assignment mechanism, which is provided at the end of the paper, demonstrates the importance and feasibility of the proposed scheme.

scholarly journals Effect of ceramic thicknesses and opacities on water sorption and solubility of a light-curing resin cement by different units

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. e211656
Author(s):  
Gabriela Alves de Cerqueira ◽  
Lais Sampaio Souza ◽  
Rafael Soares Gomes ◽  
Giselle Maria Marchi ◽  
Paula Mathias
Keyword(s):  
Water Sorption ◽  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Lithium Disilicate ◽  
Resin Cement ◽  
The Other ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Light Curing

Aim: This study evaluated the water sorption and solubility of a light-cured resin cement, under four thicknesses and four opacities of a lithium disilicate ceramic, also considering three light-emitting diode (LED) units. Methods: A total of 288 specimens of a resin cement (AllCem Veneer Trans – FGM) were prepared, 96 samples were light-cured by each of the three light curing units (Valo – Ultradent / Radii-Cal – SDI / Bluephase II – Ivoclar Vivadent), divided into 16 experimental conditions, according to the opacities of the ceramic: High Opacity (HO), Medium Opacity (MO), Low Translucency (LT), High Translucency (HT), and thicknesses (0.3, 0.8, 1.5, and 2.0 mm) (n = 6). The specimens were weighed at three different times: Mass M1 (after making the specimens), M2 (after 7 days of storage in water), and M3 (after dissection cycle), for calculating water sorption and solubility. Results: The higher thickness of the ceramic (2.0 mm) significantly increased the values of water sorption (44.0± 4.0) and solubility (7.8±0.6), compared to lower thicknesses. Also, the ceramic of higher opacity (HO) generated the highest values of sorption and solubility when compared to the other opacities, regardless of the thickness tested (ANOVA-3 factors / Tukey’s test, α = 0.05). There was no influence of light curing units. Conclusion: Higher thicknesses and opacities of the ceramic increased the water sorption and solubility of the tested light-cured resin cement.

scholarly journals Determination of Dental Adhesive Composition throughout Solvent Drying and Polymerization Using ATR–FTIR Spectroscopy

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 3886
Author(s):  
Arwa Almusa ◽  
António H.S. Delgado ◽  
Paul Ashley ◽  
Anne M. Young
Keyword(s):  
Light Exposure ◽  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Attenuated Total Reflectance ◽  
Drying Time ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Spectral Changes ◽  
One Step ◽  
Urethane Dimethacrylate ◽  
Kinetics Of

The of this study aim was to develop a rapid method to determine the chemical composition, solvent evaporation rates, and polymerization kinetics of dental adhesives. Single-component, acetone-containing adhesives One-Step (OS; Bisco, USA), Optibond Universal (OU; Kerr, USA), and G-Bond (GB; GC, Japan) were studied. Filler levels were determined gravimetrically. Monomers and solvents were quantified by comparing their pure Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infra-Red (ATR–FTIR) spectra, summed in different ratios, with those of the adhesives. Spectral changes at 37 °C, throughout passive evaporation for 5 min, then polymerisation initiated by 20 s, and blue light emitting diode (LED) (600 mW/cm2) exposure (n = 3) were determined. Evaporation and polymerisation extent versus time and final changes were calculated using acetone (1360 cm−1) and methacrylate (1320 cm−1) peaks. OS, OU, and GB filler contents were 0, 9.6, and 5.3%. FTIR suggested OS and OU were Bis-GMA based, GB was urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA) based, and that each had a different diluent and acidic monomers and possible UDMA/acetone interactions. Furthermore, initial acetone percentages were all 40−50%. After 5 min drying, they were 0% for OS and OU but 10% for GB. Whilst OS had no water, that in OU declined from 18 to 10% and in GB from 25 to 20% upon drying. Evaporation extents were 50% of final levels at 23, 25, and 113 s for OS, OU, and GB, respectively. Polymerisation extents were all 50 and 80% of final levels before 10 and at 20 s of light exposure, respectively. Final monomer polymerisation levels were 68, 69, and 88% for OS, OU, and GB, respectively. An appreciation of initial and final adhesive chemistry is important for understanding the properties. The rates of evaporation and polymerisation provide indications of relative required drying and light cure times. UDMA/acetone interactions might explain the considerably greater drying time of GB.

On-site determination of the migration amount of fluorescent whitening agents from paper to finger by fluorescence spectrophotometry

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 465-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Yu ◽  
Xinghua Wang ◽  
Qiang Fei ◽  
Yong Yu ◽  
Sizhu Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Fluorescence Spectrophotometry ◽  
Fluorescent Whitening Agents ◽  
Local Students

We have established a light emitting diode fluorescence spectrophotometer (LED-FS) for quantitatively determining the amount of FWA that migrates from paper notebooks or pads, used by local students, to fingers.

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