Water-Gated Transistor Using Ion Exchange Resin for Potentiometric Fluoride Sensing

Autor: Mark D. Ogden, Martin Grell, Zahrah Alqahtani, Robert Dawson, Nawal Alghamdi, Alastair Buckely, Thomas J. Robshaw
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Micromachines
Volume 11
Issue 10
Micromachines, Vol 11, Iss 923, p 923 (2020)
ISSN: 2072-666X
DOI: 10.3390/mi11100923
Popis: We introduce fluoride-selective anion exchange resin sorbents as sensitisers into membranes for water-gated field effect transistors (WGTFTs). Sorbents were prepared via metal (La or Al)-loading of a commercial macroporous aminophosphonic acid resin, PurometTM MTS9501, and were filled into a plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) phase transfer membrane. We found a potentiometric response (membrane potential leading to WGTFT threshold shift) to fluoride following a Langmuir&ndash
Freundlich (LF) adsorption isotherm with saturated membrane potential up to ~480 mV, extremely low characteristic concentration c1/2 = 1/K, and picomolar limit of detection (LoD), even though ion exchange did not build up charge on the resin. La-loading gave a superior response compared to Al-loading. Membrane potential characteristics were distinctly different from charge accumulating sensitisers (e.g., organic macrocycles) but similar to the Cs+ (cation) selective ion-exchanging zeolite mineral &lsquo
mordenite&rsquo
We propose a mechanism for the observed threshold shift and investigate interference from co-solutes. Strong interference from carbonate was brought under control by &lsquo
diluting&rsquo
metal loading in the resin. This work sets a template for future studies using an entirely new &lsquo
family&rsquo
of sensitisers in applications where very low limit of detection is essential such as for ions of arsenic, mercury, copper, palladium, and gold.
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