A graphene oxide pH sensor for wound monitoring

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2016 Aug:2016:1898-1901. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591092.

Abstract

This article describes the fabrication and characterization of a pH sensor for monitoring the wound status. The pH sensitive layer consists of a graphene oxide (GO) layer obtained by drop-casting 5 μΐ of GO dispersion onto the working electrode of a screen-printed substrate. Sensitivity was 31.8 mV/pH with an accuracy of 0.3 unit of pH. Open-circuit potentiometry was carried out to measure pH in an exudate sample. The GO pH sensor proved to be reliable as the comparison with results obtained from a standard glass electrode pH-meter showed negligible differences (<; 0.09 pH units in the worst case) for measurements performed over a period of 4 days.

MeSH terms

  • Electrodes*
  • Graphite
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Oxides
  • Potentiometry
  • Wound Healing
  • Wounds and Injuries*

Substances

  • Oxides
  • Graphite