Rapid response behavior, at room temperature, of a nanofiber-structured TiO2 sensor to selected simulant chemical-warfare agents

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2008 Feb;390(4):1133-7. doi: 10.1007/s00216-007-1766-1. Epub 2007 Dec 19.

Abstract

A chemical prototype sensor was constructed based on nanofiber-structured TiO2 and highly sensitive quartz resonators. The gas-sensing behavior of this new sensor to selected simulant warfare agents was investigated at room temperature. Results showed rapid response and good reversibility of this sensor when used with high-purity nitrogen. This provides a simple approach to preparation of materials needed as chemical sensors for selected organic volatiles or warfare agents.

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Chemical Warfare Agents / analysis*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Nanostructures*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Temperature
  • Titanium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium