Multiplexed printed sensors for in situ monitoring in bivalve aquaculture

Nanoscale. 2022 Nov 10;14(43):16110-16119. doi: 10.1039/d2nr04382c.

Abstract

Non-intrusive sensors that can be attached to marine species offer opportunities to study the impacts of environmental changes on their behaviors and well-being. This work presents a thin, flexible sensor tag to monitor the effects of dissolved oxygen and salinity on bivalve gape movement. The measurement range studied was 0.5-6 ppm for the dissolved oxygen sensor and 4-40 g kg-1 for the salinity sensor. The curvature strain sensor based on electrodeposited semiconducting fibers enabled measurements of an oyster's gape down to sub-mm displacement. The multiplexed sensors were fabricated by low-cost techniques, offering an economical and convenient platform for aquaculture studies.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aquaculture*
  • Bivalvia*
  • Monitoring, Physiologic
  • Oxygen
  • Salinity

Substances

  • Oxygen