Blog - DigiAqua

“Alanine aminotransferase detection using TIT assisted four tapered fiber structure-based LSPR sensor: From healthcare to marine life”, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 236, 115424, 2023

08/07/2023

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2023.115424 Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), a type of inactive enzyme largely present in fish liver cells, is essential for the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. Monitoring ALT activity in the blood/hepatocellular layer has been...

DigiAqua project presented at Encontro Ciência 2023, Aveiro!

05/07/2023

DigiAqua project, with some team members (Carlos Marques, Simone Soares and Bárbara Gonçalves), was presented by an Optical Sensor for E. coli: prototype, as demonstrator at the Encontro de...

“The Importance of Monitoring Cortisol in the Agri-Food Sector—A Systematic Review”, Metabolites 13 (6), 692, 2023

08/06/2023

https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13060692 Cortisol monitoring in the agri-food sector is considered a valuable tool due to its direct correlation with growth, reproduction, the immune system, and overall animal welfare. Strategies to...

Workshop organization for “XVIII Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Engenharia Biomédica – ENEEB”

22/03/2023

A 25 de Fevereiro foi organizado um Workshop sobre triagens óticas para problemas relacionados com alimentação e bem estar humano no âmbito do XVIII Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de...

“Laser-induced graphene from commercial polyimide coated optical fibers for sensor development,” Optics & Laser Technology 160, 109047, 2023

01/03/2023

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2022.109047 Direct laser scribing (DLS) technology is applied to commercial polyimide (PI) coated optical fibers producing laser-induced graphene (LIG) coated optical fibers. The PI-coated optical fiber is first inscribed...

1st i3N Workshop: Biomedical Devices and Systems

15/02/2023

DigiAqua member (Simone Soares, PhD student) attended to the 1st i3N Workshop on Biomedical Devices and Systems (9 February 2023) with a pitch related with DigiAqua project. It wasa...

“Plasmonic sensor based on offset-splicing and waist-expanded taper using multicore fiber for detection of Aflatoxins B1 in critical sectors”, Optics Express 31 (3), 4783-4802, 2023

30/01/2023

https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.479870 In this work, authors have developed a portable, sensitive, and quick-response fiber optic sensor that is capable of detection of Aflatoxins B1 (AFB1) quantitatively and qualitatively. Using multi-mode...

“Heterogeneous Optical Fiber Sensor System for Temperature and Turbidity Assessment in Wide Range”, Biosensors 12 (11), 1041, (2022)

16/12/2022

https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12111041 his paper presents the development of an optical fiber sensor system for multiparametric assessment of temperature and turbidity in liquid samples. The sensors are based on the combination...

”From the sea to aquafeed: A perspective overview”, Reviews in Aquaculture Journal, 1-30 (2022)

01/11/2022

https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12740 Aquaculture has been one of the fastest-growing food production systems sectors for over three decades. With its growth, the demand for alternative, cheaper and high-quality feed ingredients is...

“Plasmon-Based Tapered-in-Tapered Fiber Structure for p-Cresol Detection: From Human Healthcare to Aquaculture Application”, IEEE Sensors Journal, 22, (2022)

11/10/2022

10.1109/JSEN.2022.3200055 The development of a p-cresol biosensor for aquaculture, marine life, and healthcare applications is described in this study. The biosensor is based on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR)...