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S&M1289 Research Paper of Special Issue https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2016.1368 Published: December 14, 2016 Developing a Solid-State pH Sensor for Wagyu-Rumen Monitoring [PDF] Lan Zhang, Jian Lu, Hirofumi Nogami, Hironao Okada, and Toshihiro Itoh (Received March 11, 2016; Accepted June 13, 2016) Keywords: wagyu cow, pH sensor, ITO, MOSFET, solid state
We have developed a solid-type pH sensor for dairy wagyu-rumen measurements. The pH sensor is composed of a sensing electrode of indium tin oxide (ITO) film and a metal–oxide– semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). In the solid-state sensor structure, the ITO electrode is a separated gate of the FET and the ITO electrode can be patterned with a suitable capture structure for the wagyu-rumen environment. A sensor system with a compact size can be fabricated by eliminating the reference solution. The pH sensors have a sensitivity of 10–15 μA/pH under different sensing contact areas from 12 to 78 mm2. Long-term tests with interval experiments have been completed in 18 d, and the results demonstrate that the pH sensor has a stable performance for rumen pH measurements over a long time.
Corresponding author: Lan ZhangCite this article Lan Zhang, Jian Lu, Hirofumi Nogami, Hironao Okada, and Toshihiro Itoh, Developing a Solid-State pH Sensor for Wagyu-Rumen Monitoring, Sens. Mater., Vol. 28, No. 12, 2016, p. 1273-1281. |