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An alternative system for mycotoxin detection based on amorphous silicon sensors

TitoloAn alternative system for mycotoxin detection based on amorphous silicon sensors
Tipo di pubblicazionePresentazione a Congresso
Anno di Pubblicazione2007
AutoriCaputo, Domenico, De Cesare Gianpiero, De Rossi P., Fanelli Corrado, Nascetti A., Ricelli Alessandra, and Scipinotti Riccardo
EditorBecker, Thomas, Cane Carles, and N. Barker Scott
Conference NameSmart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS III
EditoreSPIE
Conference LocationMaspalomas, Gran Canaria
Parole chiaveAmorphous silicon, Chromatography, glass, Hydrogenation, ochratoxin A, Photocurrents, Photodetectors, Photosensor, Toxin detection
Abstract

In this work we investigate, for the first time, the performances of a system based on hydrogenated amorphous silicon photosensors for the detection of Ochratoxin A. The sensor is a n-type/intrinsic/p-type amorphous silicon stacked structure deposited on a glass substrate. The mycotoxin is deposited on a thin layer chromatographic plate and aligned with the sensor. An ultraviolet radiation excites the ochratoxin A, whose fluorescence produces a photocurrent in the sensor. The photocurrent value is proportional to the deposited mycotoxin quantity. An excellent linearity of the detector response over more than two orders of magnitude of ochratoxin A amount is observed. The minimum detected mycotoxin quantity is equal to 0.1ng, suggesting that the presented detection system could be a good candidate to perform rapid and analytical ochratoxin A analysis in different kind of samples.

URLhttp://link.aip.org/link/?PSI/6589/65891F/1
DOI10.1117/12.721931
Citation Keycaputo:65891F