2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The optical fiber taste sensor using the artificial biological film
| Project/Area Number |
21560445
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Measurement engineering
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| Research Institution | University of Yamanashi |
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Principal Investigator |
MORISAWA Masayuki 山梨大学, 大学院・医学工学総合研究部, 教授 (30220049)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
武藤 真三 (30220049)
HONMA Satoshi 山梨大学, 大学院・医学工学総合研究部, 准教授 (70362085)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2012
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| Keywords | プラスチック光ファイバ / 味覚センサ / 膨潤性ポリマ / LB膜 |
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| Research Abstract |
We have developed POF taste sensors because they have many advantages such as low-cost, easiness inhandling, immunity to electromagnetic interference and easines in adding new chemical functions. The proposed sensor is based on the POF structure changing from a leaky-POF to a guided-POF because of the changes in the refractive index caused by swelling ofthe cladding polymer for taste substances. In this study, to investigate the effect of the clad transparency condition, we fabricated POF humidity sensors, which have different transparent cladding. The results indicate that the sensitivity of the sensor was improved by using the dye-doped swelling polymer clad.
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