Next Generation Platinum Hybrid Sensors for the Agri-food and Automotive industries: a solution to maximise output and sustainability

该项目的重点是新型传感器的制造和表征，用于检测农业食品和汽车行业中感兴趣的分析物。具体而言，将使用混合涂覆的丝网印刷电极，以便将联合收割机功能涂层与半导体和印刷器件结合，以实现高灵敏度和选择性。可以检测到的物质有磷、钾、钙、氮、铜和铁;气体如甲烷和一氧化氮。这些传感器对于农业食品（精确控制和释放营养物质）和汽车（监测气体污染物排放）行业至关重要。主要目标：-开发混合智能传感器设备，以高度创新的方法将功能涂层与半导体和印刷设备相结合，并在灵敏度，选择性，可重复性和大批量低成本制造方面提供巨大的潜在优势。- 与行业合作伙伴Zimmer和Peacock一起为一系列智能电化学传感器开发功能性涂层，可用于农业食品，环境和汽车应用。传感器将开发用于分析物，包括磷，钾，钙，钠，氮，铜，铁，甲烷和氮氧化物。开发工作传感器。为农业食品和气体传感市场开发新的产品系列。开发软件应用程序，以配合传感硬件。

The project focuses on the fabrication and characterisation of novel sensors for the detection of analytes of interest in the agri-food and automotive sectors. Specifically, hybrid coated screen printed electrodes will be used in order to combine functional coatings with semiconductor and printed devices to achieve high sensitivity and selectivity. Species that can be detected are phosphorous, potassium, calcium, nitrogen, copper and iron; gases such as methane and nitric oxide. These sensors are crucial for the agri-food (precise control and release of nutrients) and automotive (monitoring of emissions of gas pollutants) sectors. Key aims:- Develop hybrid smart sensor devices that combines functional coatings with semiconductor and printed devices in a highly innovative approach and offers huge potential benefits in terms of sensitivity, selectivity, miniaturisation and high-volume low-cost manufacturing. - Develop functional coatings for a range of Smart Electrochemical sensors with industry partner Zimmer and Peacock, that can be employed both in Agri Food, Environmental and Automotive applications.- Sensors will be developed for analytes including phosphorous, potassium, Calcium, Sodium, Nitrogen, Copper, Iron, methane and nitric oxides.- Develop working sensors.- Develop new product ranges for Agri food and Gas sensing markets.- Develop software App to accompany sensing hardware.