Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Anionic surfactant sensor based on a hetero-core structured optical fiber

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Microchimica Acta Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A simple method of fiber optic spectrophotometric measurement for anionic surfactant is described. The probe was fabricated from hetero-core structured fiber optic that consisted of multi mode fibers and a short length of single mode fiber which was inserted in the multi mode fibers. The sensor surface was treated with octyltrimethoxysilane to adsorb the surfactant-methylene blue complex via hydrophobic interaction between the octyl group on the fiber surface and the hydrophobic group of the surfactant. Methylene blue—anionic surfactant complex adsorbed on the sensor surface caused propagating light loss because of evanescent wave interaction that was generated at the cladding. The propagating loss spectrum of the fiber showed a peak at around 610 nm. Absorbance increases with the concentration of the surfactant to reach an upper level at a concentration of 30 μm. The response time is within 30 min.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Mori M, Kawakubo N, Wakabayashi M (2002) Cytotoxicity of surfactants to the FHM-sp cell line. Fisheries Science 68:1124–1128

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Anastácio PM, Lützhøft H-CH, Halling-Sørensen B, Marues JC (2000) Surfactant (Genaplo OX-80) Toxicity to Selenasrtum capricornutum. Chemosphere 40:835–838

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Koga M, Yamamichi Y, Nomoto Y, Irie M, Tanimura T, Yoshinaga T (1999) Rapid determination of anionic surfactants by improved spectrophotomeric method using methylene blue. Analytical Science 15:563–568

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Kayama M, Tomizawa Y, Nagashima K (1998) Spectrophotomeric method for the determination of an anionic surfactant without liquid-liquid extraction. Analytica Chimica Acta 362:157–161

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Gerlache M, Sentuerk Z, Vire JC, Kauffmann JM (1997) Potentiometric analysis of ionic surfactants by a new type of ion-selective electrode. Analytica Chimica Acta 349:59–65

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Lundgren JS, Bright FV (1996) Biosensor for the nonspecific determination of ionic surfactant. Analytical Chemistry 68:3377–3381

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Chan WH, Lee AWM, Lu JZ (1998) Optode for the specific determination of anionic surfactants. Analytica Chimica Acta 361:55–61

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Umemura T, Kasuya Y, Odake T, Tsunoda K (2002) Sensitive measurement of methylene blue active substances by attenuated total refraction spectrometry with a trimethylsilane-modified glass slab optical waveguide. Analyst 127:149–152

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Wolfbeis OS (2008) Fiber-optic chemical sensors and biosensors. Analytical Chemistry 80:4269–4283

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Iga M, Seki A, Kubota Y, Watanabe K (2003) Acidity measurement based on a hetero-core structured fiber optic sensor. Sensors and Actuators B 96:234–238

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Seki A, Katakura H, Kai T, Iga M, Watanabe K (2007) A hetero-core structured fiber optic pH sensor. Analytica Chimica Acta 582:154–157

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Sun LX, Reddy M, Matsuda N, Takatsu A, Kato K, Okada T (2003) Simultaneous determination of methylene blue and new methylene blue by slab optical waveguide spectroscopy and artificial neural networks. Analytica Chimica Acta 487:109–116

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Fujita K, Taniguchi K, Ohno H (2005) Dynamic analysis of aggregation of methylene blue with polarized optical waveguide spectroscopy. Talanta 65:1066–1070

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Higgins DA, Byerly SK, Abrams MB, Corn RM (1991) Second harmonic generation studies of methylene blue orientation at silica surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry 95:6984–6990

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Tsunoda K, Uemura T, Ueno H, Okuno E, Akaiwa H (2003) Adsorption of Methylene blue onto silylated silica surfaces, studied using visible attenuated total reflection spectroscopy with a slab optical waveguide. Applied Spectroscopy 57:1273–1277

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Lee C, Sung YW, Park JW (1999) Multiple equilibrium of phenothiazine dyes in aqueous cyclodextrin solution. Journal of Physical Chemistry 103:893–898

    CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Bioinformatics, Faculty of Engineering, Soka University, 1-236 Tangi, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-8577, Japan

    Atsushi Seki

  2. Department of Information Systems Science, Faculty of Engineering, Soka University, 1-236 Tangi, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-8577, Japan

    Hiroyuki Sasaki & Kazuhiro Watanabe

Authors
  1. Atsushi Seki
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Hiroyuki Sasaki
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Kazuhiro Watanabe
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Atsushi Seki.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Seki, A., Sasaki, H. & Watanabe, K. Anionic surfactant sensor based on a hetero-core structured optical fiber. Microchim Acta 165, 335–339 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-009-0139-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-009-0139-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation