title: Model-based optimal design of polymer-coated chemical sensors.
abstract: A model-based methodology for optimal design of polymer-coated chemical sensors is developed and is illustrated for the example of infrared evanescent field chemical sensors. The methodology is based on rigorous and computationally efficient modeling of combined fluid mechanics and mass transfer, including transport of multiple analytes. A simple algebraic equation for the optimal size of the sensor flow cell is developed to guide sensor design and validated by extensive CFD simulations. Based upon these calculations, optimized geometries of the sensor flow cell are proposed to further improve the response time of chemical sensors.
authors.affiliation: G. W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakusch
authors.forename: Hannes
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mizaikoff
authors.forename: Andrei G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Fedorov