title: A fiber-optic cyclodextrin-based sensor.
abstract: This paper describes the development of a fiber-optic cyclodextrin-based (FCD) sensor. The device uses laser excitation and fluorescence detection with beta-cyclodextrin as the reagent phase, immobilized at the tip of an optical fiber. The sensitivity of the FCD sensor is 14 times as great as that of a bare optical fiber when measurements are made with the fiber immersed in a buffer after a 10-min incubation period. The selectivity of the sensor is illustrated with pyrene as the model compound and 5,6-benzoquinoline as the interferent. An interference study with a contaminated environmental ground water sample is used to illustrate the usefulness of the FCD device.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Monitoring Development Group, Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6101, U.S.A.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Alarie
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vo-Dinh