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Recent developments in handheld and portable optosensing-A review

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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
Volume 696, Issue 1-2, Pages 27-46

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ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2011.04.005

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Handheld optosensing; Portable instrumentation; Review; Optoelectronic components

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  1. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion, Direccion General de Investigacion y Gestion del Plan Nacional de I + D + i (Spain) [CTQ2009-14428-C02-01, CTQ2009-14428-C02-02]
  2. Junta de Andalucia [P08-FQM-3535]
  3. European Regional Development Funds (ERDF)

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Recent developments in portable and handheld opto-chemical analytical instrumentation over the last decade (2000-2010) are reviewed. First, the characteristics of typical portable/handheld instrumentation are discussed from different points of view: in situ operation, low energy consumption, ease of use, and self-contained devices. These advancements have improved or hastened improvements in the development of miniaturized optoelectronic and optical components, mainly solid-state devices such as different types of semiconductor lasers, light-emitting diodes, and photodiodes. A brief review of advances in these components is also presented. The numerous examples of portable instrumentation presented have been classified according to direct-recognition and reagent-based sensing, and within these, by absorption and emission-based systems. The conclusion discusses some key trends and future perspectives for this technology. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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