Uric acid sensing using tapered silica optical fiber coated with zinc oxide nanorods

• Main Authors: Yusof, Haziezol Helmi Mohd, Rahim, Hazli Rafis Abdul, Thokchom, Siddharth, Dimyati, Kaharudin, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2018
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20239/; https://doi.org/10.1002/mop.31030

In this paper, fiber-optic sensors by different tapered lengths of silica optical fiber (SOF) coated with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods were fabricated and demonstrated to detect different concentrations of uric acid. The SOFs were tapered in the length of 1 cm, 3 cm, 5 cm, and 7 cm using flame brushing...