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PhD Topic : Porous material microsystems for multi-gas detection
Air quality is a major concern, thus detecting pollutants in the air is of paramount importance. No multi-gas detection system currently offers the expected level of sensitivity, selectivity, near-real-time detection, portability and simplicity.
Our technology of functionalized porous beads that change color in the presence of gaseous pollutants has proved its worth in this context [Mugherli et al., LoC 2020]. We want to develop devices inspired by these initial results and optimize them for multi-gas detection. To achieve this, we need to understand the links between reactivity and materials, depending on the microsystems we develop. This fundamental understanding and the associated know-how to build even more efficient microsystems will enable us to produce a demonstrator detecting several toxic gases of interest.