• An antibacterial surface coating composed of PAH/SiO2 nanostructurated films by Layer by Layer 

      Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. Upna Orcid; Ruete Ibarrola, Leyre; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid (2009)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In this article we propose a novel antibacterial coating composed of SiO2 and the polymer Poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) on glass slides by the technique Layer-by- Layer (LbL)1. This technique has already used in ...
    • Copper oxide coated D-shaped optical fibers for the development of LMR refractometers 

      Ozcariz Celaya, Aritz Upna Orcid; Vitoria Pascual, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Ruiz Zamarreño, Carlos Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2020)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      Lossy mode resonance (LMR) based refractometers obtained by means of copper oxide thin-films fabricated onto side-polished (D-shaped) are presented in this work. The high refractive index of copper oxide combined with the ...
    • Detection of ethanol in human breath using optical fiber long period grating coated with metal-organic frameworks 

      Acha Morrás, Nerea de Upna Orcid; Hromadka, Jiri; Tokay, Begum; Correia, Ricardo; Elosúa Aguado, César Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Morgan, Stephen P.; Korposh, Sergiy (MDPI, 2017)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      An optical fiber sensor for ethanol detection in exhaled breath has been developed. It has been fabricated by functionalizing a Long Period Grating with a metal-organic framework, ZIF-8. The sensor’s response was tested ...
    • Enhancement of the sensitivity of a volatile organic compounds MOF sensor by means of its structure 

      López Torres, Diego Upna Orcid; López Aldaba, Aitor Upna; Elosúa Aguado, César Upna Orcid; Auguste, Jean-Louis; Jamier, Raphael; Roy, Philippe; López-Amo Sáinz, Manuel Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2019)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In this paper, we experimentally compare several core structures of Microstructured Optical Fibers (MOFs) for low-finesse Fabry-Pérot (FP) sensors. These sensors are designed for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) measurements. ...
    • Fiber-based label-free D-dimer detection for early diagnosis of venous thromboembolism 

      Zubiate Orzanco, Pablo Upna Orcid; Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; Ruiz Zamarreño, Carlos Upna Orcid; Fernández Irigoyen, Joaquín Upna Orcid; Giannetti, Ambra; Baldini, Francesco; Díaz Lucas, Silvia Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Santamaría, Enrique; Del Villar, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Chiavaioli, Francesco (SPIE, 2020)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      D-dimer is a useful diagnostic biomarker for deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, collectively referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE). The ability to detect in real-time the amount of D-dimer with a fast and ...
    • Fiber-optic immunosensor based on lossy mode resonances induced by indium tin oxide thin-films 

      Socorro Leránoz, Abián Bentor Upna Orcid; Del Villar, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Corres Sanz, Jesús María Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2017)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      A novel immunosensor based on lossy mode resonances (LMRs) induced in optical fibers is developed in this contribution. Indium tin oxide (ITO) is sputtered on the optical substrate to generate an LMR in the transmission ...
    • Humidity sensor based on a long-period fiber grating coated with a hydrophobic thin film 

      Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid (2010)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In this work it is proposed a novel fiber optic humidity sensor based on a functionally coated long-period fiber grating (LPG). The coating is composed of tetraorthosilicate matrix functionalized with perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane ...
    • Lossy mode resonance enabling ultra-low detection limit for fibre-optic biosensors (INVITED) 

      Chiavaioli, Francesco; Giannetti, Ambra; Tombelli, Sara; Trono, Cosimo; Del Villar, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Zubiate Orzanco, Pablo Upna Orcid; Ruiz Zamarreño, Carlos Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Baldini, Francesco (Springer, 2020)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      The combination of optical fibre-based biosensors with nanotechnologies is providing the opportunity for the development of in situ, portable, lightweight, versatile and high-sensitivity optical sensing platforms. We report ...
    • Lossy mode resonances biosensor for the detection of C-reactive protein 

      Zubiate Orzanco, Pablo Upna Orcid; Ruiz Zamarreño, Carlos Upna Orcid; Sánchez Zábal, Pedro Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid (Optica Publishing Group, 2016)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      The fabrication and characterization of optical fiber biosensor based on Lossy Mode Resonances (LMR) to detect C-reactive protein (CRP) are presented. Indium tin oxide (ITO) coatings deposited on side-polished D-shaped ...
    • Microstructured optical fiber sensor for soil moisture measurements 

      López Aldaba, Aitor Upna; López Torres, Diego Upna Orcid; Campo-Bescós, Miguel Upna Orcid; López Rodríguez, José Javier Upna Orcid; Yerro Lizarazu, David; Elosúa Aguado, César Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Auguste, Jean-Louis; Jamier, Raphael; Roy, Philippe; López-Amo Sáinz, Manuel Upna Orcid (Optical Society of America, 2018)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      A discrete sensor based on a Sn0₂-FP (Fabry-Pérot) cavity is presented and characterized in real soil conditions. Results are compared, for the first time to our knowledge, with a commercial capacitive sensor and gravimetric ...
    • Monitoring the etching process in LPFGs towards development of highly sensitive sensors 

      Del Villar, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Cruz, José Luis; Socorro Leránoz, Abián Bentor Upna Orcid; Díaz Lucas, Silvia Upna Orcid; Corres Sanz, Jesús María Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2017)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In this work, the monitoring of the etching process up to a diameter of 30 µm of two LPFG structures has been compared, one of them had initially 125 µm, whereas the second one had 80 µm. By tracking the wavelength shift ...
    • A novel camera phone-based platform for Sol-Gel-derived fluorescence pH sensing 

      Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; Wencel, D.; O’Driscoll, S.; O’Reilly, B.; Abel, T.; Somers, M.; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; McDonagh, C. (2013)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In this work a novel camera phone system for fluorescence-based sol-gel-derived pH sensing is presented. The sol-gel based pH material, a microfluidic chip and a camera phone have been combined to obtain a fluorescence-based ...
    • Optical fiber vacuum sensor based on modal interferometer and PDMS coating 

      Ascorbe Muruzabal, Joaquín Upna Orcid; Fuentes Lorenzo, Omar Upna; Corres Sanz, Jesús María Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid (IEEE, 2019)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      This work studies the behavior of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a transducer for optical vacuum pressure measurements. The optical structure chosen for this device is a modal interferometer achieved by splicing a coreless ...
    • Optical sensor based on polymer electrospun nanofibers for sensing humidity 

      Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid (2011)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      A novel humidity sensor based on polymer electrospun nanofibers coating onto an optical fiber is proposed in this work. The coating is composed of poly(acrylic acid), and its fabrication was performed by the electrospinning ...
    • Relative humidity multi-point optical sensors system based on Fast Fourier multiplexing technique 

      López Aldaba, Aitor Upna; López Torres, Diego Upna Orcid; Elosúa Aguado, César Upna Orcid; Auguste, Jean-Louis; Jamier, Raphael; Roy, Philippe; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; López-Amo Sáinz, Manuel Upna Orcid (SPIE, 2017)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In this paper, a new multipoint optical fiber system for relative humidity measurements based on Sn02-FP (Fabry-Pérot) sensing heads and an optical interrogator as single active device is presented and characterized. The ...
    • SnO2-MOF-Fabry-Pérot humidity optical sensor system based on Fast Fourier transform technique 

      López Aldaba, Aitor Upna; López Torres, Diego Upna Orcid; Ascorbe Muruzabal, Joaquín Upna Orcid; Rota Rodrigo, Sergio Upna; Elosúa Aguado, César Upna Orcid; López-Amo Sáinz, Manuel Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Corres Sanz, Jesús María Upna Orcid; Auguste, Jean-Louis; Jamier, Raphael; Roy, Philippe (SPIE, 2016)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In this paper, a new sensor system for relative humidity measurements based on a SnO2 sputtering deposition on a microstructured optical fiber (MOF) low-finesse Fabry-Pérot (FP) sensing head is presented and characterized. ...
    • Title enhancement of the sensitivity of a volatile organic compounds MOF-sensor by means of its structure 

      López Torres, Diego Upna Orcid; López Aldaba, Aitor Upna; Elosúa Aguado, César Upna Orcid; Auguste, Jean-Louis; Jamier, Raphael; Roy, Philippe; López-Amo Sáinz, Manuel Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2017)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In this paper, we experimentally compare several core structures of Microstructured Optical Fibers (MOFs) for low-finesse Fabry-Pérot (FP) sensors. These sensors are designed for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) measurements. ...

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