Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00582, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Peter, Yves-Alain (École Polytechnique de Montréal), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Idea to Innovation, program name french : De l'idée à l'innovation, program purpose english : The project aims at integrating into a functional prototype a recent technological breakthrough: an optical nose_x000D_
on chip made of a matrix of optical gas sensing pixels. Optical noses integrated on chip present numerous_x000D_
advantages over electronic noses such as low power requirements, robustness, and immunity to electromagnetic_x000D_
fields, remote sensing and lower price. Miniaturized on-chip sensor, designed to detect air-borne compounds,_x000D_
are essential for inexpensive monitoring systems that are portable and deployable on a large scale [1-2]. Given_x000D_
our experience with on-chip optical devices and more specifically optical gas sensors we have developed in the_x000D_
past, Odotech has required our help to investigate if on-chip optical sensors could answer its needs while_x000D_
retaining satisfactory sensitivity. Within the frame of a recently completed NSERC Engage project with_x000D_
Odotech, we tailored the optical sensing device we developed previously, which is based on a reversible_x000D_
absorption of a gas with a dedicated polymer matrix. The sensor is integrated on chip and is therefore small,_x000D_
compact, and can be distributed in a network enabling low power consumption. We demonstrated that it can_x000D_
monitor several volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids,_x000D_
amines and aromatics, that it operates in a reversible fashion, under different environmental conditions_x000D_
(temperature and humidity), and that it detects concentrations in the order of parts per million (ppm). The_x000D_
objective of this NSERC INNOV proposal is to develop a fully functional prototype of an optical nose_x000D_
comprising a 6-sensor matrix with integrated light source and detector., program purpose french : The project aims at integrating into a functional prototype a recent technological breakthrough: an optical nose_x000D_
on chip made of a matrix of optical gas sensing pixels. Optical noses integrated on chip present numerous_x000D_
advantages over electronic noses such as low power requirements, robustness, and immunity to electromagnetic_x000D_
fields, remote sensing and lower price. Miniaturized on-chip sensor, designed to detect air-borne compounds,_x000D_
are essential for inexpensive monitoring systems that are portable and deployable on a large scale [1-2]. Given_x000D_
our experience with on-chip optical devices and more specifically optical gas sensors we have developed in the_x000D_
past, Odotech has required our help to investigate if on-chip optical sensors could answer its needs while_x000D_
retaining satisfactory sensitivity. Within the frame of a recently completed NSERC Engage project with_x000D_
Odotech, we tailored the optical sensing device we developed previously, which is based on a reversible_x000D_
absorption of a gas with a dedicated polymer matrix. The sensor is integrated on chip and is therefore small,_x000D_
compact, and can be distributed in a network enabling low power consumption. We demonstrated that it can_x000D_
monitor several volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids,_x000D_
amines and aromatics, that it operates in a reversible fashion, under different environmental conditions_x000D_
(temperature and humidity), and that it detects concentrations in the order of parts per million (ppm). The_x000D_
objective of this NSERC INNOV proposal is to develop a fully functional prototype of an optical nose_x000D_
comprising a 6-sensor matrix with integrated light source and detector., agreement title english : on-chip optical detection of odors, agreement title french : on-chip optical detection of odors, agreement number : I2IPJ, agreement value : 125000.0, agreement start date : 2017-04-25, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada