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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Miniaturization of Ocean Sensors Based on Optofluidic Technology: A Review.

Wennan Zhu, Kai Sun, Weicheng Cui

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Wennan ZhuSchool of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China.
Kai SunSchool of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4784-0782
Weicheng CuiSchool of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1871-2658

Funding

Scientific Research Funding Project of Westlake University WU2024A001 and WU2024A033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The miniaturization of ocean parameter monitors is critical for environmental monitoring and oceanographic research. In recent years, rapid developments in data processing, artificial intelligence, micro-nano manufacturing and advanced materials have significantly improved sensing accuracy while reducing device size. The detection of key ocean parameters such as temperature, salinity, pressure, dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, nutrients, chlorophyll and so on is facilitated by these innovations. Among these emerging technologies, microfluidics and optofluidics have attracted large attention in the fields of biomedicine and environmental monitoring. These platforms have the advantages of high sensitivity, low power consumption and easy integration. Real-time and on-site monitoring can be achieved by them. Optofluidic technology shows great prospects for ocean sensing applications. Recent advances in optofluidic ocean sensors for the measurement of chemical parameters and their future potential are highlighted in this review. Ultimately, it presents the key role of optofluidic systems in realizing compact high-performance ocean parameter sensors. This plays an important role in paving the way for their integration into micro robots and the fourth generation of submersibles based on live fish.

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instruments miniaturizationmicro robotsocean sensorsoptofluidic

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PMID41228814
PMCPMC12609310

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