Mai-Chi Nguyen

Ms. Mai-Chi Nguyen


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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 August 2012 in Sensors
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TMTanya M. Monro
Tanya M. Monro
RMRachel Moore
Rachel Moore
MNMai-Chi Nguyen
Mai-Chi Nguyen
HEHeike Ebendorff-Heidepriem
Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem
GSGeorge Skouroumounis
George Skouroumounis
DTDennis Taylor
Dennis Taylor
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is important in the winemaking process as it aids in preventing microbial growth and the oxidation of wine. These processes and others consume the SO2 over time, resulting in wines with little SO2 protection. Furthermore, SO2 and sulfiting agents are known to be allergens to many individuals and for that reason their levels need to be monitored and regulated in final wine products. Many of the current techniques for monitoring SO2 in wine require the SO2 to be separated from the wine prior to analysis. This investigation demonstrates a technique capable of measuring free sulfite concentrations in low volume liquid samples in white wine. This approach adapts a known colorimetric reaction to a suspended core optical fiber sensing platform, and exploits the interaction between guided light located within the fiber voids and a mixture of the wine sample and a colorimetric analyte. We have shown that this technique enables measurements to be made without dilution of the wine samples, thus paving the way towards real time in situ wine monitoring.