Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-24T19:22:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Camilo Andres P Mora.pdf: 2179325 bytes, checksum: 956a5f1d8568fa3876b0879ad21942c4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-17 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The aim of this study was to investigate the shrinkage-strainand degree of conversion inside the rootcanal"in situ"of resin cements used to lute fiber posts (Whitepost DC, FG). Thirty maxillary canines with similar root length average were selected (14 mm ± 1 mm). Each root canal was treated with crown-down technique and filled with gutta-percha, leaving 4 mm of apical seal.One week later, the roots were prepared following fiber post system manufacturer’s instructions. For the cementation, teeth were randomly divided into 2 groups (n = 15) according to the resin cement used: Group 1: dual-cured resin cement RelyX™ ARC – Adper Scotchbond™ Multipurpose Plus Adhesive (3M/ESPE) and Group 2: dual-cured resin cement RelyX™ U200 (3M/ESPE). Two fiber optic sensors with recorded Bragg gratings were attached to the coronal section (not in contact with the root) of each post before inserting the resin cement inside the root canal. These sensors measured the deformations of the cement over the coronal and apical section of the root (μe). Once measured, the specimens were sectionated in order to obtain slides on its cervical and apical sections. The degree of conversion of the cements on each third was analyzed by μ-Raman micro-spectroscopy. The data were statitsticallyanalyzed by two-way ANOVA (p = 0.05). The dual-curedconventional resin cement tested in this study showed the highest values of shrinkage-strain and degree of conversion; cervical region showed higher values than apical region in both of resin cements. / O objetivo deste estudo foi conhecer o comportamento e a magnitude das deformações que ocorrem durante a polimerização “in loco” no interior do canal radicular, em cimentos resinosos durante a fixação de pinos de fibra de vidro Whitepost DC (FGM) e verificar o grau de conversão dos mesmos. Foram selecionados 30 caninos superiores (n=10) com comprimento radicular médio de 14 mm medidos da junção cemento-esmalte (JCE). Os canais foram tratados endodonticamente ea guta-percha foi removida deixando 4 mm do selamento apical. Após uma semana os canais foram preparados. Para a cimentação, os dentes foram divididos aleatoriamente em 2 grupos, segundo o cimento resinoso utilizado: Grupo ARC: cimento resinoso dual RelyX™ ARC – Adesivo Adper Scotchbond™ Multipurpose Plus (3M/ESPE) e Grupo U200: cimento resinoso dual RelyX™ U200 (3M/ESPE). Antes da inserção do cimento resinoso no interior do canal radicular foram posicionados no pino dois sensores de fibra óptica com redes de Bragg gravadas e colados na região que não entrou em contato com as paredes do canal; um na posição mais apical e outro na mais cervical do pino. Os sensores realizaram a mensuração das deformações do cimento em uma porção coronária e apical do canal radicular, para se obter valores em micro-strain (μe). Logo depois, os espécimes foram cortados em fatias para mensuração do grau de conversão dos cimentos, nos terços apical e cervical por meio da espectroscopia μ-Raman. Os dados obtidos foram analisados estatisticamente por meio do teste ANOVA de dois fatores (p=0,05).Os sensores de fibra óptica com redes de Bragg mostraram-se eficientes na mensuração de contração de polimerização de cimentos resinosos. O cimento resinoso convencional testado no estudoapresentou maiores valores de contração de polimerização e grau de conversão, quando comparado com o cimento resinoso autoadesivo. O terço cervical apresentou maiores valores de contração de polimerização e grau de conversão, quando comparado com o terço apical independentedo tipo de cimento.

Optical fiber sensors have already been developed from the experimental stage to practical applications in the past 20 years. There is no doubt that this technology can bring a wealth of applications, ranging from sensors in medical industry, aerospace and wind-energy industries, through to distributed sensors in oil and gas industry. Among a large amount of physical and chemical parameters which optical fiber sensors could measure, temperature and strain are the most widely studied. This thesis presents several low-cost optical fiber sensor configurations primarily for temperature and strain measurement. Several basic optical fiber components which are good candidates as optical fiber sensors are used in our experiments, such as fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs), multimode fibers (MMFs), small-core dispersion compensation fibers (SCDCFs), high-birefringence fiber loop mirrors (HBFLMs), and polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fibers (PMPCFs). Temperature and strain cross sensitivity is a crucial issue when designing high performance optical fiber sensors, since most of the sensing components are both sensitive to temperature and strain. This would introduce an error when measuring each of them independently. We developed several schemes to overcome this problem by cascading an FBG and a section of MMF, inserting an FBG into an HBFLM, and space division multiplexing two HBFLMs. By measuring the wavelength shifts of the two independent components' spectra in each scheme, simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain could be achieved. However, all the above schemes need optical spectrum analyzers to monitor the spectral information, which increases the cost of the system and limits the operation speed. In order to avoid using optical spectrum analyzers, we use an intensity-based interrogation method with MMFs and HBFLMs as edge filters. By measuring power ratio changes, instead of monitoring spectra shifts, simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain could be realized with a low cost and high speed. The resolutions of the above five configurations are between 0.26 - 1.2 ^oC in temperature and 9.21 - 29.5 με in strain, which are sufficient for certain applications. We also investigate the sensing applications with the SCDCF. Since the cutoff wavelength of this kind of fiber is around 1663 nm, which makes it naturally an MMF in the wavelength range of 1550 nm. By slightly offsetting the core of the SCDCF with respect to that of the standard single-mode fiber (SMF), a high extinction ratio could be achieved with almost 9 dB. When a lateral force (lateral strain) applied on the SCDCF, extinction ratio will decrease. The change of the extinction ratio is almost independent of temperature variation. The measured extinction ratio change has a good quadratic relationship with respect to applied lateral force. This feature could be used to measure lateral force (lateral strain). In addition, we also use this feature to realize simultaneous measurement of both the longitudinal strain and lateral strain, since the applied longitudinal strain results in the whole spectrum shift. Moreover, a miniature high temperature sensor could also be made using the SCDCF. One end of a 4-mm long SCDCF is spliced directly to SMF with the other end cleaved. By monitoring the reflection spectrum of the SCDCF, temperature information could be obtained. This sensing head is very compact and could realize high temperature measurement up to 600 ^oC. Recently, a kind of PMPCF has been found to have very small responses to temperature change. This offers an opportunity to measure other parameters without considering temperature influence. We construct a compact 7-mm long transmission-type sensor with this kind of PMPCF. The interference spectrum generated by the coupling of cladding modes and core mode is obtained by slightly offsetting the PMPCF core to SMF core. The experiment shows that the interference spectrum is almost unchanged within the temperature range of 25-60 ^oC. The presented sensor has the potential to be used to measure strain and refractive index in the normal environment without temperature discrimination for practical applications.

Optical fiber sensors have already been developed from the experimental stage to practical applications in the past 20 years. There is no doubt that this technology can bring a wealth of applications, ranging from sensors in medical industry, aerospace and wind-energy industries, through to distributed sensors in oil and gas industry. Among a large amount of physical and chemical parameters which optical fiber sensors could measure, temperature and strain are the most widely studied. This thesis presents several low-cost optical fiber sensor configurations primarily for temperature and strain measurement. Several basic optical fiber components which are good candidates as optical fiber sensors are used in our experiments, such as fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs), multimode fibers (MMFs), small-core dispersion compensation fibers (SCDCFs), high-birefringence fiber loop mirrors (HBFLMs), and polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fibers (PMPCFs). Temperature and strain cross sensitivity is a crucial issue when designing high performance optical fiber sensors, since most of the sensing components are both sensitive to temperature and strain. This would introduce an error when measuring each of them independently. We developed several schemes to overcome this problem by cascading an FBG and a section of MMF, inserting an FBG into an HBFLM, and space division multiplexing two HBFLMs. By measuring the wavelength shifts of the two independent components' spectra in each scheme, simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain could be achieved. However, all the above schemes need optical spectrum analyzers to monitor the spectral information, which increases the cost of the system and limits the operation speed. In order to avoid using optical spectrum analyzers, we use an intensity-based interrogation method with MMFs and HBFLMs as edge filters. By measuring power ratio changes, instead of monitoring spectra shifts, simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain could be realized with a low cost and high speed. The resolutions of the above five configurations are between 0.26 - 1.2 ^oC in temperature and 9.21 - 29.5 με in strain, which are sufficient for certain applications. We also investigate the sensing applications with the SCDCF. Since the cutoff wavelength of this kind of fiber is around 1663 nm, which makes it naturally an MMF in the wavelength range of 1550 nm. By slightly offsetting the core of the SCDCF with respect to that of the standard single-mode fiber (SMF), a high extinction ratio could be achieved with almost 9 dB. When a lateral force (lateral strain) applied on the SCDCF, extinction ratio will decrease. The change of the extinction ratio is almost independent of temperature variation. The measured extinction ratio change has a good quadratic relationship with respect to applied lateral force. This feature could be used to measure lateral force (lateral strain). In addition, we also use this feature to realize simultaneous measurement of both the longitudinal strain and lateral strain, since the applied longitudinal strain results in the whole spectrum shift. Moreover, a miniature high temperature sensor could also be made using the SCDCF. One end of a 4-mm long SCDCF is spliced directly to SMF with the other end cleaved. By monitoring the reflection spectrum of the SCDCF, temperature information could be obtained. This sensing head is very compact and could realize high temperature measurement up to 600 ^oC. Recently, a kind of PMPCF has been found to have very small responses to temperature change. This offers an opportunity to measure other parameters without considering temperature influence. We construct a compact 7-mm long transmission-type sensor with this kind of PMPCF. The interference spectrum generated by the coupling of cladding modes and core mode is obtained by slightly offsetting the PMPCF core to SMF core. The experiment shows that the interference spectrum is almost unchanged within the temperature range of 25-60 ^oC. The presented sensor has the potential to be used to measure strain and refractive index in the normal environment without temperature discrimination for practical applications.

Orientador: Jose Antonio Siqueira Dias / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T00:41:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Pfrimer_FelipeWalterDafico_D.pdf: 3374919 bytes, checksum: aa34af0e6bc2013297d4bd53c2901a20 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: O crescente interesse na utilização de Grades de Bragg (FBG) em sistemas sensores pode ser explicado por algumas de suas características, que são: imunidade à interferência eletromagnética (EMI), isolamento elétrico, baixo peso, flexibilidade, e transmissão de informações a longa distância. Este trabalho apresenta uma nova técnica de interrogação capaz de medir a temperatura de uma rede de sensores de grades de Bragg em fibras ópticas, onde um circuito eletrônico realiza rotinas de controle possibilitando a implementação de uma realimentação óptica. O esquema optoeletrônico empregado é capaz de realizar a interrogação de todos os sensores da rede de maneira quase instantânea, além de permitir que novos sensores possam ser facilmente acrescentados. Um protótipo contendo dois sensores foi construído e testado para validar a técnica obtendo-se uma alta resolução de ± 1 mºC na medida de temperatura em uma faixa de 72ºC / Abstract: The increasing interest in the use of fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) in sensing systems can be explained by some of its features, which are immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI), electrical insulation, low weight, flexibility, and long distance data transmission capability. This work presents a new interrogation technique capable of measuring temperature of Bragg gratings sensor networks in optical fibers, where an electronic circuit, capable to perform control routines, allows the implementation of an optical feedback. The optoelectronic scheme used is capable of performing the interrogation of all the sensors of the network almost instantly, and allows new sensors to be easily added. A prototype containing two channels was built and tested to validate the technique achieving a high resolution of ± 1 mºC in temperature measurements in a range of 72º C. / Doutorado / Eletrônica, Microeletrônica e Optoeletrônica / Doutor em Engenharia Elétrica

Few-mode fibers (FMFs) and multimode fibers (MMFs) can provide much higher data-carrying capacities compared with single-mode fibers. But in order to achieve this goal, one must address the challenge of intermodal coupling and dispersion. Therefore the ability to accurately control the optical signal propagation in FMFs/MMFs can play a pivotal role in FMF/MMF applications. This thesis demonstrates the ability to excite, in FMFs and MMFs, the desired linearly polarized (LP) modes as well as their superpositions through adaptive optics (AO). Specifically, in the case of step-index FMFs, a phase-only spatial light modulator (SLM) is employed to manipulate the light at the fiber input end, driven by the feedback signal provided by the correlation between the charge coupled device (CCD) camera captured images at the fiber output end and the target light intensity profile. Through such an adaptive optical system, any arbitrarily selected LP modes can be excited at the distal end of the four-mode and seventeen-mode fibers, respectively. For a graded-index MMF with a uniform Bragg grating, we use a deformable mirror (DM) to perform the wavefront modulation at the fiber input end, where the feedback is based on the ratio of the grating-reflected signal power to the transmitted signal power. At the Bragg grating position of this highly multimode fiber, any desired principal mode groups can be successfully chosen. These experimental results suggest that adaptive control of optical wavefront in FMFs/MMFs is indeed feasible. / Master of Science / Optical fibers, in terms of the number of modes they support, can be generally divided into single-mode fibers (SMFs), and few-mode fibers/multimode fibers (FMFs/MMFs). FMFs/MMFs can provide much higher data-carrying capacities than SMFs. For example, an FMF/MMF that supports M modes can ideally increase the data transmission rate by a factor of M, where each mode can serve as a distinct communication channel. However, in order to achieve good performance, one must accurately control signal propagation in FMFs/MMFs, which are often degraded due to the multiple-mode nature. This thesis demonstrates the ability, using adaptive optics (AO), to control signal propagation in FMFs and a highly MMF, respectively. Specifically, in the case of FMFs, a phase-only spatial light modulator (SLM) is employed to manipulate the light at the fiber input, driven by AO feedback signal provided by the similarity between the real-time fiber output image and the target mode profile. Through such an adaptive optical system, any desired linearly-polarized (LP) modes can be excited at the output of the four-mode and seventeen-mode fibers, respectively. For the highly MMF with uniform Bragg grating, we use a deformable mirror (DM) to perform the wavefront modulation at the fiber input, where AO feedback is provided by the fiber Bragg grating (FBG) reflectivity. At the FBG position, any desired principal mode groups can be successfully chosen. These experimental results suggest that adaptive control of optical wavefront in FMFs/MMFs is indeed feasible, and may find a large number of applications in optical communication, sensing, and imaging.

Few mode fibers and multimode fibers (MMFs) are traditionally regarded as unsuitable for important applications such as communications and sensing. A major challenge in using MMFs for aforementioned applications is how to precisely control the waveguide modes propagating within MMFs. In this thesis, we experimentally demonstrate a generic method for controlling the linearly polarized (LP) modes within a two-mode fiber (TMF). Our method is based on adaptive optics (AO), where one utilizes proper feedback signals to shape the wavefront of the input beam in order to achieve the desired LP mode composition. In the first part of this thesis, we demonstrate the feasibility of AO-based mode control by using the correlation between the experimentally measured field distribution and the desired mode profiles as feedback for wavefront optimization. Selectively excitation of pure LP modes or their combinations at the distal end of a TMF are shown. Furthermore, we demonstrate that selective mode excitation in the TMF can be achieved by using only 5×5 independent phase blocks. Afterwards, we extend our AO-based mode control method to more practical scenarios, where feedback signals are provided by all-fiber devices such as a directional fiber coupler or fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs). Using the coupling ratio of a directional coupler as feedback, we demonstrate adaptive control of LP modes at the two output ports of the directional coupler. With feedback determined by the relative magnitude of optical power reflected by a FBG and the transmitted power, selective excitations of the LP01 and the LP11 modes are experimentally shown. As the final component of this thesis, we experimentally combine the AO-based mode control with time-division-multiplexing. By choosing reflected pulses with appropriate arrival time for mode control, we can selectively excite the LP11 mode at different FBG locations within the TMF, based on the ratio of optical signals reflected by FBGs in the TMF and the transmitted signal. Using two lasers set at the two FBG peak reflection wavelengths associated with the LP01 and the LP11 modes, we can accomplish AO-based mode control within a TMF by using only the reflection signals from the FBG. By using the ratio of the reflected signals of two lasers as feedback, we demonstrate selective excitation of almost pure LP01 or LP11 mode at the FBG location within the TMF. The method developed in this thesis is generic and can be extended to many other applications using appropriately chosen feedback signals. It is possible to generalize the AO-based mode control method to MMF as well. This method may find important applications in MMF-based communication, sensing and imaging et. al. in the future. / Ph. D.

Sensors have become essential elements in human life for safe and comfortable existence in the ever demanding world. Various technologies over decades have contributed in their own way fulfilling innumerable sensing requirements. The discovery of optical sensor technologies has revolutionized the sensing field due to their inherent advantages. Among the large number of fiber optic sensor technologies, FBG based sensors have become widely known and popular within and outside the photonics community and has seen a prominent rise in their utilization. This thesis explores the use of FBG sensors for a wide range of applications scanning across a variety of engineering and medical applications, in the areas of civil engineering, biomechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, geoengineering, etc. It also deals with newer methods of packaging FBG sensors for the measurement of specific engineering parameters like strain, temperature, pressure, displacement and vibration. In the field of civil engineering, FBG sensors are employed for strain sensing on a prism and furthermore tested on a full size brick wallet. During this study, emphasis is made on substituting traditional sensors by specially packaged FBG sensors with the intent of either enhancing the sensing system’s performance or in merging/uniting the inherent advantages of FBG sensors. In the area of biomechanics, a novel sensor methodology using FBG sensors, for measuring surface strains generated on the skin of the calf muscle during various leg exercises is proposed. This methodology is used to address one of the most critical and life threatening issues in long distance air travel, namely the Deep Vein Thrombosis. Further, a FBG sensor based plantar sensing plate, is designed and developed, to measure plantar strain distribution in foot and also to analyze the postural stability. In the field of aerospace engineering, FBG sensors are used for addressing two of the most vital issues; Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and direct measurement of pressure and temperature on the surface of an aircraft under hypersonic wind flow. Carbon Fiber Composite coupon level testing is carried out to obtain a generic strain calibration factor for the FBG sensor. Further, FBG sensors are exploited for the direct measurement of absolute temperature and pressure on the leeward surface of blunt cone at hypersonic wind speeds. In the domain of geoengineering, the feasibility studies have been undertaken to use a FBG as a seismic sensor and as a bore-well characterizing sensor. A novel FBG seismic sensor package is developed using a single FBG sensor to pick up the seismic waves propagating through the ground generated from earthquakes and ground tremors. Further, FBG sensors are used for measurement of temperature profiles in a bore-well to delineate and characterize the behavior of fractures during seasonal climatic changes. To summarize, the present thesis demonstrates a comprehensive experimental study which bring out the utility of FBG sensors in a variety of challenging applications.

This dissertation presents the fabrication and analysis of in-fiber devices based on elliptical core D-shaped optical fiber. Devices created inside optical fibers are attractive for a variety of reasons including low loss, high efficiency, self-alignment, light weight, multiplexibility, and resistance to electromagnetic interference. This work details how D-fiber can be used as a platform for a variety of devices and describes the creation and performance of two of these devices: an in-fiber polymer waveguide and a surface relief fiber Bragg grating. In D-fiber the core is very close to the flat side of the ‘D’ shape. This proximity allows access to the fields in the fiber core by removal of the cladding above the core. The D-fiber we use also has an elliptical core, allowing for the creation of polarimetric devices. This work describes two different etch processes using hydrofluoric acid (HF) to remove the fiber cladding and core. For the creation of devices in the fiber core, the core is partially removed and replaced with another material possessing the required optical properties. For devices which interact with the evanescent field, cladding removal is terminated before acid breaches the core. Etching fibers prepares them for use in the creation of in-fiber devices. Materials are placed into the groove left when the core of a fiber is partially removed to form a hybrid waveguide in which light is guided by both the leftover core and the inserted material. These in-fiber polymer waveguides have insertion loss less than 2 dB and can potentially be the basis for a number of electro-optic devices or sensors. A polarimetric temperature sensor demonstrates the feasibility of the core replacement method. This work also describes the creation of a surface relief fiber Bragg gratings (SR-FBGs) in the cladding above the core of the fiber. Because it is etched into the surface topography of the fiber, a SR-FBG can operate at much higher temperatures than a standard FBG, up to at least 1100 degrees Celsius. The performance of a SR-FBG is demonstrated in temperature sensing at high temperatures, and as a strain sensor.

This dissertation presents the novel creation of a surface relief fiber Bragg grating on the flat surface of a D-shaped optical fiber. In order to produce an efficient surface relief grating the grating must be etched into the surface of the glass fiber close to the core. A short etch that removes the cladding above the core is performed in order to decrease the core-to-flat distance and allow the light to interact with the grating on the flat surface. Due to the unique D-shape of the optical fiber the mechanical integrity of the fiber remains high even after the fabrication process. For traditional fiber Bragg gratings the index modulation occurs in the core of the optical fiber. While this method can produce highly reflective gratings they are not well suited for many sensing applications. For example, the operating temperature range is limited to a few hundred degrees Celsius before the index modulation returns to a more uniform index profile. Also because the gratings are created in the core of the fiber, interaction with the surrounding environment is limited. The surface relief fiber Bragg grating created for this work overcomes some of the sensing challenges of traditional gratings. The major accomplishments of this dissertation show a dramatic increase in operating temperature to over 1000 degrees Celsius, the ability to measure multi-dimensional bend, the ability to measure material changes around the fiber such as chemical concentration, and the ability to use a Vernier effect to dramatically increase the sensors sensitivity. In addition to the sensing applications of this work a more thorough understanding of the reflection and transmission properties of the surface relief grating is also presented. Implementation of the transfer matrix method for simulation of the gratings is also shown to be a fast and accurate modeling tool for predicting the grating response.

Afin de répondre à une demande toujours croissante en capteurs, des systèmes de mesures optiques permettant la détection de récepteurs naturels ou synthétiques sur des substrats inorganiques ont été élaborés. Par résonance des plasmons de surface (RPS), nous avons montré que des films minces à base de copolymères de N-(acryloxysuccinimide) et de dérivés acrylates de poly (éthylène glycol) ou qu'un film mince de polyglycidol présentaient une résistance accrue à l'adsorption non-spécifique des protéines et qu'ils permettaient un greffage covalent de biomolécules par l'intermédiaire de leurs groupements réactifs respectifs. Un nouveau capteur basé sur la technologie des réseaux de Bragg en angle gravés sur une fibre optique a ensuite été développé et caractérisé grâce à l'emploi de films multicouches présentant des propriétés sélectives et réversibles de reconnaissance par formation de complexes d'inclusion entre des polymères de cyclodextrine et des dérivés de l'adamantane. A partir de cette fibre optique, il a aussi été possible de suivre en temps réel les transition de conformation interfaciale de chaînes de poly (acide acrylique) immobilisée de façon covalente au support en fonction du pH. Pour les deux approches, multicouche et covalente, des biocapteurs pour la détection de l'albumine de sérum bovin (BSA) ont été réalisés. De plus, les propriétés d'inclusion des cyclodextrines ont aussi été mises à profit pour complexer des petites molécules hydrophobes telles que le toluène pour élaborer un capteur chimique. Enfin, afin d'éviter l'utilisation d'un matériel biologique, des polymères à empreinte moléculaire (MIP) ont aussi été développés. La sélectivité, la spécificité et la sensibilité des films minces envers la molécule cible d'acide gallique, ont été évaluées par voltammétrie cyclique. Les résultats obtenus permettent d'affirmer que ces polymères se comportent comme de véritables récepteurs artificiels / To answer to an always increasing request in sensors, optical measurement systems allowing the detection of natural or synthetic receptors on inorganic substrates were elaborated. By Plasmon Surface Resonance (SPR), we showed that thin films constituted with copolymers of N-(acryloxysuccinimide) and poly (ethylene glycol) acrylates derivatives or that a thin film of polyglycidol presented a strong resistance in non-specific protein adsorption and that they allowed a covalent grafting of biomolecules through their respective reagent groupings. A new sensor, a tilted fiber Bragg gratings was then developed and characterized by using multilayers films presenting selective and reversible properties of recognition by forming inclusion complexes between polymers of cyclodextrine and adamantine derivatives. From this optical fiber, it was also possible to follow in real time interfacial conformation transition, according to the pH, of poly(acrylic acid) chains immobilized covalently on the substrate. For both approaches, biosensors for the detection of bovin serum albumin (BSA) were realized. Furthermore, the inclusion properties of cyclodextrine compounds allowed also the complexation of small hydrophobic molecules such as toluene, which forming chemical sensors. Finally, to avoid the use of a biological material, molecular imprinted polymers (MIP) were also developed. Their selectivity, specificity and sensibility toward gallic acid, the target molecule, were estimated by cyclic voltammetry. The results confirm that these polymers can be considered as artificial receptors