Τhe aim of the project is to deliver innovative components for in situ detection of heavy metal ions in water and for presenting the analysis results in a concise yet inclusive manner. To address this aim, a novel microfluidic chip will be designed and developed that integrates functions of sensing, detecting and analyzing water samples. The heavy metals to be detected will be Cr(III), Cr(VI), Pb2+, Hg2+ and Cd2+; that are well known pollutants for the environment even at low concentrations. This microfluidic together with the high selectivity biosensing components will be integrated into a portable IoT hardware platform that communicates the collected data to a cloud infrastructure which in turn stores and presents the analysis results in a web environment.

This research has been co‐financed by the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE (project code: Τ2ΕΔΚ-02144)