Polymers in Sensors Theory and Practice

by Akmal, Naim; Usmani, Arthur M.

• ISBN13: 9780841235502
• ISBN10: 0841235503
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-25
• Publisher: American Chemical Society

Summary

Covering the latest developments, this book examines applications of polymers in sensing technology and looks at a wide variety of sensor applications, including biomedical sensors, gas sensing in process industries, and fiber optic senses.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
DIAGNOSTICS AND BIOSENSORS	2	(88)
1. An Overview of Medical Polymers and Diagnostic Reagents	2	(22)
Naim Akmal
A. M. Usmani
2. Biocompatible Microdialysis Hollow-Fiber Probes for Long-Term InVivo Glucose Monitoring	24	(10)
Kazuhiko Ishihara
Nobuo Nakabayashi
Michiharu Sakakida
Kenro Nishida
Motoaki Shichiri
3. DNA-Modified Electrodes: Molecular Recognition and Electrochemical Response	34	(12)
Koji Nakano
Shinji Uchida
Yoshiharu Mitsuhashi
Yuji Fujita
Hiroaki Taira
Mizuo Maeda
4. Amperometric Biosensors Using an Enzyme-Containing Polyion Complex	46	(11)
Fumio Mizutani
Soichi Yabuki
Yukari Sato
Yoshiki Hirata
5. High-Linearity Glucose Enzyme Electrodes for Food Industries: Preparation by a Plasma Polymerization Technique	57	(9)
Mehmet Mutlu
Selma Mutlu
Ismail H. Boyaci
Burçak Alp
Erhan Piskin
6. Micro, Planar-Form Lactate Biosensor for Biomedical Applications	66	(12)
Sayed A. Marzouk
Vasile V. Cosofret
Richard P. Buck
Hua Yang
Wayne E. Cascio
Saad S. M. Hassan
7. Neural Networks and Self-Referent Acoustic-Wave Sensor Signaling	78	(12)
Lan Bui
Michael Thompson
GAS SENSORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS	90	(120)
8. Design and Testing of Hydrogen Sensors for Industrial Applications	90	(12)
B. S. Hoffheins
R. J. Lauf
T. E. McKnight
R. R. Smith
9. Gas Sensors for Automotive Applications	102	(17)
L. Rimai
J. H. Visser
E. M. Logothetis
A. Samman
10. Silicon-Based Sensor for Flourine Gas	119	(11)
W. Moritz
S. Krause
Lars Bartholomäus
Tigran Gabusjan
A. A. Vasiliev
D. Yu. Godovski
V. V. Malyshev
11. Cyclodextrin-Based Microsensors for Volatile Organic Compounds	130	(9)
B. Swanson
S. Johnson
J. Shi
X. Yang
12. A New Methodology for Testing and Characterization of Sorption Materials in a Gas-Flow System Based on Piezoelectric Sensors	139	(10)
Lj. V. Rajakovic
13. Electrochemical Oxygen Sensors: Principles and Applications	149	(12)
Naim Akmal
Jay Lauer
14. Selectivity of an Anatase TiO(2)-Based Gas Sensor	161	(7)
Sheikh A. Akbar
Lora B. Younkman
Prabir K. Dutta
15. The Potential of Piezoelectric Sensors for Characterization of Activated Carbon Cloth Applied in Adsorption of Phenols from Air	168	(6)
Lj. V. Rajakovic
A. E. Onjia
16. Trace-Moisture Sensor Based on the Electrolytic Technique	174	(14)
Naim Akmal
Yining Zhang
17. Measurement of the Anesthetic Agent Halothane Using an Electrochemical-Based Sensor	188	(22)
Daren J. Caruana
ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODES AND POLYMER-BASED SENSORS AND BIOSENSORS	210	(56)
18. Sensors Based on Organic Conducting-Polymer Electrodes	210	(21)
Ahmed Galal
Nada F. Atta
Harry B. Mark, Jr.
19. Fabrication and Evaluation of a Sulfide Microelectrode for Biofilm Studies	231	(17)
Tong Yu
Paul L. Bishop
Ahmed Galal
Harry B. Mark, Jr.
20. Strategies for the Design of Biomimetic Oxoanion Ionophores and Ion-Selective Electrodes	248	(9)
J. Christopher Ball
Richard S. Hutchins
César Raposo
Joaquín R. Morán
Mateo Alajarín
Pedro Molina
Leonidas G. Bachas
21. Using an 11-Ferrocenyl-1-undecanethiol Surface-Modified Electrode for Sensing Hydrogen-Ion Concentration in Concentrated Sulphuric Acid Solutions	257	(9)
Touma B. Issa
P. Singh
M. Baker
FIBER OPTIC SENSORS	266	(26)
22. Real Time pH Measurements in the Intact Rat Conceptus Using Ultramicrofiber-Optic Sensors	266	(7)
Weihong Tan
Bjorn A. Thorsrud
Craig Harris
Raoul Kopelman
23. The Use of Optical-Imaging Fibers for the Fabrication of Array Sensors	273	(19)
Karri L. Michael
Jane A. Ferguson
Brian G. Healey
Anna A. Panova
Paul Pantano
David R. Walt
INDEXES
Author Index	292	(1)
Subject Index	293