scholarly journals Comparison of Different Commercial Conducting Materials as Ion-to-Electron Transducer Layers in Low-Cost Selective Solid-Contact Electrodes

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1348
Author(s):  
C. Ocaña ◽  
M. Muñoz-Correas ◽  
N. Abramova ◽  
A. Bratov

Simple, robust, sensitive and low-cost all-solid-state ion-selective electrodes (SCISEs) are of interest in different fields, such as medicine, veterinary, water treatment, food control, environmental and pollution monitoring, security, etc. as a replacement for traditional ion-selective electrodes with liquid inner contact. In spite of their potential advantages, SCISEs remain mainly in the research laboratories. With the motivation of developing simple and low-cost SCISEs with possible commercial applications, we report a comparison study of six different commercial conducting materials, namely, polypyrrole-block-polycaprolactone (PPy-b-PCaprol), graphene/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) ink, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polyethylenglycol (PEDOT:PEG), high conductivity PEDOT:PSS, polyethylenimine (PEI) with PEDOT:PSS for their possible use as ion-to-electron transducer in polyurethane based pH-SCISEs. Among all studied pH-SCISES, PEDOT:PEG based electrodes exhibited the best results in terms of sensitivity, reproducibility and lifetime. Finally, these sensors were tested in different real samples showing good accuracy.

2012 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 65-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giusy Matzeu ◽  
Claudio Zuliani ◽  
Dermot Diamond

Solid-contact Ion Selective Electrodes (SC-ISEs) for the detection of lead are prepared on screen printed substrates in order to have low-cost and disposable sensors which may be useful in long-term environmental monitoring. It is shown that the materials used as solid contact layer, the deposition techniques and their thickness affect greatly the performances of the sensors. Poly(3-octylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (POT) and poly-3,4-ethylenedioxithiophene (PEDOT) are employed in this investigation. A trend showing an optimum is found for sensors prepared with POT as the batch reproducibility depends on the amount drop-cast, i.e., thickness. In case of PEDOT which is grown amperometrically the trend is more complex but an optimum for the batch reproducibility is again found depending on the current density. In the latter case, the film thickness and the overoxidation degree of the polymer probably concur in determining a more complex relationship.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1213-1220 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Fayose ◽  
L. Mendecki ◽  
S. Ullah ◽  
A. Radu

A simple and low-cost approach for the preparation of ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) is proposed as a favorable alternative to traditional paper-based electrodes.


2021 ◽  
pp. 129808
Author(s):  
Marcelina Rutkowska ◽  
Tom Lindfors ◽  
Zhanna Boeva ◽  
Marcin Strawski

2003 ◽  
Vol 783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E Free

This paper discusses the techniques that are available for characterising circuit materials at microwave and millimetre wave frequencies. In particular, the paper focuses on a new technique for measuring the loss tangent of substrates at mm-wave frequencies using a circular resonant cavity. The benefits of the new technique are that it is simple, low cost, capable of good accuracy and has the potential to work at high mm-wave frequencies.


2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 1005-1018
Author(s):  
Alexandra JITĂREANU ◽  
Ioana-Cezara CABA ◽  
Adriana TRIFAN ◽  
Silvica PĂDUREANU ◽  
Luminița AGOROAEI

The present review summarizes the literature data regarding the application of Triticum aestivum assay as an alternative method for toxicity assessment of environmental pollutants or potential therapeutic agents. Plant bioassays present several advantages among other biological assays (simplicity, low cost, rapid test activation, a wide array of assessment endpoints). They present a good correlation with animal and human cells models, and are a reliable tool for genotoxicity assessment. Furthermore, in the context of toxicology guidelines that promote the substitution of assays using animal models with other bioassays, genotoxicity assays using higher plants models have gained in popularity. The present review focuses on three major aspects regarding Triticum aestivum assay - its utility in environmental pollution monitoring, its application in genotoxicity assessment studies, and its application in phytotoxicity evaluation of nanomaterials.   ********* In press - Online First. Article has been peer reviewed, accepted for publication and published online without pagination. It will receive pagination when the issue will be ready for publishing as a complete number (Volume 47, Issue 4, 2019). The article is searchable and citable by Digital Object Identifier (DOI). DOI link will become active after the article will be included in the complete issue. *********


Author(s):  
Thomas F Fässler ◽  
Stefan Strangmüller ◽  
Henrik Eickkhoff ◽  
Wilhelm Klein ◽  
Gabriele Raudaschl-Sieber ◽  
...  

The increasing demand for a high-performance and low-cost battery technology promotes the search for Li+-conducting materials. Recently, phosphidotetrelates and aluminates were introduced as an innovative class of phosphide-based Li+-conducting materials...


Talanta ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 122491
Author(s):  
Marek Dębosz ◽  
József Kozma ◽  
Radosław Porada ◽  
Marcin Wieczorek ◽  
Justyna Paluch ◽  
...  

Data in Brief ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107127
Author(s):  
Jose M. Barcelo-Ordinas ◽  
Pau Ferrer-Cid ◽  
Jorge Garcia-Vidal ◽  
Mar Viana ◽  
Ana Ripoll

Chemosensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Ville Yrjänä ◽  
Indrek Saar ◽  
Mihkel Ilisson ◽  
Sandip A. Kadam ◽  
Ivo Leito ◽  
...  

Solid-contact ion-selective electrodes with carbazole-derived ionophores were prepared. They were characterized as acetate sensors, but can be used to determine a number of carboxylates. The potentiometric response characteristics (slope, detection limit, selectivity, and pH sensitivity) of sensors prepared with different membrane compositions (ionophore, ionophore concentration, anion exchanger concentration, and plasticizer) were evaluated. The results show that for the macrocyclic ionophores, a larger cavity provided better selectivity. The sensors exhibited modest selectivity for acetate but good selectivity for benzoate. The carbazole-derived ionophores effectively decreased the interference from lipophilic anions, such as bromide, nitrate, iodide, and thiocyanate. The selectivity, detection limit, and linear range were improved by choosing a suitable plasticizer and by reducing the ionophore and anion exchanger concentrations. The influence of the electrode body’s material upon the composition of the plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) membrane, and thus also upon the sensor characteristics, was also studied. The choice of materials for the electrode body significantly affected the characteristics of the sensors.


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