@article{SchusserPoghossianBaeckeretal.2015,
  author    = {Schusser, Sebastian and Poghossian, Arshak and B{\"a}cker, Matthias and Krischer, M. and Leinhos, Marcel and Wagner, P. and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {An application of field-effect sensors for in-situ monitoring of degradation of biopolymers},
  series = {Sensors and actuators B: Chemical},
  volume    = {207, Part B},
  journal   = {Sensors and actuators B: Chemical},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1873-3077 (E-Journal); 0925-4005 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.snb.2014.10.058},
  pages     = {954 -- 959},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {The characterization of the degradation kinetics of biodegradable polymers is mandatory with regard to their proper application. In the present work, polymer-modified electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor (PMEIS) field-effect sensors have been applied for in-situ monitoring of the pH-dependent degradation kinetics of the commercially available biopolymer poly(d,l-lactic acid) (PDLLA) in buffer solutions from pH 3 to pH 13. PDLLA films of 500 nm thickness were deposited on the surface of an Al-p-Si-SiO2-Ta2O5 structure from a polymer solution by means of spin-coating method. The PMEIS sensor is, in principle, capable to detect any changes in bulk, surface and interface properties of the polymer induced by degradation processes. A faster degradation has been observed for PDLLA films exposed to alkaline solutions (pH 9, pH 11 and pH 13).},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchusserKrischerMolinetal.2015,
  author    = {Schusser, Sebastian and Krischer, M. and Molin, D. G. M. and Akker, N. M. S. van den and B{\"a}cker, Matthias and Poghossian, Arshak and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Sensor System for in-situ and Real-time Monitoring of Polymer (bio) degradation},
  series = {Procedia Engineering},
  volume    = {120},
  journal   = {Procedia Engineering},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1877-7058},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.815},
  pages     = {948 -- 951},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {A sensor system for investigating (bio)degradationprocesses of polymers is presented. The system utilizes semiconductor field-effect sensors and is capable of monitoring the degradation process in-situ and in real-time. The degradation of the polymer poly(d,l-lactic acid) is exemplarily monitored in solutions with different pH value, pH-buffer solution containing the model enzyme lipase from Rhizomucormiehei and cell-culture medium containing supernatants from stimulated and non-stimulated THP-1-derived macrophages mimicking activation of the immune system.},
  language  = {en}
}