TY - CHAP A1 - Kreutz, Christian A1 - Lörgen, Jürgen A1 - Graewe, Boris A1 - Bargon, Joachim A1 - Yoshida, Mayumi A1 - Freso, Zachary M. A1 - Frèchet, Jean M. J. T1 - High frequency quartz micro balances: a promising path to enhanced sensitivity of gravimetric sensors N2 - An array of 50 MHz quartz microbalances (QMBs) coated with a dendronized polymer was used to detect small amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the gas phase. The results were compared to those obtained with the commonly used 10 MHz QMBs. The 50 MHz QMBs proved to be a powerful tool for the detection of VOCs in the gas phase; therefore, they represent a promising alternative to the much more delicate surface acoustic wave devices (SAWs). KW - Biosensor KW - Quartz micro balances KW - electronic noses dendronized polymers inverted mesa technology Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:a96-opus-1445 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Rabner, Arthur A1 - Shacham, Yosi T1 - A concept for a sensitive micro total analysis system for high throughput fluorescence imaging N2 - This paper discusses possible methods for on-chip fluorescent imaging for integrated bio-sensors. The integration of optical and electro-optical accessories, according to suggested methods, can improve the performance of fluorescence imaging. It can boost the signal to background ratio by a few orders of magnitudes in comparison to conventional discrete setups. The methods that are present in this paper are oriented towards building reproducible arrays for high-throughput micro total analysis systems (µTAS). The first method relates to side illumination of the fluorescent material placed into microcompartments of the lab-on-chip. Its significance is in high utilization of excitation energy for low concentration of fluorescent material. The utilization of a transparent µLED chip, for the second method, allows the placement of the excitation light sources on the same optical axis with emission detector, such that the excitation and emission rays are directed controversly. The third method presents a spatial filtering of the excitation background. KW - Biosensor KW - Fluorescence KW - imaging KW - lab-on-chip KW - fluidic KW - lenslet array KW - LED chip KW - image sensor KW - biosensor Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:a96-opus-1456 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Förster, Arnold A1 - Stock, Jürgen A1 - Montanari, Simone A1 - Lepsa, Mihail Ion A1 - Lüth, Hans T1 - Fabrication and characterisation of GaAs Gunn Diode Chips for applications at 77 GHz in automotive industry N2 - GaAs-based Gunn diodes with graded AlGaAs hot electron injector heterostructures have been developed under the special needs in automotive applications. The fabrication of the Gunn diode chips was based on total substrate removal and processing of integrated Au heat sinks. Especially, the thermal and RF behavior of the diodes have been analyzed by DC, impedance and S-parameter measurements. The electrical investigations have revealed the functionality of the hot electron injector. An optimized layer structure could fulfill the requirements in adaptive cruise control (ACC) systems at 77 GHz with typical output power between 50 and 90 mW. KW - Biosensor KW - Gunn diode KW - microwave generation KW - GaAs hot electron injector Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:a96-opus-1462 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Pijanowska, Dorota G. A1 - Remiszewska, Elzbieta A1 - Pederzolli, Cecilia A1 - Lunelli, Lorenzo A1 - Vendano, Michele A1 - Canteri, Roberto A1 - Dudzinski, Konrad A1 - Kruk, Jerzy A1 - Torbicz, Wladyslaw T1 - Surface modification for microreactor fabrication N2 - In this paper, methods of surface modification of different supports, i.e. glass and polymeric beads for enzyme immobilisation are described. The developed method of enzyme immobilisation is based on Schiff’s base formation between the amino groups on the enzyme surface and the aldehyde groups on the chemically modified surface of the supports. The surface of silicon modified by APTS and GOPS with immobilised enzyme was characterised by atomic force microscopy (AFM), time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy (ToF-SIMS) and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The supports with immobilised enzyme (urease) were also tested in combination with microreactors fabricated in silicon and Perspex, operating in a flow-through system. For microreactors filled with urease immobilised on glass beads (Sigma) and on polymeric beads (PAN), a very high and stable signal (pH change) was obtained. The developed method of urease immobilisation can be stated to be very effective. KW - Biosensor KW - Microreactors KW - surface modification KW - enzyme immobilisation KW - lab-on-a-chip Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:a96-opus-1480 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bukhari, Syed Faisal Ahmed A1 - Yang, Wuqiang T1 - Multi-interface level sensors and new development in monitoring and control of oil separators N2 - In the oil industry, huge saving may be made if suitable multi-interface level measurement systems are employed for effectively monitoring crude oil separators and efficient control of their operation. A number of techniques, e.g. externally mounted displacers, differential pressure transmitters and capacitance rod devices, have been developed to measure the separation process with gas, oil, water and other components. Because of the unavailability of suitable multi-interface level measurement systems, oil separators are currently operated by the trial-and-error approach. In this paper some conventional techniques, which have been used for level measurement in industry, and new development are discussed. KW - Biosensor KW - Level sensor KW - multi-interface measurement KW - electrical capacitance tomography KW - ECT Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:a96-opus-1498 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Tymecki, Lukasz A1 - Glab, Stanislaw A1 - Koncki, Robert T1 - Miniaturized, planar ion-selective electrodes fabricated by means of thick-film technology N2 - Various planar technologies are employed for developing solid-state sensors having low cost, small size and high reproducibility; thin- and thick-film technologies are most suitable for such productions. Screen-printing is especially suitable due to its simplicity, low-cost, high reproducibility and efficiency in large-scale production. This technology enables the deposition of a thick layer and allows precise pattern control. Moreover, this is a highly economic technology, saving large amounts of the used inks. In the course of repetitions of the film-deposition procedure there is no waste of material due to additivity of this thick-film technology. Finally, the thick films can be easily and quickly deposited on inexpensive substrates. In this contribution, thick-film ion-selective electrodes based on ionophores as well as crystalline ion-selective materials dedicated for potentiometric measurements are demonstrated. Analytical parameters of these sensors are comparable with those reported for conventional potentiometric electrodes. All mentioned thick-film strip electrodes have been totally fabricated in only one, fully automated thickfilm technology, without any additional manual, chemical or electrochemical steps. In all cases simple, inexpensive, commercially available materials, i.e. flexible, plastic substrates and easily cured polymer-based pastes were used. KW - Biosensor KW - Potentiometry KW - thick-film technology KW - screen-printing KW - ion-selective electrodes Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:a96-opus-1506 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kraft, Bodo A1 - Retkowitz, Daniel T1 - Rule-Dependencies for Visual Knowledge Specification in Conceptual Design N2 - In: Proc. of the 11th Intl. Conf. on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE-XI) ed. Hugues Rivard, Montreal, Canada, Seite 1-12, ACSE (CD-ROM), 2006 Currently, the conceptual design phase is not adequately supported by any CAD tool. Neither the support while elaborating conceptual sketches, nor the automatic proof of correctness with respect to effective restrictions is currently provided by any commercial tool. To enable domain experts to store the common as well as their personal domain knowledge, we develop a visual language for knowledge formalization. In this paper, a major extension to the already existing concepts is introduced. The possibility to define rule dependencies extends the expressiveness of the knowledge definition language and contributes to the usability of our approach. KW - CAD KW - CAD KW - Bauingenieurwesen KW - CAD KW - civil engineering Y1 - 2006 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller-Veggian, Mattea A1 - Moro, D. A1 - Ferreti, A. A1 - Colautti, P. T1 - The new articulated twin mini TEPC JF - Annual Report 2006 / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare / Laboratori Nazionali Y1 - 2006 SP - 273 CY - Legnaro ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Streun, M. A1 - Chavan, U. A1 - Lame, H. A1 - Parl, C. A1 - Müller-Veggian, Mattea A1 - Ziemons, Karl T1 - Treating the Gain Non-Uniformity of Multi Channel PMTs by Channel-Specific Trigger Levels JF - 2006 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 2. Y1 - 2006 SN - 1082-3654 SP - 1301 EP - 1304 CY - San Diego, CA ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Koshitz, I. N. A1 - Svetlowa, O. V. A1 - Zaseeva, M. V. T1 - Physiological principles of hypotensive therapy of open-angle glaucoma during presbyopic period. Part II Promising algorithms of practical sparing applications / Koshitz, I. N. ; Svetlova, O. V. ; Zaseeva, M. V. ; Shuhaev, S. V. ; Makarov, F. N. ; Kotliar JF - Glaukoma (2006) Y1 - 2006 N1 - Original in Russisch SP - 51 EP - 70 PB - - ER -