TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schusser, Sebastian
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Bäcker, Matthias
A1  - Krischer, M.
A1  - Leinhos, Marcel
A1  - Wagner, P.
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - An application of field-effect sensors for in-situ monitoring of degradation of biopolymers
JF  - Sensors and actuators B: Chemical
N2  - 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).
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2014.10.058
SN  - 1873-3077 (E-Journal); 0925-4005 (Print)
VL  - 207, Part B
SP  - 954
EP  - 959
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schusser, Sebastian
A1  - Krischer, M.
A1  - Molin, D. G. M.
A1  - Akker, N. M. S. van den
A1  - Bäcker, Matthias
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Sensor System for in-situ and Real-time Monitoring of Polymer (bio) degradation
JF  - Procedia Engineering
N2  - 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.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.815
SN  - 1877-7058
N1  - Eurosensors 2015
VL  - 120
SP  - 948
EP  - 951
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -