TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schusser, Sebastian
A1  - Leinhos, Marcel
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Wagner, Patrick
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
ED  - Abdelghani, Adnane
ED  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Biopolymer-degradation monitoring by chip-­based impedance spectroscopy technique
T2  - Nanoscale Science and Technology (NS&T´12) : Proceedings Book Humboldt Kolleg ; Tunisia, 17-19 March, 2012
Y1  - 2012
SP  - 47
EP  - 47
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schusser, Sebastian
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Bäcker, Matthias
A1  - Leinhos, Marcel
A1  - Wagner, Patrick
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Characterization of biodegradable polymers with capacitive field-effect sensors
JF  - Sensors and actuators B: Chemical
N2  - In vitro studies of the degradation kinetic of biopolymers are essential for the design and optimization of implantable biomedical devices. In the presented work, a field-effect capacitive sensor has been applied for the real-time and in situ monitoring of degradation processes of biopolymers for the first time. The polymer-covered field-effect sensor is, in principle, capable to detect any changes in bulk, surface and interface properties of the polymer induced by degradation processes. The feasibility of this approach has been experimentally proven by using the commercially available biomedical polymer poly(D,L-lactic acid) (PDLLA) as a model system. PDLLA films of different thicknesses were deposited on the Ta₂O₅-gate surface of the field-effect structure from a polymer solution by means of spin-coating method. The polymer-modified field-effect sensors have been characterized by means of capacitance–voltage and impedance-spectroscopy method. The degradation of the PDLLA was accelerated by changing the degradation medium from neutral (pH 7.2) to alkaline (pH 9) condition, resulting in drastic changes in the capacitance and impedance spectra of the polymer-modified field-effect sensor.
KW  - Impedance spectroscopy
KW  - C–V method
KW  - Real-time monitoring
KW  - Poly(d,l-lacticacid)
KW  - (Bio)degradation
KW  - Field-effect sensor
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2012.07.099
SN  - 0925-4005
N1  - Part of special issue "Selected Papers from the 14th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors"
VL  - 187
SP  - 2
EP  - 7
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schusser, Sebastian
A1  - Bäcker, Matthias
A1  - Leinhos, Marcel
A1  - Krischer, M.
A1  - Wenzel, L.
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Wagner, Patrick
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Sensorkonzept zur in vitro Echtzeitmessung des Degradationsverhaltens von biodegradierbaren Biopolymeren
T2  - 11. Dresdner Sensor-Symposium : 9.-11.12.2013
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 978-3-9813484-5-3
SP  - 174
EP  - 177
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schusser, Sebastian
A1  - Leinhos, Marcel
A1  - Bäcker, Matthias
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Wagner, Patrick
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Impedance spectroscopy: A tool for real-time in situ monitoring of the degradation of biopolymers
JF  - Physica Status Solidi (A)
N2  - Investigation of the degradation kinetics of biodegradable polymers is essential for the development of implantable biomedical devices with predicted biodegradability. In this work, an impedimetric sensor has been applied for real-time and in situ monitoring of degradation processes of biopolymers. The sensor consists of two platinum thin-film electrodes covered by a polymer film to be studied. The benchmark biomedical polymer poly(D,L-lactic acid) (PDLLA) was used as a model system. PDLLA films were deposited on the sensor structure from a polymer solution by using the spin-coating method. The degradation kinetics of PDLLA films have been studied in alkaline solutions of pH 9 and 12 by means of an impedance spectroscopy (IS) method. Any changes in a polymer capacitance/resistance induced by water uptake and/or polymer degradation will modulate the global impedance of the polymer-covered sensor that can be used as an indicator of the polymer degradation. The degradation rate can be evaluated from the time-dependent impedance spectra. As expected, a faster degradation has been observed for PDLLA films exposed to pH 12 solution.
Y1  - 2013
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201200941
SN  - 1521-396X ; 0031-8965
VL  - 210
IS  - 5
SP  - 905
EP  - 910
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -