TY  - JOUR
A1  - Karschuck, Tobias
A1  - Kaulen, Corinna
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Wagner, Patrick H.
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Gold nanoparticle-modified capacitive field-effect sensors: Studying the surface density of nanoparticles and coupling of charged polyelectrolyte macromolecules
JF  - Electrochemical Science Advances
N2  - The coupling of ligand-stabilized gold nanoparticles with field-effect devices offers new possibilities for label-free biosensing. In this work, we study the immobilization of aminooctanethiol-stabilized gold nanoparticles (AuAOTs) on the silicon dioxide surface of a capacitive field-effect sensor. The terminal amino group of the AuAOT is well suited for the functionalization with biomolecules. The attachment of the positively-charged AuAOTs on a capacitive field-effect sensor was detected by direct electrical readout using capacitance-voltage and constant capacitance measurements. With a higher particle density on the sensor surface, the measured signal change was correspondingly more pronounced. The results demonstrate the ability of capacitive field-effect sensors for the non-destructive quantitative validation of nanoparticle immobilization. In addition, the electrostatic binding of the polyanion polystyrene sulfonate to the AuAOT-modified sensor surface was studied as a model system for the label-free detection of charged macromolecules. Most likely, this approach can be transferred to the label-free detection of other charged molecules such as enzymes or antibodies.
KW  - polystyrene sulfonate
KW  - gold nanoparticles
KW  - field-effect sensor
KW  - detection of charged macromolecules
KW  - capacitive EIS sensor
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elsa.202100179
SN  - 0938-5193
VL  - 2
IS  - 5
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Vahidpour, Farnoosh
A1  - Guthman, Eric
A1  - Arreola, Julia
A1  - Alghazali, Yousef H. M.
A1  - Wagner, Torsten
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Assessment of Various Process Parameters for Optimized Sterilization Conditions Using a Multi-Sensing Platform
JF  - Foods
N2  - In this study, an online multi-sensing platform was engineered to simultaneously evaluate various process parameters of food package sterilization using gaseous hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). The platform enabled the validation of critical aseptic parameters. In parallel, one series of microbiological count reduction tests was performed using highly resistant spores of B. atrophaeus DSM 675 to act as the reference method for sterility validation. By means of the multi-sensing platform together with microbiological tests, we examined sterilization process parameters to define the most effective conditions with regards to the highest spore kill rate necessary for aseptic packaging. As these parameters are mutually associated, a correlation between different factors was elaborated. The resulting correlation indicated the need for specific conditions regarding the applied H₂O₂ gas temperature, the gas flow and concentration, the relative humidity and the exposure time. Finally, the novel multi-sensing platform together with the mobile electronic readout setup allowed for the online and on-site monitoring of the sterilization process, selecting the best conditions for sterility and, at the same time, reducing the use of the time-consuming and costly microbiological tests that are currently used in the food package industry.
KW  - spore kill rate
KW  - sterility
KW  - aseptic parameters
KW  - multi-sensing platform
KW  - gaseous hydrogen peroxide
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11050660
SN  - 2304-8158
N1  - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Sensors and Biosensors Application for Food Industries"
VL  - 11
IS  - 5
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -