TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pourshahidi, Ali Mohammad
A1  - Achtsnicht, Stefan
A1  - Offenhäusser, Andreas
A1  - Krause, Hans-Joachim
ED  - Offenhäusser, Andreas
T1  - Frequency Mixing Magnetic Detection Setup Employing Permanent Ring Magnets as a Static Offset Field Source
JF  - Sensors
N2  - Frequency mixing magnetic detection (FMMD) has been explored for its applications in fields of magnetic biosensing, multiplex detection of magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) and the determination of core size distribution of MNP samples. Such applications rely on the application of a static offset magnetic field, which is generated traditionally with an electromagnet. Such a setup requires a current source, as well as passive or active cooling strategies, which directly sets a limitation based on the portability aspect that is desired for point of care (POC) monitoring applications. In this work, a measurement head is introduced that involves the utilization of two ring-shaped permanent magnets to generate a static offset magnetic field. A steel cylinder in the ring bores homogenizes the field. By variation of the distance between the ring magnets and of the thickness of the steel cylinder, the magnitude of the magnetic field at the sample position can be adjusted. Furthermore, the measurement setup is compared to the electromagnet offset module based on measured signals and temperature behavior.
KW  - magnetic sensors
KW  - biosensors
KW  - frequency mixing magnetic detection
KW  - magnetic nanoparticles
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22228776
SN  - 1424-8220
VL  - 22
IS  - 22
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Arreola, Julio
A1  - Mätzkow, Malte
A1  - Durán, Marlena Palomar
A1  - Greeff, Anton
A1  - Keusgen, Michael
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Optimization of the immobilization of bacterial spores on glass substrates with organosilanes
JF  - Physica status solidi (A) : Applications and materials science
N2  - Spores can be immobilized on biosensors to function as sensitive recognition elements. However, the immobilization can affect the sensitivity and reproducibility of the sensor signal. In this work, three different immobilization strategies with organosilanes were optimized and characterized to immobilize Bacillus atrophaeus spores on glass substrates. Five different silanization parameters were investigated: nature of the solvent, concentration of the silane, silanization time, curing process, and silanization temperature. The resulting silane layers were resistant to a buffer solution (e.g., Ringer solution) with a polysorbate (e.g., Tween®80) and sonication.
KW  - silanization
KW  - organosilanes
KW  - immobilization
KW  - endospores
KW  - biosensors
KW  - Bacillus atrophaeus
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201532914
SN  - 1862-6319
VL  - 213
IS  - 6
SP  - 1463
EP  - 1470
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -