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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Estudo da aplicação de naftaleno-diimidas para o desenvolvimento de sensores e dispositivos: eletroquimica de eletrodos modificados de carbono vítreo e compósitos com nanotubos de carbono / Study of the application of naphthalene-diimides for the development of sensors and devices: electrochemistry of carbon glassy modified electrodes and composites with carbon nanotubes

Paulo Marcelo de Avellar Silva 10 April 2007 (has links)
Foram sintetizadas quatro naftaleno-diimidas (NDIs) funcionalizadas com grupos N-alquil-amino e N-alquil-hidroxi. Essas espécies foram caracterizadas pelos métodos espectrométricos convencionais. As propriedades eletroquímicas destas NDIs foram estudadas por voltametria cíclica em acetonitrila e N-metil-pirrolidona. Os voltamogramas obtidos mostram dois processos redox reversíveis com E1/2 ao redor de -970 mV e de -1400 mV (vs fc/Fc+). Estes resultados são consistentes com trabalhos previamente reportados. Algumas das NDIs exibiram grande afinidade por superfícies de carbono vítreo anodizado, adsorvendo irreversivelmente. Esta propriedade foi explorada na obtenção de eletrodos modificados. As propriedades eletroquímicas de eletrodos de carbono vítreo modificados por adsorção das NDIs foram investigadas por voltametria cíclica (VC) e cronoamperometria de degrau de potencial (CADP). Os voltamogramas são caracterizados pela presença de um único processo redox reversível, com E1/2 na faixa de -360 mV a -385 mV (vs Ag/AgCl). Os transientes de CADP forneceram estimativas para as constantes de velocidade k para as reações de transferência de elétrons na superfície dos eletrodos. Foram observados desvios em relação à cinética de primeira ordem, atribuídos ao caráter micro-heterogêneo da superfície. O modelo de Albery, que considera a dispersão dos valores de k, foi aplicado e comparado com dados obtidos por ajuste de funções exponenciais. Foram também preparados compósitos à base de NDIs e nanotubos de carbono de parede simples (NTCPS) sobre eletrodos de ouro. A resposta voltamétrica dos compósitos NDI/NTCPS é caracterizada pela presença de um processo redox reversível na faixa de -336 mV a -349 mV (vs Ag/AgCl). A cinética de transferência de elétrons nestes eletrodos modificados foi estudada por metodologia análoga à descrita anteriormente. Os resultados sugerem que os eletrodos estudados podem encontrar aplicação no desenvolvimento de sensores químicos, dispositivos eletroquímicos e em eletrocatálise. / Four naphthalene-diimides (NDIs) were synthesized functionalyzed with N- alkyl-amino and N-alkyl-hydroxi groups. These NDIs were characterized by conventional spectrometric methods. The electrochemical properties of NDIs were studied through cyclic voltametry in acetonitrile and N-metyl-pyrrolidone. Typical voltammograms present two reversible redox processes with E1/2 around -970 mV and -1400 mV (vs Fc/Fc+ ). These results are consistent with previous reported works. Some NDIs showed a strong affinity to anodized glassy carbon surfaces, with irreversible adsorption. This property was used to obtain new modified glassy carbon electrodes. The electrochemical properties of glassy carbon electrodes modified by adsorption of the NDIs were studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and potential step chronoamperometry (PSCA). The voltammograms are characterized by the presence of a single reversible redox process, with E1/2 around -360 mV to -385 mV (vs Ag/AgCl). The PSCA transients offered estimates for the k rate constants for the electron transfer reactions on the electrode surfaces. Deviations with respect to the first order kinetics were observed and considered due to the micro-heterogeneity of the surface. Albery´s model, wich takes into account the dispersion in k values, was applied and results compared with those obtained by exponential functions fitting. Composites based on NDIs and single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) were also prepared on gold electrodes. The voltammetric response from NDI/SWNT composites is characterized by the presence of reversible redox process in the range from -336 mV to -349 mV (vs Ag/AgCl). The kinetics of the electron transfers on those modified electrodes was studied using a methodology similar to the one previously described. The results suggest that these modified electrodes may find application in the development of chemical sensors, electrochemical devices and in electrocatalysis.
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Aromatic borate anions and thiophene derivatives for sensor applications

Alaviuhkola, T. (Terhi) 28 November 2007 (has links)
Abstract This study was part of a project targeted at developing chemical sensors for organic cations and metal ions by exploiting the interactions between cations and anionic borate derivatives. As well, the chemical synthesis of thiophene monomers with charged or neutral ion-recognition sites was investigated. The primary task in the first part of the work was to prepare anionic receptor molecules based on synthesized borate derivatives and study their complexation with N-heteroaromatic and tropylium cations. The complexation was studied in solution by 1H NMR and ESIMS techniques and in solid state by X-ray crystallography. Crystal structures showed evidence of weak noncovalent interactions–hydrogen bonding, cation···π interactions, and π-stacking. In addition, the crystal structure of the alkali metal complex of tris[3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazolyl]hydroborate was determined. Stability constants of borate complexes were measured by 1H NMR titration in methanol/acetonitrile (1:1) solution at 30 °C. Various derivatives of aromatic borate anions synthesized within this project, some commercially available derivatives, and two neutral carriers containing aromatic anthryl groups were also studied as recognition sites for aromatic cations where N-methylpyridinium was used as primary ion in PVC membrane-based all-solid-state ion sensors. The results showed that borate derivatives offer new possibilities for molecular recognition by ion-selective electrodes (ISEs). The aim of the second part of the study was to develop chemical ion sensor materials where the ion-recognition unit and the charge-compensating ion are covalently coupled to the backbone of a conductive polymer. Sulfonated thiophenes were used as doping ions for the fabrication of Ag+-ISEs. More than 15 differently substituted monomers were synthesized. The materials differed with respect to the receptor unit, extent of oxidation, counteranion, and length of the chain.
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Reconstruction of ECG Signals Acquired with Conductive Textile Eletrodes

Taji, Bahareh January 2013 (has links)
Physicians’ understanding of bio-signals, measured using medical instruments, becomes the foundation of their decisions and diagnoses of patients, as they rely strongly on what the instruments show. Thus, it is critical and very important to ensure that the instruments’ readings exactly reflect what is happening in the patient’s body so that the detected signal is the real one or at least as close to the real in-body signal as possible and carries all of the appropriate information. This is such an important issue that sometimes physicians use invasive measurements in order to obtain the real bio-signal. Generating an in-body signal from what a measurement device shows is called “signal purification” or “reconstruction,” and can be done only when we have adequate information about the interface between the body and the monitoring device. In this research, first, we present a device that we developed for electrocardiogram (ECG) acquisition and transfer to PC. In order to evaluate the performance of the device, we use it to measure ECG and apply conductive textile as our ECG electrode. Then, we evaluate ECG signals captured by different electrodes, specifically traditional gel Ag/AgCl and dry golden plate electrodes, and compare the results. Next, we propose a method to reconstruct the ECG signal from the signal we detected with our device with respect to the interface characteristics and their relation to the detected ECG. The interface in this study is the skin-electrode interface for conductive textiles. In the last stage of this work, we explore the effects of pressure on skin-electrode interface impedance and its parametrical variation.
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Computer vision based method for electrode slip measurement in a submerged arc-furnace

Jordan, Dominic Timothy 04 June 2012 (has links)
M. Ing. / The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of computer vision techniques to measure the electrode slip. The study investigates a potential location for camera placement in the furnace housing, as well as the use of computer vision algorithms that could be used to solve the problem. A slip measurement algorithm is then designed, implemented and tested. The implemented slip measurement algorithm is based on the manual slip measurement technique, by measuring relative electrode and slip arm displacement between the electrode and the slip arm. The algorithm uses SURF invariant features to extract the electrode features and slip arm features in one frame, and match these features to the next frame SURF. Scene calibration is then used to relate the pixel slip measurement to a metric distance measurement. The experimental results proved that there is scope for applying computer vision techniques to address the slip measurement problem, using a single HD camera. However, there is room for improvement and the recommendations and future work are also discussed.
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Electrochemical Behaviors of Single Gold Nanoparticles

Lakbub, Jude, Pouliwe, Antibe, Kamasah, Alexander, Yang, Cheng, Sun, Peng 01 October 2011 (has links)
In this paper, the electrochemical behaviors of a single gold nanoparticle attached on a nanometer sized electrode have been studied. The single nanoparticle was characterized by using electrochemical methods. Since there is only one nanoparticle on the electrode, unarguable information for that sized particle could be obtained. Our preliminary results show that it becomes more difficult to oxidize gold nanoparticle or reduce gold nanoparticle oxide as the radius of the particle becomes smaller. Also, the peak potential of the reduction of gold nanoparticle oxide is proportional to the reciprocal of the radius of the particle.
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Modulations of calcium binding and of energy coupling by the calcium pump of sarcoplasmic reticulum

Meltzer, Sybella 14 April 2020 (has links)
The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) of striated muscle plays a central role in control of contractile activity. It acts as an intracellular sink for calcium during relaxation and releases cav2 + during contraction. This highly differentiated endoplasmic reticulum is a self-contained network with a continuous hollow interior which surrounds each muscle fibril (Fig. 1) (Porter, 1961). The SR is fragmented at longitudinal intervals of one sarcomere in length by the transverse tubular or T-tubular system (Porter, 1961; Franzini-Armstrong, 1980). On each side of the T-tubules there are enlarged areas known as cisternae, with branched areas between the cisternae known as the longitudinal elements. The juncture of the three membranes (two terminal cisternae and one Ttubule) is referred to as the triad. The junction between the SR and • 0 the T-tubules is known as a junctional gap and has.a width of 100-200 A. Periodic densities, referred to as 'feet', cross the junctional gap to join the SR and T-tubular membranes (Franzini-Armstrong, 1980). Direct communication between the SR, the T-tubules and the feet have been postulated (Schneider· and Chandler, 1973; Mathias et al., 1979). The view has developed, starting with the experiments of Huxley and Taylor (1958) and Huxley and Straub (1958), that, under physiological conditions, contraction in skeletal muscle is triggered by depolarisation of the membranes of the T-tubules. This results in the release of ca 2 + into the myoplasm from its intracellular storage location, the SR, and thus activating the contractile proteins (Schneider and Chandler, 1973). (See Fuchs (1974) and Ebashi (1980) for a review on the possible mechanism involved in excitation-contraction coupling.)
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Investigations of Pre and Post treatment protocols in the fabrication of carbon fiber ultramicro- and nanoelectrodes

Neequaye, Theophilus, Affadu-Danful, George Paa Kwesi, Bishop, Gregory W. 04 April 2018 (has links)
Ultramicroelectrodes (UMEs) have gained considerable attention over the few past decades due to the important roles they play in electrochemical studies. Electrodes with dimension less than 25 mm can generally be classified as UMEs. These electrodes exhibit enhanced electrochemical properties as their dimensions get smaller hence making nanoelectrode (production of electrodes with limiting dimensions less than 100 nm) a continuing area of interest in research. Nanometer size electrodes have advantages of high sensitivity which enables them to be used in fields such as single particle characterization and single cell analysis, and fast electron and mass transport which permits use for studying short-lived and transient electrochemical reactions such as those involved in neurochemistry. Nanoelectrodes can be fabricated via a few different strategies which include but are not limited to electrochemically etching a thin metal wire down to a cone shape or flame-etching a carbon fiber, and chemical vapor deposition of carbon in nanopipette. This work seeks to employ the use of the laser-assisted pulling method to fabricate carbon fiber electrodes sealed in glass capillary tubes. Effects of various pre- and post- treatment techniques on electrode size and stability are explored. Key words: Electrodes, Electrochemical, carbon fiber.
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RADIOLYTICALLY POWERED MICRO FUEL CELL

Liedhegner, Joseph Edward 14 January 2008 (has links)
No description available.
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Titanium dioxide thick film printing paste for dye sensitized solar cell

Yu, Cheng-Lun January 2011 (has links)
No description available.
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Palladium Voltammetric Microelectrode as pH Sensor in an Micro Electrochemical Cell

Zhang, Zhehao 30 August 2017 (has links)
No description available.

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