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  • About
  • 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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Platinum pincer complexes : in pursuit of switchable materials

Bryant, Mathew James January 2016 (has links)
The research presented within this thesis is concerned with the design, synthesis, characterisation, and analysis of a series of new compounds of platinum (II), with aims to produce compounds possessing switchable optical properties, and with potential applications as "smart-materials" for use as highly selective sensors.
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Sensory molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) coatings for nanoparticle- and fiber optic-based assays

Wagner, Sabine 22 March 2019 (has links)
Für den Nachweis dieser Schadstoffe in niedrigen Konzentrationsbereichen sind schnelle und empfindliche Analysemethoden erforderlich. Molekular geprägte Polymere (MIPs) wurden als synthetische Materialien entwickelt, um die molekulare Erkennung von natürlichen Rezeptoren nachzuahmen, aufgrund ihrer Fähigkeit, selektiv eine Vielzahl von Analyten zu erkennen, ihre Stabilität und ihrer einfachen Herstellung. Sie sind zunehmend in der chemischen Sensorik als Rezeptormaterial für den Nachweis bestimmter Analyten bei niedrigen Konzentrationen zu finden, insbesondere in Kombination mit Fluoreszenz aufgrund dessen hoher Empfindlichkeit. Ziel dieser Arbeit war die Entwicklung von optischen Sensormaterialien unter Verwendung von MIPs als Erkennungselemente im Zusammenhang mit Fluoreszenz zum sensitiven Nachweis von Herbiziden und Antibiotika in Wasser- und Lebensmittelproben and deren Kombination mit verschiedenen Vorrichtungsformaten für die zukünftige Detektion einer breiten Palette von wichtigen Analyten. / For the detection of these contaminants in low concentration ranges fast and sensitive analytical tools are required. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have been used as synthetic materials mimicking molecular recognition by natural receptors due to their ability to recognize selectively a wide range of analytes, their stability and ease of synthesis. They have gained more and more attention in chemical sensing as receptor material for the detection of suitable groups of analytes at low concentrations especially in combination with fluorescence due to the latter’s high sensitivity. This work aimed the development of optical sensor materials using MIPs as recognition elements connected with fluorescence for the sensitive detection of herbicides and antibiotics in water and food samples and their combination with various device formats for the future detection of a wide range of analytes.
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Development of Novel Wearable Sensor System Capable of Measuring and Distinguishing Between Compression and Shear Forces for Biomedical Applications

Dimitrija Dusko Pecoski (8797031) 21 June 2022 (has links)
<p>There are no commercially available wearable shoe in-sole sensors that are capable of measuring and distinguishing between shear and compression forces. Companies have already developed shoe sensors that simply measure pressure and make general inferences on the collected data with elaborate software [2, 3, 4, 5]. Researchers have also attempted making sensors that are capable of measuring shear forces, but they are not well suited for biomedical applications [61, 62, 63, 64]. This work focuses on the development of a novel wearable sensor system that is capable of identifying and measuring shear and compression forces through the use of capacitive sensing. Custom hardware and software tools such as materials test systems and capacitive measurement systems were developed during this work. Numerous sensor prototypes were developed, characterized, and optimized during the scope of this project. Upon analysis of the data, the best capacitive measurement system developed in this work utilized the CAV444 IC chip, whereas the use of the Arduino-derived measurement system required data filtering using median and Butterworth zero phase low pass filters. The highest dielectric constant reported from optimization experiments yielded 9.7034 (+/- 0.0801 STD) through the use of 60.2% by weight calcium copper titanate and ReoFlex-60 silicone. The experiments suggest certain sensors developed in this work feasibly measure and distinguish between shear and compressional forces. Applications for such technology focus on improving quality of life in areas such as managing diabetic ulcer formation, preventing injuries, optimizing performance for athletes and military personnel, and augmenting the scope of motion capture in biomechanical studies.</p>

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