Sojic N.,
In Chemical Sensors and Biosensors, Eds. R. Lalauze and N. Jaffrezic-Renault, ISTE-Wiley, London, 2012. Book Chapter
Technological needs for chemical, ionic and biological species detection are giving rise to continuous research and development in physico-chemistry and biology. The constant progress being made in the theoretical and technological aspects concerning studies and developments of chemical sensors, biosensors and biochips is presented in this book by different scientists and professors from different universities and constitutes an updating of the state of the art for chemical sensors, biosensors and biochips.
This book places a large emphasis on interaction between chemical and biological species, in a gaseous or liquid state, and details mineral and biological materials acting as sensitive elements. The role of electrical, electrochemical, piezoelectric and optical transducers in detection mechanisms are presented through their developments and from a performance point-of-view. Micro-reactors, nanotechnologies and flexible substrates, are considered in relation to their role in neural networks.
Loget G., Kuhn A.,
In Electrochemistry, Vol. 3, Nanosystems Electrochemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing, 71-103, 2012. Book Chapter
Bipolar electrochemistry is a phenomenon which is known for a very long time, but has been less popular for a few decades, and some electrochemists even ignore its existence. Recently, it has regained considerable attention, especially in the field of micro- and nanoscience.1,2 The aim of this chapter is to introduce the unspecialized reader to bipolar electrochemistry. First, a general introduction into the concept of bipolar electrochemistry will be given, exploring aspects of bipolar electrodes, such as thermodynamics and kinetics. Then, we will briefly describe historical aspects of bipolar electrochemistry and finally illustrate in detail recent applications with an emphasis on applications in the field of nanoscience.
Sojic N., Kuhn A.,
Techniques de l’Ingénieur, Référence P150, 2012.
Les capteurs sont devenus indispensables pour de nombreux aspects de notre vie, avec des exemples d’application allant de la sécurité jusqu’au domaine de la santé. La miniaturisation de ces systèmes analytiques répond de manière générale à des besoins multiples, comme la détection in situ et/ou in vivo, la réduction de coût, la rapidité de l’analyse et le traitement d’échantillons de très petite taille ou de très faible volume, permettant ainsi un monitoring et un contrôle de paramètres physico-chimiques et biologiques dans l’ensemble des domaines de l’activité humaine. Dans le contexte des demandes sociétales de plus en plus exigeantes, nous allons illustrer, à travers quelques exemples, les défis pour ce domaine de recherche dans les prochaines années, avec un accent particulier sur les systèmes électrochimiques, optiques et optoélectrochimiques qui sont assez facilement miniaturisables.
Heim M., Kuhn A.,
In Handbook of Electrochemistry, Springer, in press, 2013. Book Chapter
In recent years, the field of highly ordered macroporous thin films coated onto solid electrode surfaces has received increasing attention, on the one hand due to interesting fundamental questions, and on the other hand because of a large variety of potential applications of such designer structures, ranging from electrocatalysis to biosensors and energy storage/conversion. This chapter describes the synthesis, the characterization and the features of such organized layers, with a special emphasis on an increasingly sophisticated and rational design, which is possible when using colloidal crystal structures as templates. Some possible applications of such modified electrodes are also highlighted in the last section of the chapter, illustrating their beneficial effects in various domains, going eventually far beyond pure electrochemical aspects.
Olariu C. I., Yiu H. H. P., Bouffier L.,
In Advanced Structured Materials, Vol. 4, New Frontiers of Nanoparticles and Nanocomposite Materials, A. Öchsner & A. Shokuhfar (Springer), 85-133, 2013. Book Chapter
Recent advancement in the synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles provides scientists a wide range of nanomaterials for their research. Biomedical applications of inorganic nanoparticles have received much attention because of their potential to carry out specific tasks inside our body. To make these small particles compatible and functional inside a human body, designed organic groups are usually attached onto the surface of these particles. In this chapter, we focus on three most commonly used functional inorganic nanoparticles (gold, iron oxides, and quantum dots) for biomedical applications. Gold nanoparticles can be used as a contrast agent for CT scans. Iron oxides nanoparticles have already been used in clinical trials as a contrast agent for MRI scans. Quantum dots can provide strong luminescence for labeling cells and other biological species. Synthesis, functionalization and applications of these inorganic nanoparticles will be discussed.