The electrode reactions of hydrazine in acid and basic solutions on smooth and platinised platinum have "been examined. From analysis of the rest potentials and concentration relationships a rapid one electron exchange with a stable surface species has "been postulated. The mechanism of oxidation occurs via a sequential system whereby hydrazinium radicals are the products of the initial oxidati...

A composite polymer surface coated on a tin oxide offers dramatic improvement in the stability and sensitivity of voltammetric measurement of pyridostigmine bromide as compared to individual tin oxide, polyaniline or polypyrrole coated electrode. A linear current response was achieved with a detection limit of 1x10 M. The stability and morphology of the polymer surfaces were determined by therm...

Introduction: A problem posed by electrical field (E) stimulation of biological preparations with high excitation threshold is that the E intensity required for excitation is likely to induce water electrolysis at the electrode surface, which can alter the extracellular medium and cause deleterious effects on the cells. In this study, different electrode materials and geometries were tested aim...

A prospective comparison of pacing and sensing capabilities between the conventional Medtronic Model 4951 platinum-iridium epicardial pacing electrode and a new modified "platinized" version of the same electrode was performed in immature canines to determine if the new electrode design improves pacing in the immature myocardium. The conventional electrode was modified by electroplating platinu...

0a thin film of cobalt hexacyanoferrate (cohcf), an analogue of mixed-valence prussian blue, was deposited electrochemically on the glassy carbon, platinum and gold electrode surfaces in 0.5m kc1 solution. the electrochemical behavior of these modified electrodes show three couples of redox peaks by cv in a supporting electrolyte solution of 0.5m nacl, whereas for au modified electrode only one...

An alternative interface for flow injection-capillary electrophoresis based on electrokinetic injection is described. The interface basically consists of tubular platinum and a commercially available standard tee connector. The tubular platinum works as not only an electrode, but also a waste outlet of a split sample solution. The availability of the proposed interface is evaluated by the separ...

Surface modification of microelectrodes is a central step in the development of microsensors and microsensor arrays. Here, we present an electrodeposition scheme based on voltage pulses. Key features of this method are uniformity in the deposited electrode coatings, flexibility in the overall deposition area, i.e., the sizes and number of the electrodes to be coated, and precise control of the ...

We have used novel microporous biphenylene-pillared layered silicates as receptors in a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) for sensing toluene vapors. The silicate was successfully coated on a QCM electrode modified with 2-aminoethanethiol. The resultant electrode showed quantitative frequency responses due to enhanced adhesion between the silicate and the electrode. The silicate-coated electrod...

Tungsten (W) was coated onto a silicon (Si) anode at the nanoscale via the physical vaporization deposition method (PVD) to enhance its electrochemical properties. The characteristics of the electrode were identified by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and electron probe X-ray microanalysis. With the electrochemical pr...

The abundance and low toxicity of manganese have led us to explore the application of manganese complexes as redox mediators for dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs), a promising solar energy conversion technology which mimics some of the key processes in photosynthesis during its operation. In this paper, we report the development of a DSC electrolyte based on the tris(acetylacetonato)manganese(i...