Protein adsorption onto titanium (Ti) or zirconia (ZrO2) was evaluated using a 27 MHz quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). As proteins, fibronectin (Fn), a cell adhesive protein, and albumin (Alb), a cell adhesion-inhibiting protein, were evaluated. The Ti and ZrO2 sensors for QCM were characterized by atomic force microscopy and electron probe microanalysis observation, measurement of contact an...

in this work, a novel zr02+ pvc-based membrane sensor based on 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexa oxa-1,10- diazabicyclo[8,8,8]- hexa cosane (hodbhc) as a new ionophore is presented. the sensor displays a linear dynamic rangebetween 1.0x 10-1 and 1.0x10 6 m, with a near nernstian slope of 29.9 ± 0.4 mv per decade in an acidic solution(ph=1). the limit of detection is 8.0 x 1 0 7 m. the electrodes possess adv...

A microfluidic reflectometric interference spectroscopy (RIfS)-based sensor was fabricated to investigate the activity of multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1), applied as a model membrane protein. Vesicles containing MRP1 were immobilized simply by injecting a vesicle solution (50 μg mL(-1)) onto a zirconium oxide (ZrO2) chip under constant flow conditions. Monitoring the shift of t...

ZrO2 heterophase structure nanocrystals (HSNCs) were synthesized with tunable ratios of monoclinic ZrO2 (m-ZrO2) to tetragonal ZrO2 (t-ZrO2). The phase mole ratio of m-ZrO2 versus t-ZrO2 in ZrO2 HSNCs was tuned from 40% to 100%. The concentration of the surface hydroxyl groups on m-ZrO2 is higher than that on t-ZrO2. ZrO2 HSNCs have different surface hydroxyl groups on two crystalline phases. T...

A submicrometer-thick zirconium dioxide film was deposited on the tip of a polished C-plane sapphire fiber to fabricate a temperature sensor that can work to an extended temperature range. Zirconium dioxide was selected as the thin film material to fabricate the temperature sensor because it has relatively close thermal expansion to that of sapphire, but more importantly it does not react appre...

An alternative oxygen sensor to conventional ZrO2 based automotive sensors (COS) was successfully manufactured. nanoparticles were used as base material and nanofibers fabricated via electrospinning using polyvinyl alcohol solution (ZrO2+PVOH) obtain active surface of the where engine exhaust gas interacts chemisorption reactions take place prior calcination process at 700 oC. Thanks operating ...

In this work, a novel Zr02+ PVC-based membrane sensor based on 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexa oxa-1,10- diazabicyclo[8,8,8]- hexa cosane (HODBHC) as a new ionophore is presented. The sensor displays a linear dynamic rangebetween 1.0x 10-1 and 1.0x10 6 M, with a near Nernstian slope of 29.9 ± 0.4 mV per decade in an acidic solution(pH=1). The limit of detection is 8.0 x 1 0 7 M. The electrodes possess adv...

Due to the necessity of the automation and control of processes in agriculture, as well as to the crescent interest for the environmental monitoring, efforts have been demanded in the development of more versatile, reliable sensors and sensor systems with smaller cost [1,2]. In this sense, the search of new materials, the modeling study of sensor and the development of new measurement technique...

Catalytic oxidation/degradation of phenol with molecular oxygen in aqueous medium by Zirconia, zirconia supported metals and metal oxides at low temperature were studied in a three necked batch reactor. The catalysts prepared were characterized by modern techniques like XRD, SEM and EDX. The activities of different catalysts for the oxidation of phenol in aqueous medium were found to be in the ...