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Fourier spotting: a novel setup for single-color reflectometry
Single-color reflectrometry is a sensitive and robust detection method in optical biosensor applications, for example for bioanalysis. It is based on...
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Surface Bragg gratings of proteins patterned on integrated waveguides for (bio)chemical analysis
The incorporation of biomacromolecules onto silicon waveguiding microstructures constitutes a growing trend that pushes towards compact and...
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Recent Advances in Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy and Imaging Techniques for Automation in Agriculture and Food Sector
Automated non-destructive testing in the agricultural and food sector gathered great interest because of higher production, lower wastage, food...
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Quantification of Swelling Stress Induced Mechanical Property Reduction of Glass Fiber/Epoxy Composites Immersed in Aqueous 10% Sulphuric Acid by Instrumenting with Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors
Glass fiber/epoxy (GF/E) composites are being extensively scaled-up as anti-corrosion materials in chemical industries because of the relatively...
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Critical assessment of relevant methods in the field of biosensors with direct optical detection based on fibers and waveguides using plasmonic, resonance, and interference effects
Direct optical detection has proven to be a highly interesting tool in biomolecular interaction analysis to be used in drug discovery,...
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Dielectric Constant, Density, and Refractive Index in Binary Mixtures of Ethanol with N,N-Dimethylformamide at 293.15 K
AbstractExperimental static dielectric constants, densities and refractive indices at 293.15 K temperature are reported for the binary liquid...
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Transient Thermal Diffusivity Measurement via the Flying Spot and Parabola Method
In a previous work, we developed methods based on the Pulsed Flying Spot (PFS) to estimate the thermal diffusivity on the plane of (an)isotropic... -
Novel synthesis, DFT and investigation of the optical and electrical properties of carboxymethyl cellulose/thiobarbituric acid/copper oxide [CMC + TBA/CuO]C nanocomposite film
A novel synthesis blend of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) with thiobarbituric acid (TBA) [CMC + TBA] B has been doped with CuO to study the...
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Hybrid bilayer membranes as platforms for biomimicry and catalysis
Hybrid bilayer membrane (HBM) platforms represent an emerging nanoscale bio-inspired interface that has broad implications in energy catalysis and...
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Synthesis of novel keto-bromothymol blue in different media using oxidation–reduction reactions: combined experimental and DFT-TDDFT computational studies
A crystalline ((3-bromo-5-isopropyl-2-methyl-4-oxocyclohxa-2,5-dien-1-yl)methyl 4ʹ-hydroxy-5ʹ-isopropyl-2ʹ-methyl-[1,1ʹbiphenyl]-2-sulfonate) [BTB] Keto...
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Introduction to neutron scattering
Neutron scattering is a very high-performance method for studying the structure and dynamics of condensed matter with similar approaches in wide...
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A review on the prominence of porosity in tungsten oxide thin films for electrochromism
Transition metal oxides have gained substantial attention in the previous decade by virtue of their distinctive physical and chemical properties....
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Quasi-Adiabatic Expansion of the Polylactide Foam: Features of the Porous Matrices Formation in the Region of Transition between Sub- and Supercritical States of Plasticizing Carbon Dioxide
Abstract —Experimental data are presented on the dynamics of quasi-adiabatic expansion of the foam formed from carbon-dioxide-plasticized polylactide...
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One-step procedure for the preparation of functional polysaccharide/fatty acid multilayered coatings
Soft, stratified, amphiphilic systems are recurrent motifs in nature, e.g., in myelin sheaths or thylakoid stacks, and synthetic analogues are...
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The Influence of the Power Supply of a Magnetron Sputtering System on the Properties of the Deposited TiO2 Films
AbstractAdvantages of fabricating precision optical coatings by magnetron sputtering with a gas discharge powered from a medium-frequency...
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Recent Progresses in Nanometer Scale Analysis of Buried Layers and Interfaces in Thin Films by X-rays and Neutrons
In the early 1960s, scientists achieved the breakthroughs in the fields of solid surfaces and artificial layered structures. The advancement of...
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Light Properties and Sensors
Light has the properties of both particles and waves, depending on the situation. In Young’s double-slit interferometer, light behaves like waves,... -
Physical Characterization of Milk Fat and Milk Fat-Based Products
This chapter describes the fundamental principles of physical methods for measuring important properties of milk fat and milk fat-based products and... -
Revealing structural evolution occurring from photo-initiated polymer network formation
Photopolymerization is a key enabling technology offering spatial and temporal control to allow for future functional materials to be made to meet...
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Using a lactadherin-immobilized silicon surface for capturing and monitoring plasma microvesicles as a foundation for diagnostic device development
Microvesicles (MVs) are found in several types of body fluids and are promising disease biomarkers and therapeutic targets. This study aimed to...