Download or read book Nanocomposites in Electrochemical Sensors written by Samira Bagheri and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nanotechnology has become one of the most important fields in science. Nanoparticles exhibit unique chemical, physical and electronic properties that are different from those of bulk materials, due to their small size and better architecture. Nanoparticles can be used to construct novel sensing devices; in particular electrochemical sensors. Electrochemical detection is highly attractive for the monitoring of glucose, cancer cells, cholesterol and infectious diseases. Unique nanocomposite-based films proposed in this book open new doors to the design and fabrication of high-performance electrochemical sensors.

Download or read book Metal Oxides in Nanocomposite Based Electrochemical Sensors for Toxic Chemicals written by A. Pandikumar and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-04-21 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metal oxide nanomaterials exhibit interesting electrical and photochemical properties because of their size, stability, and high surface area that render them as great choices in fabricating alternative electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage and sensor applications. The hybridization of metal oxides with other materials lead to the improvement in electrical conductivity, stability, and electron transfer kinetics during the electrocatalytic reactions. These key factors result in greater sensitivity of the sensor materials towards the analyte molecules. This book reviews the electrochemical determination of a variety of toxic chemical contaminants using metal oxide-based nanocomposite materials. Ultrasensitive and selective detection of toxic chemical contaminants is important and demanding, especially for monitoring and controlling environmental pollution. In recent years, metal oxide-based nanocomposite materials have shown high potential in the electrochemical detection of heavy metals, inorganic anions, phenolic compounds, pesticides, and chemical warfare reagents. Metal Oxides in Nanocomposite-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Toxic Chemicals comprehensively reviews this topic. In addition to the instrumental simplicity, the electrochemical methods show the improved sensor performance through the synergetic effect of metal oxide and other electroactive nanomaterial present in the nanocomposite. Thus, detailed information on the electrochemical sensing of toxic chemical contaminants using metal oxide-based nanomaterials are discussed. The recent progress in developing electrochemical sensors using metal oxide-based nanocomposite materials and perspectives on future opportunities in sensor research and development are addressed in the book. - Introduces the fundamentals of electrochemical sensors and fabrication of metal oxide sensors of toxic chemicals - Reviews binary, doped, metal oxide-metal, metal oxide-carbon, metal oxide-polymer, metal-boron nitride, metal oxide-clay, and metal oxide- MOF electrodes - Systematically addresses the fabrication, synthesis, performance, mechanisms, detection limits, sensitivity, advantages and limitations and future perspectives of a wide range of metal oxide-based electrochemical sensors

Download or read book Graphene Based Electrochemical Sensors for Biomolecules written by A. Pandikumar and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graphene-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Biomolecules presents the latest on these nanomaterials that have gained a lot of attention based on their unique properties of high mechanical flexibility, large surface area, chemical stability, superior electric and thermal conductivities that render them great choices as alternative electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage and sensor applications. The hybridization of graphene with other nanomaterials induces a synergetic effect, leading to the improvement in electrical conductivity, stability and an enhancement of the electrocatalytic activity of the new nanocomposite material. This book discusses the electrochemical determination of a variety of biomolecules using graphene-based nanocomposite materials. Finally, recent progress in the development of electrochemical sensors using graphene-based nanocomposite materials and perspectives on future opportunities in sensor research and development are discussed in detail. - Covers the importance of detecting biomolecules and the application of graphene and its nanocomposite materials in the detection of a wide variety of bioanalytes - Presents easily understood fundamentals of electrochemical sensing systems and the role of graphene-based nanocomposite materials in research and development

Download or read book Nanorods and Nanocomposites written by Morteza Sasani Ghamsari and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-03-11 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book, Nanorods and Nanocomposites aims to provide the reader with an overview of the recent advances made on the synthesis of nanorods and nanocomposites and their emerging applications for a better lifestyle. The nanorods are a surprising gift to materials science from the research field of nanoscale materials. Nanorods promise to serve as a building block of the next-generation electronic and optoelectronic devices. Nanocomposite materials are multiphase solid materials that have one organic or inorganic nanoarchitectured compound with various nanostructures, such as nanoparticles, nanowires, nanorods, and nano-films, etc., or with multiphase solid materials (metals, oxides, polymers, and carbon). Due to the progressive physical, chemical, electrical, thermal, optical, electrochemical, and catalytic properties of nanocomposites, they exhibit multi-functional characteristics in a variety of engineering applications such as piezoelectrics, thermoresistors, sensors, energy-related technologies, water purification catalysts, electro-photonics, and so on. Despite the wide variety of applications due to their unique nanostructures, the fabrication of nanocomposites and the realization of their applications in different fields remains a challenging task. The focus of this book is to provide a platform for presentation of the latest knowledge and recent progress in synthesis, functionalization, and applications of nanocomposite materials. It is expected that this book presents the most attractive and versatile technological developments in the field of nanorods and nanocomposite materials and their applications that will provide a better understanding of the currently ongoing research in related fields.

Download or read book Nanomaterials Based Electrochemical Sensors Properties Applications and Recent Advances written by Awais Ahmad and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As opposed to conventional electrochemical sensors, nanomaterials-based sensors are active and effective in their action with even a minute concentration of analyte. A number of research studies are bringing about an evolution in their development and advancement because of their unique and effective properties. Nanoscale electrochemical sensors have applications in almost every field of life including the detection of neurochemicals, heavy metals, energy components, body fluids, biological matrices, cancer relevant biomolecules, aromatic hydrocarbons, also in playing their role in food science because of their capability in providing quality control and safety. There is a need to develop these nanomaterials-based electrochemical sensors to be more widely available for accurate sensing of minute concentrations especially in the case of heavy metal detection, biofluids, and other biomaterials. This book outlines the major preparation, fabrication and manufacture of nanomaterials-based electrochemical sensors, as well as detailing their principle medical, environmental and industrial applications in an effort to meet this need.This book is a valuable reference source for materials scientists, engineers, electrochemists, environmental engineers and biomedical engineers who want to understand how nanomaterials-based electrochemical sensors are made, and how they are used. - Explains the techniques used for the fabrication and manufacture of nanomaterials-based electrochemical sensors - Discusses the major applications of nanomaterials-based electrochemical sensors in biomedicine and environmental science - Assesses the potential toxicity and other challenges associated with using nanomaterials-based electrochemical sensors

Download or read book Nanocomposite Materials for Sensor written by Manorama Singh and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2022-04-07 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference reviews the reported literature on new approaches of nanocomposite material preparation and their applications in the development of physical, chemical, electrochemical, biological, fluorescence and colorimetric sensors. Sensor nanomaterials have been extensively used to amplify signals in the detection of a range of chemicals including toxic gases, biochemical nutrients, ions, explosives, pesticides and drugs to name a few. 14 chapter contributions highlight state-of-the-art sensors in recent years by outlining the synthesis, role and progress of nanocomposite materials in fabricating flexible and multifunctional sensing platforms in sensor technologies. Chapters first introduce the reader to nanocomposite materials and their role in making a wide array of sensors including metal-organic, graphene-based and polymeric sensors. The chapters then progress into applications of sensors for the detection of chemicals such as blood glucose, heavy metal and other toxic ions, hydrazine, humidity and explosive. Each chapter explains the required materials for electrodes and material components for a specific sensor platform with additional information about sample collection, threshold values and perspectives where appropriate. The book is intended as a compilation of knowledge for designing novel nanocomposite materials to be used as sensing platforms in sensor technologies. It serves as an informative resource for a broad range of readers including graduates and post-graduates, Ph. D. scholars, faculty members and professionals working in the area of material science, the healthcare industry, biological sciences, medical sciences, and environmental sciences.

Download or read book Nanocomposites in Electrochemical Sensors written by Samira Bagheri and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nanotechnology has become one of the most important fields in science. Nanoparticles exhibit unique chemical, physical and electronic properties that are different from those of bulk materials, due to their small size and better architecture. Nanoparticles can be used to construct novel sensing devices; in particular electrochemical sensors. Electrochemical detection is highly attractive for the monitoring of glucose, cancer cells, cholesterol and infectious diseases. Unique nanocomposite-based films proposed in this book open new doors to the design and fabrication of high-performance electrochemical sensors.

Download or read book Graphene based Nanocomposite Sensors written by Sarat Kumar Swain and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2023-10-13 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sensors are significantly relevant to many aspects of life. The advancements in nanotechnology-based sensing systems are giving rise to exciting developments in sensor applications. Recently, nanocomposites have become highly promising candidates for the designing of new chemical sensing and biosensing platforms. Graphene-based nanocomposites have been successfully employed in many sensing applications in view of their excellent physical properties including high surface area, electrical conductivity, flexibility and optical transparency. They provide remarkable advantages such as lower fabrication costs, improved biocompatibility, prominent sensitivity, stability and selectivity for effective real-world implementation. The aim of the book is to give an overview on the properties and novel applications of graphene-based nanocomposites as chemical and biosensors. Chapters highlight various biosensing applications such as diabetes monitoring, cancer cell detection, virus, bacteria, DNA, protein and amino acid sensing, as well as hormone and cholesterol detection. Moreover, chemical sensing applications like gas, alcohol, and food toxin sensing, heavy metal ion detection, and H2O2 sensing are also covered. The book is ideal for postgraduates, analytical chemists, biomedical scientists and researchers in both academic and industrial settings working on materials science, chemical science and nanotechnology.

Download or read book Polymeric Nanocomposite Materials for Sensor Applications written by Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polymeric Nanocomposite Materials for Sensor Applications covers all the important aspects of polymer composite-based sensors, from fundamentals to fabrication. Key chapters focus on the materials used for sensors and their characterization, properties, fabrication and classification. Various applications of polymeric sensors are also discussed in detail. This book is an essential reference resource, not only for the materials scientist, but also for researchers, academics, technologists and students working in the sensor technology industry. In modern society, sensors are used in electronics, food packaging, construction, automobile and aerospace applications. The advancement of smart technologies has increased their usage because of their affordability and reliability. Among the materials used for the fabrication of sensors, polymer composites are the most preferred because they are lightweight, versatile, low cost and easy to process. - Discusses fundamentals, classification, recent progress, and the current status of polymer nanocomposites in sensing applications - Includes coverage of materials and their application-specific modeling - Addresses safety issues and environmental degradation - Includes broad coverage of a wide range of engineering applications, including food, safety, healthcare, automotive and aerospace - Covers pressure sensors, gas sensors, pH sensors, ion selective sensors, alcohol sensors, humidity sensors, aromatic small molecule sensors, enzyme sensors, immunosensors, strain sensors and electrochemical sensors

Download or read book Graphene Based Electrochemical Sensors for Toxic Chemicals written by Alagarsamy Pandikumar and published by Materials Research Forum LLC. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graphene-based nanocomposites are very useful in detecting toxic chemicals such as heavy metals, inorganic anions, phenolic compounds, pesticides, and chemical warfare agents. The book presents recent progress on relevant topics: Toxicity of chemicals, importance of electrochemical sensors, different types of graphene-based nanomaterials, Neurotoxins and electroanalytical detection of toxic chemicals. Keywords: Graphene-based Nanocomposites, Electrochemical Sensors, Toxic Chemicals, Sensors for Toxic Molecules, Graphene-Metal Oxides, Graphene-Metal Chalcogenides, Graphene-Polymer Nanocomposites, Graphene-Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene-Carbon Nitrides, Graphene-MOF Composites, Heavy Metals, Phenolic Compounds, Pesticides, Chemical Warfare Agents.

Download or read book Development of Electrochemical Sensors Using Novel Nanocomposites written by Hashwin Vijay Sundar Ganesh and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modification of electrode surfaces with nanomaterials, polymer films, nanoparticles, nanocomposites, and self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) is a popular approach for improving the performance of electrochemical sensors. Nanomaterial modified electrodes are able to offer improved performance due to improvement in the electron transfer kinetics that occurs at the interface of these electrodes, increases in the electrochemically active surface area, electro-catalytic effects facilitated by the nanomaterials, and changes in the surface geometry. In this thesis, two such electrode modifications have been reported. In the first work, simultaneous electrochemical detection of ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA), and uric acid (UA) was performed using a modified graphite paste electrode (MGPE) with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and green tea (GT) powder. In the second work, multi-walled carbon nanotube-reduced graphene oxide (MWCNTrGO) nanocomposite-modified glassy carbon electrodes (GCEs) were used for the electrochemical detection of gallic acid-capped gold nanoparticles (GA-AuNPs) using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV).

Download or read book Functionalized Nanomaterial Based Electrochemical Sensors written by Jamballi G. Manjunatha and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Functionalized Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Sensors: Principles, Fabrication Methods, and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of materials, functionalized interfaces, fabrication strategies and application areas. Special attention is given to the remaining challenges and opportunities for commercial realization of functionalized nanomaterial-based electrochemical sensors. An assortment of nanomaterials has been investigated for their incorporation into electrochemical sensors. For example, carbon- based nanomaterials (carbon nanotube, graphene and carbon fiber), noble metals (Au, Ag and Pt), polymers (nafion, polypyrrole) and non-noble metal oxides (Fe2O3, NiO, and Co3O4). The most relevant materials are discussed in the book with an emphasis on their evaluation of their realization in commercial applications. Application areas touched on include the environment, food and medicine industries. Health, safety and regulation considerations are touched on, along with economic and commercialization trends. - Introduces the principles of nanomaterials for electrochemical sensing applications - Reviews the most relevant fabrication strategies for functionalized nanomaterial-based electrochemical sensing platforms - Discusses considerations for the commercial realization of functionalized nanomaterial-based electrochemical sensors in the environment, food and point-of-care applications

Download or read book Polymer Nanocomposite Based Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors written by Baiju John and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) play a significant role in modern day life and are widely studied for extensive properties which make them appealing to numerous applications. They are synthesized with scalable processing procedures with several nanoscale variations of fillers and forms leading to specific sensing applications. In this chapter, PNC-based electrochemical sensors and biosensors like DNA biosensors and immunosensors are discussed. These sensors related PNC applications uses nanofillers of various combinations like conductive polymers with graphene (Grp), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and metal nanoparticles, which endow high electrical conductivity, effective surface area, and fast electron transfer rate. Currently, wearable devices based on electrochemical Sensors and biosensors have been of great interest in the detection of both physiological and environmental analytes.

Download or read book Electrochemical Sensors for Biomedical Applications written by Govindhan Maduraiveeran and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chapter describes metal nanocomposites-derived electrochemical sensor and biosensor platforms for the sensitive and selective detection of emergent biomarkers. The electrochemical sensor offers numerous advantageous features, including cost-effective and ease of miniaturization, rapid and online monitoring, simultaneous detection ability, etc., which have captivated the potential interdisciplinary research. In specific, this chapter highlights the advances and challenges towards the electrochemical detection of emergent biomarkers such as hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide, β-nicotinamide adenine acetaminophen, dinucleotide (NADH) in biofluids. In fact, the effective utility and benefits of transition metal nanocomposites without the utilization of biological materials, including enzymes, antibodies, etc. as electrode materials towards the detection of selected biomarkers in practical biofluids, monitoring early-stage and diagnosis of disease-related biomarkers, are also described. These promising metal nanomaterials-based electrochemical sensor platforms concrete the tactic for a new generation of sensing devices. Moreover, I am pretty sure that this chapter will improve the confidence of young researchers and students to think and tackle research problems in the field of bio-analytical chemistry. I highly believe that this chapter will go a long way to satisfy the long-felt need of young researchers/students for a friendly guide on electrochemical sensors. Thank you, Dr. Govindhan Maduraiveeran

Download or read book Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Sensing and Biosensing written by Martin Pumera and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nanotechnology brings new possibilities for the development of sensors, biosensors, and novel electrochemical bioassays. Nanoscale materials have been extensively used in a wide variety of configurations- as electrode surfaces to promote electrochemical reaction, as "wires" to enzymes connecting their redox centers to electrode surface, as nanobarc

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Download or read book Handbook of Graphene Volume 6 written by Barbara Palys and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 961 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixth volume in a series of handbooks on graphene research and applications The Handbook of Graphene, Volume 6: Biosensors and Advanced Sensors discusses the unique benefits that the discovery of graphene has brought to the sensing and biosensing sectors. It examines graphene's use in leading-edge technology applications and the development of a variety of graphene-based sensors. The handbook looks at how graphene can be used as an electrode, substrate, or transducer in sensor design. Graphene-based sensor detection has achieved up to femto-levels, with performances delivering the advantages of greater selectivity, sensitivity, and stability.