Development of Chemical-and Bio-sensor for Environmental Monitoring

Joint Research on Environmental Science and Technology for the Eart

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBRANE CHIP SYSTEM FOR STRESS SENSOR

Joint Research on Environmental Science and Technology for the Eart

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF OXIDATIVE STRESS RESPONSIVE LIPOSOME MEMBRANE WITH ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY (LIPOZYME) AND ITS APPLICATION TO CHEMICAL/BIOSENSOR

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Fibril Growth Behavior of Amyloid beta on Polymer-Based Planar Membranes: Implications for the Entanglement and Hydration of Polymers

The design of biosensors and artificial organs using biocompatible materials with a low affinity for amyloid beta peptide (A beta) would contribute to the inhibition of fibril growth causing Alzheimer's disease. We systematically studied the amyloidogenicity of A beta on various planar membranes. The planar membranes were prepared using biocompatible polymers, viz., poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polysulfone (PSf), poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA), and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). Phospholipids from biomembranes, viz., 1,2-dioleoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DOPC), 1,2-dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC), and polyethylene glycol-graft-phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PEG-PE) were used as controls. Phospholipid- and polymer-based membranes were prepared to determine the kinetics of A beta fibril formation. Rates of A beta nucleation on the PSf- and DPPC-based membranes were significantly higher than those on the other membranes. A beta accumulation, calculated by the change in frequency of a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), followed the order: PSf > PLLA > DOPC > PMMA, PVP, DPPC, and PEG-PE. Nucleation rates exhibited a positive correlation with the corresponding accumulation (except for the DPPC-based membrane) and a negative correlation with the molecular weight of the polymers. Strong hydration along the polymer backbone and polymer-A beta entanglement might contribute to the accumulation of A beta and subsequent fibrillation

The photoionization dynamics of the three structural isomers of dichloroethene

Using tunable vacuum-UV radiation from a synchrotron, the threshold photoelectron spectrum, threshold photoelectron photoion coincidence spectrum and ion breakdown diagram of the 1,1, cis-1,2 and trans-1,2 isomers of C$_2$H$_2$Cl$_2$ have been recorded in the range 9-23 eV. The energies of the peaks in the threshold photoelectron spectrum are in good agreement with outer-valence Greens function caculations. The major difference between the isomers, both predicted and observed experimentally is that the F and G states of C$_2$H$_2$Cl$_2^+$ are approximately degenerate for 1,1 and trans-1,2, but well separated for the cis-1,2 isomer. The ground and low-lying valence states of C$_2$H$_2$Cl$_2^+$ are bound, with higher-lying states dissociating to C$_2$H$_2$Cl$^+$ or C$_2$H$_2^+$. The translational kinetic energy release into C$_2$H$_2$Cl$^+$ + Cl is determined as a function of energy. Isolated-state behaviour for the low-lying electronic states of C$_2$H$_2$Cl$_2^+$ becomes more statistical as the energy increases

A New Planar-Type Leakage Current and Impedance Microsensor for Detection of Interaction between Electrolyte- Entrapping Liposome and Protein

AbstractWe have developed a new leakage current microsensor by using simpler planar processes than Si-surface-bulk micromachining processes used in the previous microwell structure. This sensor fabrication and structure can easily make a target solution volume smaller than μL with excellent immobilization of the droplet and intact biomolecules as sensing elements, as a result, reduce effectively the background noise current in the microsensor and improve reproducibility of the results. The leakage current due to the biochemical interaction was successfully evaluated, dependent on the droplet protein concentration. Cole-Cole plots from the impedance analysis also show quantitative difference between with and without the interaction, depending on the charge-transfer impedance that results from the condition and structure of liposome and lipid membrane after the interaction

One-phonon coherent neutron scattering from certain polycrystalline materials

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/32012/1/0000054.pd

Control of Raman Lasing in the Nonimpulsive Regime

We explore coherent control of stimulated Raman scattering in the nonimpulsive regime. Optical pulse shaping of the coherent pump field leads to control over the stimulated Raman output. A model of the control mechanism is investigated.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure

IMMOBILIZED-LIPOSOME SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF DAMAGED PROTEINS

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DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF NANO-ARTIFICIAL-CELL MEMBRANE BASED NOVEL BIOSENSOR : APPLICATION FOR MONITORING OF AQUEOUS STRESSES

Joint Research on Environmental Science and Technology for the Eart