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Green and Integrated Wearable Electrochemical Sensor for Chloride Detection in Sweat
2022
Wearable sensors for sweat biomarkers can provide facile analyte capability and monitoring for several diseases. In this work, a green wearable sensor for sweat absorption and chloride sensing is presented. In order to produce a sustainable device, polylactic acid (PLA) was used for both the substrate and the sweat absorption pad fabrication. The sensor material for chloride detection consisted of silver-based reference, working, and counter electrodes obtained from upcycled compact discs. The PLA substrates were prepared by thermal bonding of PLA sheets obtained via a flat die extruder, prototyped in single functional layers via CO2 laser cutting, and bonded via hot-press. The effect of co…
Structural and dynamical characterization of melt PEO–salt mixtures
2002
Abstract Salt doped poly ethylene oxide (PEO) mixtures were investigated by means of both small angle neutron scattering and QENS techniques aiming to characterize morphological and dynamical features in the melt state. These experimental evidences provide support to the proposed heterogeneous scenario for polymer electrolytes. In particular, the existence of PEO–cation complexes is proposed to play a major role in intramolecular cooperation and intermolecular transient crosslinks, which affects the mixture properties.
Morphology of solid polymer electrolytes: a TR WAXS investigation
2002
A wide angle X-ray scattering investigation of (polyethylene oxide)n–sodium thiocyanate [(PEO)nNaSCN] mixtures is reported. Temperature dependence analysis for different mixtures is shown, in order to rationalize the multi-phase behaviour. Depending on the amount of salt added and upon the temperature considered three different phases have been found to simultaneously coexist: crystalline PEO, amorphous PEO, and crystalline complex.
Diffusion and Migration
2003
The sections in this article are Introduction Fundamental Concepts Diffusion–migration Flux Equations Poisson Equation and the LEN Assumption Continuity Equation Ohm's Law and Migrational Transport Numbers Diffusion-conduction Flux Equation Diffusion Boundary Layer Faraday's Law and Integral Transport Numbers Nernst Equation and Concentration Overpotential Steady State Current–voltage Curves of Systems with One Active Species Integration of the Transport Equations Solutions of Homovalent Ions, |zi | =z Binary Electrolyte Solutions Ternary Electrolyte Solutions. The Supporting Electrolyte Weak Binary Electrolyte Steady State Current–overpotential Curves in the Presence of Supporting Electrol…
Highly Porous Wood Based Carbon Materials for Supercapacitors
2015
Wood based activated carbons synthesized by two-stage thermocatalytical synthesis with NaOH activator were studied and used as supercapacitor electrodes (sulphuric acid electrolyte). Porous structure and electrochemical properties of carbons vs synthesis conditions were assessed. It was found that there are correlations between carbons synthesis variables, their porosity and supercapacitors functional characteristics. At the temperature 600 o C and activator/precursor ratio 1.25 porosity decreased, however energy capacitance of supercapacitor increased calculating on elementary cell mass.
Studium zum Vorgang der Wasserstoffübertragung, 50. Elektroreduktion und phasentransferkatalysierte Borhydrid-reduktion prochiraler Ketone
1978
Prochirale Carbonylverbindungen wurden in die entsprechenden sekundaren Alkohole ubergefuhrt a) durch Elektroreduktion und b) mit NaBH4, in beiden Fallen mit den gleichen Ephedriniumsalzen, und zwar fur a) als optisch aktive Leitsalze und fur b) als optisch aktive Phasentransfer-Katalysatoren. Es wurden bei der Elektroreduktion und bei der Phasentransfer-Katalyse die Ausbeuten an Carbinol (und Pinakol)3), die optische Ausbeute und die absolute Konfiguration des bevorzugt gebildeten Enantiomeren bestimmt. In der uberwiegenden Mehrzahl der untersuchten Beispiele besitzen die unter Mitwirkung optisch aktiver Ephedriniumsalze nach beiden Methoden erhaltenen Uberschusenantiomeren die entgegenges…
Electrochemical Conversion of Dichloroacetic Acid to Chloroacetic Acid in Conventional Cell and in Two Microfluidic Reactors
2013
The electrochemical conversion of dichloroacetic acid to chloracetic acid is investigated in conventional cells and in microreactors. Two different microreactors are used: the first is a filter press cell equipped with PTFE micrometric spacers, easy to assemble and disassemble and available for a large variety of electrodes and solvents; the second is made using an adhesive spacer, micromilling and press and could easily be developed on an industrial scale. The electrochemical synthesis is performed successfully in the microreactors equipped with a graphite cathode under proper operative conditions. The performance of the process strongly depends on the nature of the cathode and, for micror…
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of polyelectrolyte multilayer modified gold electrodes: influence of supporting electrolyte and temperature.
2005
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry are employed to characterize poly(styrenesulfonate)/poly(allylamine hydrochloride) multilayers assembled onto cysteamine-modified gold surfaces. The influence of the supporting electrolyte and temperature on the impedance response is studied because of both its practical interest and the need to test further the capillary membrane model recently developed by Barreira et al. [J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 17973]. The results obtained are interpreted quite satisfactorily in terms of this model, thus providing additional support to its usefulness for the description of ionic transport through polyelectrolyte multilayers. It is observe…
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid at a tin cathode in divided and undivided cells: effect of carbon dioxide pressure and oth…
2016
Abstract The reduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid at a tin cathode was studied in both divided and undivided cells. In the first stage of the study, the effect of some operating parameters, including the working potential and the nature of the supporting electrolyte and of the cathode, on both the cathodic reduction of CO2 and the anodic oxidation of formic acid was investigated in a divided cell. In a second stage, the reduction of carbon dioxide was performed in an undivided cell with the aim of studying the effect on the generation of formic acid of various operating parameters such as current density, cathode to anode area ratio, mixing rate and nature of the anode and of the supp…
Ion transport through polyelectrolyte multilayers under steady-state conditions
2004
Abstract The permeability of a self-assembled polyelectrolyte multilayer to small ions under the influence of an applied potential difference is studied as a function of the number of layers and the nature of the supporting electrolyte. The multilayer is described as a series of homogeneously charged membranes with alternating sign of their fixed charge. Ion transport is described on the basis of the diffusion equation and the assumption of (Donnan) electrochemical equilibrium at the boundaries between layers. The calculated steady-state current–voltage curves are found to be in good agreement with experimental linear sweep voltammograms (at low sweep rate). The permeability of polystyrenes…