A conductometric microsensor for measuring methanol vapor was conceived, based on electrospun composite nanofibers of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) doped with nickel phthalocyanine (NiPc) deposited interdigitated electrodes (IDEs) as transducers. The nanofiber’s shape, structure, percent atomic content and thermal properties were studied. sensor showed good sensitivity (505µS.cm?1.(v/v)?1), low limi...

Meiofauna (invertebrates that pass through a 1-mm mesh sieve, but are retained on 40-µm mesh) represent the most abundant and diverse animal group Earth, empirical evidence of their role in benthic respiration, production carbon cycling across ecosystems is not well documented. Moreover, how meiofauna respond to changing oxygen conditions poorly understood. We further developed an incubation sy...

This paper presents a comprehensive study of the self-assembly dynamics and the biosensing efficacy of Tobacco mosaic virus-like particle (TMV VLP) sensing probes using an impedimetric microsensor platform. TMV VLPs are high surface area macromolecules with nanorod structures constructed from helical arrangements of thousands of identical coat proteins. Genetically modified TMV VLPs express bot...

Scientists have expressed continued interest in the development of microsensor technology that can indicate toxicity that occurs within a cell after a chemical challenge. One of the more useful approaches of microsensor technology is the application of fluorescent spectroscopy to indicate early-stage injury with optimal specificity and decreased background interference. If the toxicity is detec...

Electrochemical microsensors for O2, pH, H2S, H2, and N2O are now available commercially, thus it has become a relatively simple task to analyze the microenvironment in stratified microbial communities for several chemical species. In addition, sensors are available for the physical parameters diffusivity and flow, and based on knowledge about both transport processes and microdistribution of c...