The potentiometric response properties of ammonium-, carbonate-, and proton-selective electrodes prepared by incorporating appropriate neutral carriers within novel asymmetric cellulose acetate membranes are reported. The membranes are formed by first casting a thin layer of cellulose triacetate without carrier, hydrolyzing one side of this film with base, and then on the other side casting a s...

Recent advances in microelectronics and wireless transmission technology have led to the development of various implantable sensors for real-time monitoring of bladder conditions. Although various sensing approaches for monitoring bladder conditions were reported, most such sensors have remained at the laboratory stage due to the existence of vital drawbacks. In the present study, we explored a...

Here we report a smartphone-based potentiometric biosensor for point-of-care testing of salivary α-amylase (sAA), which is one of the most sensitive indices of autonomic nervous system activity, and therefore a promising non-invasive biomarker for mental health. The biosensing system includes a smartphone having a sAA-detection App, a potentiometric reader and a sensing chip with preloaded reag...

BACKGROUND Sperm motility evaluation is associated with fertility in IVF programmes. The visual estimation of sperm motility is extremely subjective. Hence, alternative methods are required. Among them, determination of mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsi(m)) changes of spermatozoa using potentiometric dyes may be a reliable test to determine sperm quality. However, the use of the potent...

A potentiometric sensor for enantiomers has been prepared with no chiral additives, only cobaltabisdicarbollide and the protonated enantiomer.

Label-free detections of biomolecules have attracted great attention in a lot of life science fields such as genomics, clinical diagnosis and practical pharmacy. In this article, we reviewed amperometric and potentiometric biosensors based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs). In amperometric detections, CNT-modified electrodes were used as working electrodes to significantly enhance electroactive surfac...

The unique potentiometric response of mercury sensors was investigated in aqueous Cl(-)-rich media, which are often encountered in natural, especially biological samples. The conventional neutral-carrier-based Hg(II)-ISEs are not practically useful because the Cl(-) concentrations in natural aqueous samples are normally too high for mercury to be present in the form of Hg(2+). Negative potentio...

The simplest transducer in the development of potentiometric biosensors is the glass pH electrode. Glucose oxidase immobilization was achieved using cellophane [1], nylon [1-6] or nitrocellulose [5,7] membranes that are subsequently fixed on the sensitive bulb of the pH electrode that senses the pH diminution, as a result of the biocatalytical reaction occurring in the enzyme layer (glucose oxi...

Based on international standard procedures, the degree of unsaturation on biodiesel was evaluated, called iodine value. Two titration techniques were used to determine the iodine value: colorimetric and potentiometric techniques. The uncertainty of measurement was used to evaluate the quality of the results. The potentiometric technique showed better quality in the determination of the iodine v...