In this paper, the thermal stability of a Bloch Surface Wave (BSW) assisted bio-photonic sensor is investigated. The structural analysis carried out using transfer matrix method (TMM). design comprises truncated one-dimensional photonic crystal (1D-PhC) structure along with defective top layer. parameters are optimized to excite BSW at interface for an operating wavelength 632.8 nm. mode confin...

This chapter is devoted to a bio-inspired self-assembling of heterogeneous robot modules into specific topological configurations. The approach involves several algorithmic inspirations from biological regulatory networks for achieving environmental dependability and considers constraint-based optimization techniques for finding optimal connections between heterogeneous modules. Scalability and...

Flexible organic phototransistors are fabricated using polylactide (PLA), a polar bio-material, as the dielectric material. The charge trapping effect induced by the polar groups of the PLA layer leads to a photosensitivity close to ≈104. The excellent performance of this new device design is further demonstrated by incorporating the photo-transistors into a sensor array to successfully image a...

A highly selective and sensitive bioluminescent sensor (DME) for human carboxylesterase 1 (hCE1) has been developed and well characterized. DME could be used for real-time monitoring of hCE1 activities in complex biological samples and for bio-imaging of endogenous hCE1 in living cells.

Electrochemical fabrication integrating templating strategies have paved the way for creating mesoporous metal alloy films with distinctive pores and functionalities electrocatalysis, fuel cells, sensor (bio) development.

The influence of KOH addition and air pretreatment on co-pyrolysis (600 °C) of a mixture of bio-oil and biomass (aspen wood) was investigated with the goal of increasing biochar yield. The bio-oil was produced as a byproduct of the pyrolysis of biomass and recycled in subsequent runs. Co-pyrolysis of the biomass with the recycled bio-oil resulted in a 16% mass increase in produced biochar. The ...

The environmentally prevalent polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) #47 and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) #28 and #118 were challenged for 24 hours with a novel biomass-supported Pd catalyst (Bio-Pd(0)). Analysis of the products via GC-MS revealed the Bio-Pd(0) to cause the challenged compounds to undergo stepwise dehalogenation with preferential loss of the least sterically hindered halogen ...

SUMMARY Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMC) have been widely investigated as newly-emerging materials for transducer applications due to their good performance, such as low weight, good flexibility and large strain. A bio-inspired design was described and applied to build 3-D papillae dome structure for vectorial tactile sensors. INTRODUCTION The electrical-chemical-mechanical effect in ionic...

This paper reports a soil-based bioassay of rice husk bio-ash impacts on redox properties and rice production. Bio-ash was produced during the pyrolytic process of rice husk as a boiler fuel, after which it was applied as an amendment to a flooded soil. Bio-ash was amended before rice transplanting at different mass rates including 0%, 0.1%, 1% and 5%, which was defined as T1, T2, T3, and T4 re...