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Issue 1 (January 2002) pages 1-40

J. Labuda^1*, M. Buckova¹, L. Heilerova², A. Caniova-Ziakova¹, E. Brandsteterova¹, J. Mattusch³ and R. Wennrich^3
1Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and FoodTechnology, Slovak University of Technology, 81237 Bratislava, Slovakia. ^*E-mail: [email protected]
²Food Research Institute Bratislava, Biocentre Modra, 90001 Modra, Slovakia
³UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany
Detection of Antioxidative Activity of Plant Extracts at the DNA-modified Screen-printed Electrode
Sensors 2002, 2, 1-10 (PDF format, 143 K)

Michael J. Schöning^1,2*, Anette Simonis^1,2, Christian Ruge², Holger Ecken², Mattea Müller-Veggian¹ and Hans Lüth^2
1University of Applied Sciences Aachen, Ginsterweg 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany
²Institute of Thin Films and Interfaces, Research Centre Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
*E-mail: [email protected]
A (bio-)chemical Field-effect Sensor with Macroporous Si as Substrate Material and a SiO2 / LPCVD-Si3N4 Double Layer as pH Transducer
Sensors 2002, 2, 11-22 (PDF format, 1127 K)

Clifford K. Ho^* and Robert C. Hughes
Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA
Tel: (505) 844-2384, Fax: (505) 844-7354. ^*E-mail: [email protected]
In-Situ Chemiresistor Sensor Package for Real-Time Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds in Soil and Groundwater
Sensors 2002, 2, 23-34 (PDF format, 1027 K)

Ping Li^1*, Yan Huang¹, Junze Hu¹, Chunwei Yuan¹ and Baoping Lin^2
1National Laboratory of Molecular & Biomolecular Electronics Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China.
Tel, (86)-025-3794310, Fax, (86)-025-3619983
²Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
^*E-mail:[email protected]
Surface Plasmon Resonance Studies on Molecular Imprinting
Sensors 2002, 2, 35-40 (PDF format, 92 K)

Shengfu Wang^* and Dan Du
College of Chemistry and Material Science, Hubei University, 430062, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
^*E -mail: [email protected]
Studies on the Electrochemical Behavior of Hydroquinone at L-cysteine Self-Assembled Monolayers Modified Gold Electrode
Sensors 2002, 2, 41-49 (PDF format, 417 K)

K.Arshak ^1,*, K. Twomey and D. Egan
Microelectronics and Semiconductor Research Group, ECE Department, National Technological Park, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
*Corresponding author. Tel.: 353-61-2027-00;fax:+353-61-3303-16. E-mail: [email protected]
A Ceramic Thick Film Humidity Sensor Based on MnZn Ferrite
Sensors 2002, 2, 50-61 (PDF format, 322 K)

Stepan A. Zynio ¹, Anton V. Samoylov ¹, Elena R. Surovtseva ¹, Vladimir M. Mirsky ^2,* and Yuri M. Shirshov ^1
1Institute of Semiconductor Physics, NASU, Prospect Nauki 45, 252650, Kiev-28, Ukraine
²University of Regensburg, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
^*E-mail: [email protected]
Bimetallic Layers Increase Sensitivity of Affinity Sensors Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance
Sensors 2002, 2, 62-70 (PDF format, 140 K)

Special Issue: Nano-porous Sensor Material
Guest Editor: Professor Dr Craig Grimes, The Pennsylvania State University

Zheng Jiao^*,1, Gang Ye ¹, Feng Chen ², Mingqiang Li ¹and Jinhuai Liu ^1
1Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Science, Hefei 230031, P.R. China
²Department of Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
^*E-mail: [email protected]
The Preparation of ZnGa2O4 Nano Crystals by Spray Coprecipitation and Its Gas Sensitive Characteristics
Sensors 2002, 2, 71-78 (PDF format, 1211 K)

Michael V. Pishko ^1,*, Alexander Revzin ²and Aleksandr L. Simonian ^2
1Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 104 Fenske Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802-4400, USA
²Texas A&M University, Department of Chemical Engineering, College Station, TX 77843-3122, USA
^*E-mail: [email protected], Phone: 814-863-4810, Fax: 814-865-7846
Invited paper: Mass Transfer in Amperometric Biosensors Based on Nanocomposite Thin Films of Redox Polymers and Oxidoreductases
Sensors 2002, 2, 79-90 (PDF format, 202 K)

Elizabeth C. Dickey ^1,*, Oomman K. Varghese ¹, Keat G. Ong ², Dawei Gong ², Maggie Paulose ² and Craig A. Grimes ^2
1Department of Materials Science & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
²Department of Electrical Engineering & Materials Research Institute
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
^*Email: [email protected]
Invited paper: Room Temperature Ammonia and Humidity Sensing Using Highly Ordered Nanoporous Alumina Films
Sensors 2002, 2, 91-110 (PDF format, 2264 K)

Lara Leoni ¹, Darlene Attiah ¹ and Tejal A. Desai ^1,2,*
1Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
²Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Tel: (617) 358-3054. Fax: (617) 353-6766
^*Email: [email protected]
Invited paper: Nanoporous Platforms for Cellular Sensing and Delivery
Sensors 2002, 2, 111-120 (PDF format, 3818 K)

C. Baratto ^1*, G. Faglia ¹, G. Sberveglieri ¹, Z. Gaburro ², L. Pancheri ², C. Oton ² and L. Pavesi ^2
1Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Brescia, Via Valotti 9 25133 Brescia, Italy
²Department of Physics and INFM, University of Trento, via Sommarive 14, I-38050 Povo (Tn) Italy
Tel. +39-030-3715706, Fax +39- 030-2091271, ^*E-mail: [email protected]
Invited paper: Multiparametric Porous Silicon Sensors
Sensors 2002, 2, 121-126 (PDF format, 120 K)

Jianzhong Zhu ^1*, Ziqiang Zhu ¹, Zongsheng Lai ¹, Rong Wang ², Xiaoming Guo ², Xiaqin Wu ², Guoxiong Zhang ², Zongrang Zhang ², Yiting Wang ³ and Zongyou Chen ^4
1IT college, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
²Shanghai Teachers University, Shanghai 2000234
³Shanghai Institute for Medicine Control, Shanghai 200233
⁴Department of Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040
^*E-mail: [email protected]
Planar Amperometric Glucose Sensor Based on Glucose Oxidase Immobilized by Chitosan Film on Prussian Blue Layer
Sensors 2002, 2, 127-136 (PDF format, 118 K)

Raheam Al-Saphory
Systems Theory Laboratory (LTS), University of Perpignan 52, Avenue de Villeneuve
66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
E-mail: [email protected] ,Tel: 0033468661763, Fax: 0033468661760
Asymptotic Regional Boundary Observer in Distributed Parameter Systems via Sensors Structure
Sensors 2002, 2, 137-152 (PDF format, 184 K)

Milan M. Antonijevic ^1*, Randjel P. Mihajlovic ² and Branislav V. Vukanovic ^1
1University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty Bor, P.O.Box 50, 19210 Bor, Serbia, Yugoslavia
²University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia
^*E-mail: [email protected] ; Tel: +381 30 24 555, Fax: +381 30 21 078
Natural Monocrystalline Pyrite as Sensors for Potentiometric Redox Titrations.Part I. Titrations with Permanganate
Sensors 2002, 2, 153-163 (PDF format, 116 K)

Vinod K. Gupta^*, S. Chandra, D.K. Chauhan and R. Mangla
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (formerly University of Roorkee)
Roorkee- 247667 INDIA
^*E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +91-1332-85801(work); Fax: +91-1332-73560
Membranes of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)porphyrin-atocobalt (TMOPP-Co) (I) as MoO₄^2- -selective Sensors
Sensors 2002, 2, 164-173 (PDF format, 158 K)

A. Arshak, S. Zleetni and K. Arshak^*
Department Electronics and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Plassey Technological Park, Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Tel. +353-61-202267, Fax +353-61-338176, ^*E-mail: [email protected]
g-radiation Sensor Using Optical and Electrical Properties of Manganese Phthalocyanine (MnPc) Thick Film
Sensors 2002, 2, 174-184 (PDF format, 181 K)

S. Radhakrishnan^* and S.D.Deshpande
Polymer Science & Engineering, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune- 411008, India
^*E-mail: [email protected]
Conducting Polymers Functionalized with Phthalocyanine as Nitrogen Dioxide Sensors
Sensors 2002, 2, 185-194 (PDF format, 1620 K)

K. Cherif ¹, S. Hleli ¹, A.Abdelghani ^1,*, N.Jaffrezic-Renault ² and V. Matejec ^3
1Unité de Recherche de Physique des Semiconducteurs, IPEST, La Marsa, 2070 Tunis, Tunisia
*Corresponding author : Tel : 00216 71 74 0048 , Fax : 00216 71 74 65 51, E-mail: [email protected]
²IFOS, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 36 Avenue Guy de Collongue, 69131 Ecully, France
³Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Chaberska 57, 182 51 Prague 8, Czech Republic
Chemical Detection in Liquid Media with a Refractometric Sensor Based on a Multimode Optical Fibre
Sensors 2002, 2, 195-204 (PDF format, 114 K)

K.Arshak^* and K. Twomey
Microelectronics and Semiconductor Research Group, ECE Department, National Technological Park, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
^*Corresponding Author. Tel.:+353-61-2027-00;fax: +353-61-3303-16, Email Address: [email protected]
Thin films of In2O3/SiO for Humidity Sensing Applications
Sensors 2002, 2, 205-218 (PDF format, 450 K)

Keat Ghee Ong¹, J. Samuel Bitler², Craig A. Grimes^1,*, Libby G. Puckett³ and Leonidas G. Bachas^3
1Department of Electrical Engineering & Materials Research Institute
217 Materials Research Lab, The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802, USA
²Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA. 01845
³Department of Chemistry, The University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
^*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Remote Query Resonant-Circuit Sensors for Monitoring of Bacteria Growth: Application to Food Quality Control
Sensors 2002, 2, 219-232 (PDF format, 364 K)

Vinod Kumar Gupta^1,*, Milan M. Antonijevic² , Sudeshna Chandra¹ and Shiva Agarwal^1
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (formerly University of Roorkee), Roorkee- 247667, India
²Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Technical Faculty Bor, University of Belgrade, P.O.Box 50, 19210 Bor, Serbia, Yugoslavia
^*E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +91-1332-85801(work); Fax: +91-1332-73560
Polystyrene Based Silver Selective Electrodes
Sensors 2002, 2, 233-243 (PDF format, 620 K)

Special Issue: Networked Sensors and Wireless Sensor Platforms
Guest Editors:Dr Keat G. Ong, The Pennsylvania State University
Professor Dr Craig Grimes, The Pennsylvania State University

Sponsor of this Issue


Junwei Zhou and Andrew Mason^*
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, 2120 Engineering Building, East Lansing, Michigan, USA 48824-1226
^*E-mail: [email protected], http://www.egr.msu.edu/amsac/
Invited paper: Communication Buses and Protocols for Sensor Networks
Sensors 2002, 2, 244-257 (PDF format, 1500 K)

Soheil Ghiasi^*, Ankur Srivastava, Xiaojian Yang, and Majid Sarrafzadeh
Computer Science Department,University of California at Los Angeles, USA
Email: soheil,apple,xjyang,[email protected]
Invited paper: Optimal Energy Aware Clustering in Sensor Networks
Sensors 2002, 2, 258-269 (PDF format, 107 K)

Kevin A. Delin
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099, USA
E-mail: [email protected]
Invited paper: The Sensor Web: A Macro-Instrument for Coordinated Sensing
Sensors 2002, 2, 270-285 (PDF format, 2500 K)

Hairong Qi^*, Phani Teja Kuruganti and Yingyue Xu
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
^*Email: [email protected]
Invited paper: The Development of Localized Algorithms in Wireless Sensor Networks
Sensors 2002, 2, 286-293 (PDF format, 62 K)

Craig A. Grimes ^1*, Casey S. Mungle ¹, Kefeng Zeng ¹, Mahaveer K. Jain ¹, William R. Dreschel ², Maggie Paulose ² and Keat G. Ong ^1
1Department of Electrical Engineering & Materials Research Institute, 217 Materials Research Lab, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
²SenTech Corporation, 200 Innovation Boulevard, Suite 236, State College, PA 16803. USA
^*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: [email protected]
Invited paper: Wireless Magnetoelastic Resonance Sensors: A Critical Review
Sensors 2002, 2, 294-313 (PDF format, 895 K)

Michael E. G. Lyons
Physical Electrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Nasr Institute of Advanced Materials Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: 353-1-608 2051. Fax: 353-1-671 2826. E-mail: [email protected]
Mediated Electron Transfer at Redox Active Monolayers . Part 2 : analysis of the chronoamperometric response to a potential step perturbation.
Sensors 2002, 2, 314-330 (PDF format, 183 K)

Rhong Zhang ¹, M. I. Tejedor ¹, Marc A. Anderson ^1*, Maggie Paulose ² and Craig A. Grimes ^2
1Environmental Chemistry & Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
²Department of Electrical Engineering & Materials Research Institute, 217 Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
^*E-mail: [email protected]
Ethylene Detection Using Nanoporous PtTiO2 Coatings Applied to Magnetoelastic Thick Films
Sensors 2002, 2, 331-338 (PDF format, 623 K)

Lee Yook Heng^*, Loh Han Chern and Musa Ahmad
School of Chemical Sciences & Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
^*E-mail: [email protected]
A Hydrogen Ion-Selective Sensor Based on Non-Plasticised Methacrylic-acrylic Membranes
Sensors 2002, 2, 339-346 (PDF format, 70 K)

Khalil Arshak^* and Olga Korostynska
Electronic & Computer Engineering Deptartment, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
^*E-mail: [email protected]
Gamma Radiation Dosimetry Using Tellurium Dioxide Thin Film Structures
Sensors 2002, 2, 347-355 (PDF format, 95 K)

Joachim P. Kloock ^1,2, Yulia G. Mourzina ^1,3, Jürgen Schubert ¹ and Michael J. Schöning ^1,2,*
1Department of Applied Physics, University of Applied Sciences Aachen, Ginsterweg 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany
²Institute for Thin Films and Interfaces, Research Centre Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
³Department of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
*Corresponding author: Tel.: +49/2461/612973; Fax: +49/2461/612940 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage:www.fz-juelich.de/isg/sensorik
A First Step Towards a Microfabricated Thin-film Sensor Array on the Basis of Chalcogenide Glass Materials
Sensors 2002, 2, 356-365 (PDF format, 1600 K)

Zheng Jiao ^1*, Feng Chen ², Run Su ³, Xingjiu Huang ³, Wei Liu ³ and Jinhuai Liu ^3
1Shanghai Applied Radiation Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, P.R. China
²Department of Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
³Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Science, Hefei 230031, P.R. China
^*E-mail: [email protected]
Study On The Characteristics of Ag Doped CuO-BaTiO3 CO2 Sensors
Sensors 2002, 2, 366-373 (PDF format, 80 K)

Mohammed Mabrook^* and Peter Hawkins^#
School of Engineering and Centre for Molecular and Nanoscale Electronics, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
^#Present address: Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
^*E-mail: [email protected], Telephone: +44(0)1913743825 Fax: +44(0)1913747492
Benzene Sensing Using Thin Films of Titanium Dioxide Operating at Room Temperature
Sensors 2002, 2, 374-382 (PDF format, 140 K)

Special Issue: Ion Sensors
Guest Editor: Professor V.K. Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India


Milan M. Antonijevic
Editorial: Ion Sensors
Sensors 2002, 2, 383 ( HTML format )

Vinod K. Gupta^*, Rajendra Prasad and Azad Kumar
Department of Chemistry,Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Roorkee -247667, India
^*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
Tel: 91-1332-85801(O), 85043 (R); Fax: 91-1332-3560
Dibenzocyclamnickel(II) as Ionophore in PVC-matrix for Ni2+-Selective Sensor
Sensors 2002, 2, 384-396 (PDF format, 663 K)

Rainer Ludwig^* and Nguyen Thi Kim Dzung
Institute of Chemistry/Inorg. and Analyt. Chem., Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 34-36,14195 Berlin, Germany
^*E-mail: [email protected], Tel. (30) 838 52458, Fax (30) 838 52424
Review: Calixarene-Based Molecules for Cation Recognition
Sensors 2002, 2, 397-416 (PDF format, 260 K)

R. K. Mahajan, Inderpreet Kaur, V. Sharma and M. Kumar
Department of chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
E-mail: [email protected] , Fax:+91-183-258820
Sensor for Silver(I) ion Based on Schiff-base-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene
Sensors 2002, 2, 417-423 (PDF format, 140 K)

Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein ^1*, Xian Xiang Sun ² and Cheng Jun Sun ^3
1Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory Biological and Medical Research Department, MBC-03-65, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
²Department of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Changzhou 213016, Peoples Republic of China
³P.O. Box 1048, Beijing 102205, Peoples Republic of China
Ion selective PVC membrane electrode for the determination of methacycline hydrochloride in pharmaceutical formulation
Sensors 2002, 2, 424-431 (PDF format, 87 K)

Gary D. Christian
Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA
Reagents for Lithium Electrodes and Sensors for Blood Serum Analysis
Sensors 2002, 2, 432-435 (PDF format, 39 K)

Reyad A. Shawabkeh ^1,* and Maha F. Tutunji ^2
1Department of Chemical Engineering Mutah University AL-Karak, Jordan
²Department of Chemistry-University of Jordan Director of Pharmaceutical Research unit-Royal Scientific Society Amman, Jordan
Phone: (962) 6 461-7860 Ext. 3277 ^*E-mail: [email protected]
Mathematical modelling of the Electrode Process of Azithromycin using Cyclic Voltammetry at Hanging Mercury Drop Electrode
Sensors 2002, 2, 436-446 (PDF format, 280 K)

Chen Guo-ping ^1*, Xia Rong-min ¹, Gong Jun ² and Shou Wen-de ^1
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
²Department of Digestion, Second Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
Tel.86-21-62932830, Fax 86-21-52540266,^*Email: [email protected]
Study on pH Effect in Process of an Entero-gastric Fiber-optic Sensor Design
Sensors 2002, 2, 447-454 (PDF format, 555 K)

Xiping Yang ¹, Keat G. Ong ², William R. Dreschel ², Kefeng Zeng ³, Casey S. Mungle ³ and Craig A. Grimes ^3*
1Department of Electrical Engineering and Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
²SenTech Corporation, 200 Innovation Boulevard Suite 236, State College, PA 16803 USA
³Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Materials Research Institute, The PennState University, 217 Materials Research Lab, University Park, PA 16802 USA
^*Email: [email protected]
Design of a Wireless Sensor Network for Long-term, In-Situ Monitoring of an Aqueous Environment
Sensors 2002, 2, 455-472 (PDF format, 1450 K)

Michael E.G. Lyons
Physical Electrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Nasr Institute of Advanced Materials Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: 353-1-608 2051. Fax: 353-1- 671 2826. E-mail : [email protected]
Mediated Electron Transfer at Redox Active Monolayers. Part 3: Bimolecular outer-sphere, first order Koutecky-Levich and adduct formation mechanisms.
Sensors 2002, 2, 473-506 (PDF format, 570 K)