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Electrochemical Aptatoxisensor Responses on Nanocomposites containing electro-deposited silver nanoparticles on poly(propyleneimine) dendrimer for the detection of microcystin-lr in freshwater
(MDPI, 2016)A sensitive and reagentless electrochemical aptatoxisensor was developed on cobalt (II) salicylaldiimine metallodendrimer (SDD-Co(II)) doped with electro-synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for microcystin-LR (L, ... -
Electrochemical determination of hydrogen peroxide by a nonenzymatic catalytically enhanced silver-iron (iii) oxide/polyoxometalate/reduced graphene oxide modified glassy carbon electrode
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)The synergism of phosphomolybdic acid hydrate (POM) decorated with silver-iron (III) oxide (Ag-Fe2O3) nanoparticles and anchored on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) have been demonstrated to be effective as a nonenzymatic H2O2 ... -
Electrochemical determination of phenothrin in fruit juices at graphene oxide-polypyrrole modified glassy carbon electrode
(Elsevier, 2018)An electrochemical sensor was developed based on graphen oxide-polypyrrole modified glassy carbon electrode (GO/PPy/GCE) for sensitive determination of phenothrin in fruit samples. GO/PPy/GCE was characterized by scanning ... -
An electrochemical DNA biosensor developed on a nanocomposite platform of gold and poly(propyleneimine) dendrimer
(MDPI, 2008)An electrochemical DNA nanobiosensor was prepared by immobilization of a 20mer thiolated probe DNA on electro-deposited generation 4 (G4) poly(propyleneimine) dendrimer (PPI) doped with gold nanoparticles (AuNP) as ... -
Electrochemical immunosensor based on polythionine/gold nanoparticles for the determination of Aflatoxin B1
(MDPI, 2008)An aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) electrochemical immunosensor was developed by the immobilisation of aflatoxin B1-bovine serum albumin (AFB1-BSA) conjugate on a polythionine (PTH)/gold nanoparticles (AuNP)-modified glassy carbon ... -
Electrochemical interrogation of g3-poly(propylene thiophenoimine) dendritic star polymer in phenanthrene sensing
(MDPI, 2015)A novel dendritic star-copolymer, generation 3 poly(propylene thiophenoimine) (G3PPT)-co-poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) star co-polymer on gold electrode (i.e., Au|G3PPT-co-P3HT) was used as a sensor system for the ... -
Electrochemical performance of zinc carbodiimides based porous nanocomposites as supercapacitors
(Elsevier, 2021)The low energy densities of supercapacitors are generally limited by the used anodes. To develop supercapacitors with high energy densities, metal–organic framework (TRD-ZIF-8) derived honeycomb-like porous zinc carbodiimide ... -
Electrochemical studies of Pd-based anode catalysts in alkaline medium for direct glycerol fuel cells
(MDPI, 2020)his study investigates the most effective electrocatalyst for glycerol oxidation reaction (GOR) in alkaline medium for five synthesized electrocatalysts, Pd, PdNi, PdNiO, PdMn3O4 and PdMn3O4NiO, supported on multi-walled ... -
An electrochemically active green synthesized polycrystalline NiO/MgO catalyst: Use in photo-catalytic applications
(Elsevier, 2018)For many years, research scientists have aided communities in their tremendous efforts towards environmental remediation. Due to their high physical and chemical stability, metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have been used as ... -
Electrochemically reduced graphene oxide pencil-graphite in situ plated bismuth-film electrode for the determination of trace metals by anodic stripping voltammetry
(ESG, 2014)An electrochemical platform was developed based on a pencil-graphite electrode (PGE) modified with electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ERGO) sheets and in conjunction with an in situ plated bismuth-film (ERGO-PG-BiE). ... -
Electrochemiluminescence at 3D Printed Titanium Electrodes
(Frontiers Media SA, 2021)The fabrication and electrochemical properties of a 3D printed titanium electrode array are described. The array comprises 25 round cylinders (0.015 cm radius, 0.3 cm high) that are evenly separated on a 0.48 × 0.48 cm ... -
Electrodeposited CuO thin film for wide linear range photoelectrochemical glucose sensing
(Elsevier, 2022)Cupric oxide (CuO) has been used as a non-enzymatic glucose sensor for decades. However, there is a paucity of publications on bare CuO based photo electrochemical (PEC) glucose detection. In this study, a photo active ... -
Electronics of anion hot injection-synthesized te-functionalized kesterite nanomaterial
(MDPI, 2021)Metal chalcogenides such as copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) have been intensively studied as potential photovoltaic cell materials, but their viability have been marred by crystal defects and low open circuit potential (Voc) ... -
Eliminating micro-porous layer from gas diffusion electrode for use in high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell
(Elsevier, 2017)In this work, we report a simple strategy to improve the performance of high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) by eliminating the micro-porous layer (MPL) from its gas diffusion electrodes ... -
Ellagic acid controls cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells via inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase 6
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020)Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6 (CDK6) plays an important role in cancer progression, and thus, it is considered as an attractive drug target in anticancer therapeutics. This study presents an evaluation of dietary phytochemicals, ... -
ELUCID. VIII. simulating the coma galaxy cluster to calibrate model and understand feedback
(Institute of Physics, 2024)We conducted an investigation of the Coma cluster of galaxies by running a series of constrained hydrodynamic simulations with GIZMO-SIMBA and GADGET-3 based on initial conditions reconstructed from the SDSS survey volume ... -
Emerging evidence implicating a role for neurexins in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders
(The Royal Society, 2021)Synaptopathies are brain disorders characterized by dysfunctional synapses, which are specialized junctions between neurons that are essential for the transmission of information. Synaptic dysfunction can occur due to ... -
Emerging forms of social action in urban domestic water supply in South Africa and Zimbabwe
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2013)This paper compares and contrasts emerging forms of social action in urban domestic water supply in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Both countries represent transitional societies that are facing challenges of providing clean ... -
Emotion and stress recognition related sensors and machine learning technologies
(MPDI, 2021)Intelligent sociotechnical systems are gaining momentum in today’s informationrich society, where different technologies are used to collect data from such systems and mine this data to make useful insights about our ... -
Empowerment of rural farmers through information sharing using inexpensive technologies
(ACM, 2011)This paper discusses how to empower rural farmers to do business by means of inexpensive mobile technologies. In particular, the aim is to take advantage of the inexpensive features of low-end mobile phones to access market ...