TY  - JOUR
A1  - Suriyanarayanan, Subramanian
A1  - Cywinski, Piotr J.
A1  - Moro, Artur J.
A1  - Mohr, Gerhard J.
A1  - Kutner, Wlodzimierz
ED  - Haupt, K
T1  - Chemosensors based on molecularly imprinted polymers
JF  - Topics in current chemistry
JF  - Topics in Current Chemistry
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-3-642-28421-2
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2010_92
SN  - 0340-1022
VL  - 325
IS  - 4
SP  - 165
EP  - 265
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Laschewsky, André
T1  - Recent trends in the synthesis of polyelectrolytes
JF  - Current opinion in colloid & interface science : current chemistry
N2  - Recent developments in the synthesis of polyelectrolytes are highlighted, with respect to the nature of the ionic groups, the polymer backbones, synthetic methods, and additional functionality given to the polyelectrolytes. In fact, the synthesis of new polyelectrolytes is mostly driven by material aspects, currently. The article pays particular attention to strong polyelectrolytes, and the new methods of controlled polymerization. These methods and the so-called click reactions have enabled novel designs of polyelectrolytes. Nevertheless, the polymerization of unprotected ionic monomers is still challenging and limits the synthetic possibilities. The structural aspects are complemented by considerations with respect to the aspired uses of the new polyelectrolytes.
KW  - Polyelectrolytes
KW  - Synthesis
KW  - Ionic monomers
KW  - Controlled polymerization
KW  - "click" chemistry
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2011.08.001
SN  - 1359-0294
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
SP  - 56
EP  - 63
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ast, Cindy
A1  - Schmälzlin, Elmar
A1  - Löhmannsröben, Hans-Gerd
A1  - van Dongen, Joost T.
T1  - Optical oxygen micro- and nanosensors for plant applications
JF  - Sensors
N2  - Pioneered by Clark's microelectrode more than half a century ago, there has been substantial interest in developing new, miniaturized optical methods to detect molecular oxygen inside cells. While extensively used for animal tissue measurements, applications of intracellular optical oxygen biosensors are still scarce in plant science. A critical aspect is the strong autofluorescence of the green plant tissue that interferes with optical signals of commonly used oxygen probes. A recently developed dual-frequency phase modulation technique can overcome this limitation, offering new perspectives for plant research. This review gives an overview on the latest optical sensing techniques and methods based on phosphorescence quenching in diverse tissues and discusses the potential pitfalls for applications in plants. The most promising oxygen sensitive probes are reviewed plus different oxygen sensing structures ranging from micro-optodes to soluble nanoparticles. Moreover, the applicability of using heterologously expressed oxygen binding proteins and fluorescent proteins to determine changes in the cellular oxygen concentration are discussed as potential non-invasive cellular oxygen reporters.
KW  - oxygen sensor
KW  - biosensors
KW  - microsensors
KW  - nanosensors
KW  - endogenous sensor proteins
KW  - dual-frequency phase-modulation
KW  - phosphorescence quenching
KW  - plant science
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/s120607015
SN  - 1424-8220
VL  - 12
IS  - 6
SP  - 7015
EP  - 7032
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kosmella, Sabine
A1  - Koetz, Joachim
T1  - Polymer-modified w/o microemulsions - with tunable droplet-droplet interactions
JF  - Current opinion in colloid & interface science : current chemistry
N2  - Water soluble polymers can be incorporated into reverse microemulsion droplets without leaving the isotropic phase region. When the polymer is attached to the surfactant film the bending elasticity is changed, and droplet-droplet interactions are influenced. Different methods are available for studying the droplet-droplet interactions in more detail, e.g. SANS. SAXS and DLS. Conductometric measurements are very useful for detecting exchange processes between the droplets. In presence of polyampholytes a pH dependent tuning of the membrane properties becomes possible, experimentally detectable by conductometry.
KW  - Reverse microemulsions
KW  - droplet-droplet interactions
KW  - film tuning
KW  - polymer-modification
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2012.06.004
SN  - 1359-0294
VL  - 17
IS  - 5
SP  - 261
EP  - 265
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - London
ER  -