Electrochemical Sensors Based on Polymer Films Immobilized by Gamma Irradiation

Author(s):  
Louis A. Coury ◽  
Christos Galiatsatos ◽  
Edward W. Huber ◽  
Sandra Sponaugle ◽  
William R. Heineman
1978 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 2805-2816 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. F. Oberbeck ◽  
K. G. Mayhan ◽  
W. J. James

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiv Govind Prasad ◽  
Abhijit De ◽  
Udayan De

Effects of gamma irradiation at different doses up to 135 kGy on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer films have been investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) spectroscopy. From XRD analysis, it was found that even at a high dose of gamma irradiation of 135 kGy, crystallinity of the PET samples remain unchanged. However, the FTIR peak at 871 cm−1 (depicting C–H bending mode of out-of-plane vibration) and another at 1303 cm−1 (representing C–H bending mode of in-plane vibration) disappear for gamma-irradiated PET. In this study, it has also been found that γ-irradiation in air enhances the optical absorption in the wavelength region 320–370 nm. This has been attributed to free radicals being produced in the polymer by the γ-radiation. Further, the free radicals react with oxygen of air to form carbonyl group and hydroxyls. With increasing γ-dose, there is a red shift of the UV—near visible cutoff for PET. XRD and FTIR observations on γ-damage have been correlated.


Author(s):  
Shailesh R. Sheth ◽  
Jayesh R. Bellare

Specimen support and astigmatism correction in Electron Microscopy are at least two areas in which lacey polymer films find extensive applications. Although their preparation has been studied for a very long time, present techniques still suffer from incomplete release of the film from its substrate and presence of a large number of pseudo holes in the film. Our method ensures complete removal of the entire lacey film from the substrate and fewer pseudo holes by pre-treating the substrate with Gum Arabic, which acts as a film release agent.The method is based on the classical condensation technique for preparing lacey films which is essentially deposition of minute water or ice droplets on the substrate and laying the polymer film over it, so that micro holes are formed corresponding to the droplets. A microscope glass slide (the substrate) is immersed in 2.0% (w/v) aq. CTAB (cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide)-0.22% (w/v) aq.


2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (PR7) ◽  
pp. Pr7-233-Pr7-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Rivillon ◽  
P. Auroy ◽  
B. Deloche

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