Browsing by Author "Turner, Anthony P. F."

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  • Amperometric biosensor for formic acid in air 
    Sandström, K. J. Mattias; Newman, Jeffrey D.; Sunesson, Anna-Lena; Levina, Jan-Olof; Turner, Anthony P. F. (Elsevier, 2000-11-01)
    The possibility of developing a simple, inexpensive and specific personal passive ”real-time” air sampler based on biosensor technology was investigated. Formic acid was used as a model substance. The sensor is based on ...
  • An amperometric enzyme electrode for the detection of L-lactate 
    Selkirk, Jane Yvonne (Cranfield University, 1997-06)
    The main tasks of this thesis were to evaluate a number of amperometric enzyme electrode chemistries for the selective and sensitive detection of L-lactate, and apply mass fabrication technologies to reproducibly manufacture ...
  • Approaches to allergy detection using aptasensors 
    Brys, Emile; Tombelli, Sara; Minunni, Maria E.; Mascini, Marco; Turner, Anthony P. F. (Taylor and Francis, 2007)
    1. Immunoglobulins and IgE Antibodies are glycoprotein molecules which are produced by plasma cells in response to an immunogen (1). They belong to a class of spherical proteins called globulins and are hence known as ...
  • Aptamers for biosensors 
    Bini, Alessandra (Cranfield University and University of Firenze., 2008)
    Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA molecules isolated in vitro by a selection and amplification method. Aptamers bind with high specificity and affinity to a wide range of target molecules, with dissociation constant ...
  • Artificial muscles powered by glucose 
    Mashayekhi Mazar, Fariba; Martinez, Jose G.; Tyagi, Manav; Alijanianzadeh, Mahdi; Turner, Anthony P. F.; Jager, Edwin W. H. (Wiley, 2019-06-19)
    Untethered actuation is important for robotic devices to achieve autonomous motion, which is typically enabled by using batteries. Using enzymes to provide the required electrical charge is particularly interesting as it ...
  • Bi-functional sulphonate-coupled reduced graphene oxide as an efficient dopant for a conducting polymer with enhanced electrochemical performance 
    Meng, Lingyin; Dagsgård, Frida; Turner, Anthony P. F.; Mak, Wing Cheung (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-06-25)
    The rapidly emerging field of organic bioelectronics has witnessed the wide use of conducting polymers (CPs) to fabricate advanced chemically modified electrodes (CMEs) for biosensors and biomedical devices. The electrochemical ...
  • Biomimetic sensors for HbA1c 
    Biela, Anna (Cranfield University, 2010-07)
    Diabetes mellitus is a growing health problem worldwide. Suitable long-term control and management of this disease are enabled by determination of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in blood. The results are given as %HbA1c ...
  • Biosensor and bioelectrocatalysis studies of enzymes immobilized on graphite electrode materials 
    Schneider, B. H. (1987-05)
    The immobilization of glucose oxidase and lipoamide dehydrogenase on graphite electrodes was studied for their application in mediated bioelectrochemical systems. These are techniques where the electrons involved in an ...
  • Biotin–specific synthetic receptors prepared using molecular imprinti 
    Piletska, Elena V.; Piletsky, Sergey A.; Karim, K.; Terpetschnig, E.; Turner, Anthony P. F. (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2004-02-16)
    The composition of new molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) specific for biotin was optimised using molecular modelling software. Three functional monomers: methacrylic acid (MAA), 2-(trifluoromethyl)acrylic acid (TFAA) ...
  • Conducting polymer-reinforced laser-irradiated graphene as a heterostructured 3D transducer for flexible skin patch biosensors 
    Meng, Lingyin; Turner, Anthony P. F.; Mak, Wing Cheung (American Chemical Society, 2021-11-02)
    Flexible skin patch biosensors are promising for the noninvasive determination of physiological parameters in perspiration for fitness and health monitoring. However, various prerequisites need to be met for the development ...
  • Controlled release of the herbicide simazine from computationally designed molecularly imprinted polymers 
    Piletska, Elena V.; Turner, Nicholas W.; Turner, Anthony P. F.; Piletsky, Sergey A. (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2005-11-02)
    The present study describes the development of materials suitable for environmental control of algae. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were used as simazine carriers able to provide the controlled release of simazine ...
  • Custom synthesis of molecular imprinted polymers for biotechnological application: preparation of a polymer selective for tylosin 
    Piletsky, Sergey A.; Piletska, Elena V.; Karim, K.; Foster, G.; Legge, C.; Turner, Anthony P. F. (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2004-02-16)
    A molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) selective for tylosin was designed and synthesised using a computational method (MIP “dialling”). In re-binding experiments the MIP demonstrated high affinity for tylosin in aqueous ...
  • Design of molecularly imprinted polymers for sensors and solid phase extraction 
    Subrahmanyam, Sreenath (Cranfield University, 2002-04)
    This thesis presents broadly the applications of molecularly imprinted polymers in sensors and solid phase extraction. Sensors for creatine and creatinine have been reported using a novel method of rational design of ...
  • Detection of TP53 mutation using a portable Surface Plasmon Resonance DNA-based biosensor 
    Jiang, Tieshan; Minunni, Maria E.; Wilson, P. K.; Zhang, Jian; Turner, Anthony P. F.; Mascini, Marco (Elsevier, 2005-02-02)
    A DNA-based Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) biosensor has been developed for the detection of TP53 mutation using the inexpensive and commercially available instrument, SPREETATM SPR-EVM-BT, from Texas Instruments. A direct ...
  • Development of a rapid immunoassay for human pathogenic markers 
    Lawton, Nicola Jane (Cranfield UniversityCranfield Health, 2006-09)
    A demand exists for a fast, sensitive, reliable and economical test for pyogenic sepsis that provides a “real time” bed-side assessment. Detection of significant intra-abdominal sepsis can be particularly problematic in ...
  • Electrochemical Immunoassay for Free Prostate Specific Antigen (f-PSA) Using Magnetic Beads 
    Sarkar, P.; Ghosh, D.; Bhattacharyay, D.; Setford, S. J.; Turner, Anthony P. F. (Wiley InterScience, 2008)
    Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is a prominent marker for the prostate carcinoma. It is found in human blood in free (f-PSA) and complex forms. These two forms together are called total PSA (t-PSA). Estimation of both forms ...
  • Evaluation of an FIA Operated Amperometric Bacterial Biosensor, Based on Pseudomonas Putida F1 for the Detection of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes (BTEX) 
    Rasinger, Josef D.; Marrazza, Giovanna; Briganti, Fabrizio; Scozzafava, Andrea; Mascini, Marco; Turner, Anthony P. F. (Taylor and Francis, 2005)
    Recently, the development and optimization of a flow injection analysis (FIA) operated bacterial biosensor based on the aerobic catabolism of Pseudomonas putida ML2 was reported in the literature (Lanyon et al. 2004, 2005). ...
  • Fluorescence-based optical biosensors for clinical and environmental applications 
    Psoma, Sotiria D. (Cranfield University, 1996-12)
    The aim of this thesis was to investigate the feasibility of simultaneous utilisation of pH and oxygen-dependent fluorescent indicators for the development of a novel fibre-optical fluorescence-based bio sensor. This ...
  • A glucose sensor for fermentation monitoring 
    Brooks, Steven (Cranfield University, 1987-10)
    The evaluation, analysis and development of an oxygen-insensitive amperometric glucose biosensor and its application in microbial batch culture are described. The biosensor consisted of a graphite foil electrode modified ...
  • Home blood glucose biosensors: a commercial perspective 
    Newman, Jeffrey D.; Turner, Anthony P. F. (Elsevier, 2005-06-15)
    Twenty years on from a review in the first issue of this journal, this contribution revisits glucose sensing for diabetes with an emphasis on commercial developments in the home blood glucose testing market. Following a ...