Chemical Sensors and Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications

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α-helix structure

absorption spectrometry

accuracy

acetylcholinesterase (AChE)

acid–base indicators

acoustic waves

bulk

phase shift

standing wave properties

surface, propagation modes

activation energy

active fiber optic sensing

activity, enzyme

activity coefficient, ions

adenine

electrochemical reaction

admittance

adsorption

on carbon nanotubes, CNFET devices

of gases, by metal oxides

affinity constants

affinity-contact printing (α-CP)

affinity interactions

competitive binding

used in sensor assembly

see also immunosensors

aggregation, nanoparticles

air quality monitoring

algal biosensors

alkaline phosphatase (ALP)

alternating current (AC) circuits

alternating-current voltammetry (ACV)

amino acids

ammonia sensors

amperometric sensors

affinity sensors

enzymatic

double mediation, biosensors

first-generation

second-generation, with mediators

third-generation, direct electron transfer

gas sensors

microbial

nucleic acid-based sensors

amplification (response signal)

current, electrochemical

fluorescence, using dendrimers

impedimetric sensors

use of nanoparticles

anion receptors

antibodies

see also immunosensors

antigens

aptamers

aptasensors, piezoelectric

Argand diagram, impedance

arrays (multiple sensors)

artificial neural networks

cross-sensitive, data analysis

DNA microarrays

with fiber optic bundles

gas sensors

CNFET

integrated capacitive gas sensors

microcantilever olfaction

resistive

microplate differential ...