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Glovebox and Impurity Sensors
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2023
Source: Tamara M. Powers, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University The glovebox provides a straightforward means to handle air- and moisture-sensitive solids and liquids. The glovebox is what it sounds like: a box with gloves attached to one or more sides, which allows the user to perform manipulations within the glovebox under an inert atmosphere. For manipulations under inert atmospheres, chemists can choose between Schlenk or high-vacuum techniques and a glovebox. Schlenk and...
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Bacterial Detection & Identification Using Electrochemical Sensors
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2013
We describe an electrochemical sensor assay method for rapid bacterial detection and identification. The assay involves a sensor array functionalized with DNA oligonucleotide capture probes for ribosomal RNA (rRNA) species-specific sequences. Sandwich hybridization of target rRNA with the capture probe and a horseradish peroxidase-linked DNA oligonucleotide detector probe produces a measurable amperometric current.
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Glutamine Flux Imaging Using Genetically Encoded Sensors
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2014
This article will demonstrate how to monitor glutamine dynamics in live cells using FRET. Genetically encoded sensors allow real-time monitoring of biological molecules at a subcellular resolution. Experimental design, technical details of the experimental settings, and considerations for post-experimental analyses will be discussed for genetically encoded glutamine sensors.
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An Aptamer-based Sensor for Unchelated Gadolinium(III)
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2017
The use of polydeoxynucleotide (44-mer aptamer) molecules for sensing unchelated gadolinium(III) ion in an aqueous solution is described. The presence of the ion is detected via an increase in the fluorescence emission of the sensor.
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Nanostructured Ag-zeolite Composites as Luminescence-based Humidity Sensors
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2016
A protocol for the synthesis of moisture-responsive luminescent Ag-zeolite composites is described in this report.
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Conductivity provides an estimate of salinity, allowing researchers to distinguish changes in the water column that are not explained by temperature alone. When conductivity measurements are paired with temperature and pressure-derived depth, scientists can identify contrasting water masses and examine how those conditions are arranged vertically. This improves interpretation of circulation and habitat variation.
Temperature records thermal variation, while pressure establishes the instrument’s position within the water column and therefore the depth associated with each observation. Their combination places conductivity and temperature measurements in a vertical framework rather than treating them as isolated readings. That context is necessary for recognizing stratification, mixing, and changes between water masses.
Vertical changes in temperature, salinity estimates, and depth-related measurements show whether the water column is separated into distinct layers or has become more uniform through mixing. Layered conditions can indicate stratification, whereas reduced contrasts may reflect mixing. These physical patterns matter biologically because they help explain where plankton, microbes, fish, and other organisms occur.
A CTD system is lowered through the water column or raised after deployment while it records conductivity, temperature, and pressure. The resulting measurements are organized by depth to describe changing physical conditions from one part of the profile to another. Researchers can then relate those patterns to water masses, circulation, mixing, and biological observations collected during the study.
Researchers can pair organisms collected during a water-column study with the conductivity, temperature, and depth conditions measured at corresponding locations. This links plankton, microbes, fish, or other aquatic organisms to their physical environment instead of considering biological observations alone. The combined record supports more precise analysis of habitat associations and ecosystem distribution.
CTD systems are particularly useful when biological patterns may reflect changes in stratification, mixing, water masses, or habitat conditions. They provide environmental context for studies of plankton, microbes, fish, and other aquatic organisms, while also supporting interpretation of chemical measurements. Repeated or spatially distributed profiles can help investigate ecosystem distribution and change.