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Evaluation of a silver-based electrocatalyst for the determination of hydrogen peroxide formed via enzymatic oxidation (2012)
Journal Article
Smyth, M. R., Gonzalez-Macia, L., & Killard, A. (2012). Evaluation of a silver-based electrocatalyst for the determination of hydrogen peroxide formed via enzymatic oxidation. Talanta, 99, 989-996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2012.07.082

Silver paste electrodes modified with lyotropic phases formed from dodecyl benzenesulphonic acid and KCl were used as the reductant in the determination of the hydrogen peroxide released from the enzymatic reaction of glucose oxidase with glucose and... Read More about Evaluation of a silver-based electrocatalyst for the determination of hydrogen peroxide formed via enzymatic oxidation.

Development of a biosensor for HDL-cholesterol based on a novel electrocatalyst for hydrogen peroxide reduction (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Ahmadraji, T., Gonzalez-Macia, L., & Killard, A. (2012, September). Development of a biosensor for HDL-cholesterol based on a novel electrocatalyst for hydrogen peroxide reduction. Poster presented at Electrochem 2012, Dublin, Ireland

Cholesterol is synthesized in the liver and transported in the blood in association with low density lipoprotein (LDL-C) and high density lipoprotein (HDL-C). HDL-C is a modifiable risk for coronary heart disease. Its routine measurement is recommend... Read More about Development of a biosensor for HDL-cholesterol based on a novel electrocatalyst for hydrogen peroxide reduction.

Application of a printed electrocatalyst for H2O2 to the development of biosensors (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Gonzalez-Macia, L., & Killard, A. (2012, September). Application of a printed electrocatalyst for H2O2 to the development of biosensors. Poster presented at Electrochem 2012, Dublin, Ireland

Many enzymatic reactions, e.g. the oxidation of glucose or cholesterol by glucose oxidase (GOx) or cholesterol oxidase (ChOx), respectively, in the presence of oxygen release hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as an end-product. Therefore, the determination of... Read More about Application of a printed electrocatalyst for H2O2 to the development of biosensors.

Investigation of the patterning of a lyotropic mixture onto silver paste electrodes via ink jet printing and its effect on the electroreduction of hydrogen peroxide (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Piano, M., Gonzalez-Macia, L., & Killard, A. (2012, September). Investigation of the patterning of a lyotropic mixture onto silver paste electrodes via ink jet printing and its effect on the electroreduction of hydrogen peroxide. Poster presented at Electrochem 2012, Dublin, Ireland

Detection of hydrogen peroxide is widely used in a range of applications, from pharmaceutical to clinical and food industry, as well as environmental analysis. Peroxide is generated during many biological reactions and its concentration can be stoich... Read More about Investigation of the patterning of a lyotropic mixture onto silver paste electrodes via ink jet printing and its effect on the electroreduction of hydrogen peroxide.

A system for the continuous generation of simulated human breath supplemented with trace gases (2012)
Journal Article
Hibbard, T., Shahbazian, Z., Crowley, K., & Killard, A. (2012). A system for the continuous generation of simulated human breath supplemented with trace gases. Analytical Methods, 4(7), 2172-2176. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ay25195g

A system was developed to simulate the relative humidity (RH) and temperature characteristics of human breath at a constant human volume flow rate. The system was also designed to allow supplementation of the artificial breath with known concentratio... Read More about A system for the continuous generation of simulated human breath supplemented with trace gases.

Short course on sensors (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Killard, A. (2012, June). Short course on sensors. Presented at Large Area Organic and Prited Electronics 2012, Munich, Germany

This expert course on sensors will cover the fundamentals of sensor design and operation. all application contexts from physical sensing, through to chemical and biosensing will be addressed. Focus will also be on electrical/electrochemical methods a... Read More about Short course on sensors.

Printed electronic devices for diagnostic applications (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Killard, A. (2012, June). Printed electronic devices for diagnostic applications. Presented at 14th International Conference on Electroanalysis, Portoroz, Slovenia

Electrochemical sensor strips were one of the first devices to become a global success in what might now be termed the printed electronics industry. Since their creation some 20 years ago, printed sensor strips are used extensively for a range of cli... Read More about Printed electronic devices for diagnostic applications.

Electrochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide in stressed plant cells (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Gonzalez-Sanchez, M. I., Gonzalez-Macia, L., Pérez-Prior, M., Hancock, V. E., & Killard, A. (2012, June). Electrochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide in stressed plant cells. Poster presented at ANQUE'S International Congress of Chemical Engineering, Seville, Spain

Advanced diagnostic device technologies (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Killard, A. (2012, May). Advanced diagnostic device technologies. Presented at Biomedical iNETs South West Diagnostic Technology Showcase, Health Protection Agency, Porton Down

SIMS: A Smart integrated miniaturised sensor system (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Killard, A. (2012, May). SIMS: A Smart integrated miniaturised sensor system. Paper presented at 6th Concertation and consultation meeting on micro-nano-biosystems, NCSR Demokritos, Athens, Greece

New developments in printed biosensors for clinical and diagnostic applications (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Killard, A. (2012, April). New developments in printed biosensors for clinical and diagnostic applications. Paper presented at Advanced printing for medical and health applications (IOP Conference), Swansea, UK

Electrochemical sensor strips were one of the first devices to become a global success in what might now be termed the printed electronics industry. Since their creation some 20 years ago, printed sensor strips are used extensively for a range of cli... Read More about New developments in printed biosensors for clinical and diagnostic applications.

A Printed Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Peroxide Reduction (2012)
Journal Article
Gonzalez-Macia, L., Smyth, M. R., & Killard, A. (2012). A Printed Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Peroxide Reduction. Electroanalysis, 24(3), 609-614. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201100444

The modification of silver screen-printed electrodes with a dodecyl benzenesulfonic acid and KCl solution was performed by inkjet printing. Scanning Electron Microscopy was performed to characterize the electrode surfaces. Electrochemical reduction o... Read More about A Printed Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Peroxide Reduction.

Heparin monitoring: From blood tube to microfluidic device (2012)
Book Chapter
Harris, L. F., & Killard, A. (2012). Heparin monitoring: From blood tube to microfluidic device. In D. E. Piyathilake, & R. Liang (Eds.), Heparin, properties, uses and side effects. New York: Nova Science Publishers

Heparin anticoagulant therapy has been pivotal in both the treatment and prophylaxis of thrombotic disease for many decades. It remains standard practice to monitor unfractionated heparin (UFH) therapy due to its unpredictable pharmacokinetics. The a... Read More about Heparin monitoring: From blood tube to microfluidic device.

Effects of four commercially available factor Xa proteins on the fluorogenic anti-factor Xa assay when monitoring unfractionated heparin (2012)
Journal Article
Harris, L. F., Castro-López, V., Murray, B., O'Donnell, J., & Killard, A. (2012). Effects of four commercially available factor Xa proteins on the fluorogenic anti-factor Xa assay when monitoring unfractionated heparin. Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis, 23(1), 98-103. https://doi.org/10.1097/MBC.0b013e32834ddf4d

Four commercially available factor Xa (FXa) reagents were evaluated in a fluorogenic anti-FXa assay. The four reagents - of which three were of human origin and the fourth was bovine - were compared in terms of the resulting assay dynamic ranges, lag... Read More about Effects of four commercially available factor Xa proteins on the fluorogenic anti-factor Xa assay when monitoring unfractionated heparin.