Publications by authors named "Bethany A Staggemeier"

Design and development of a dynamic interfacial pressure detector (DIPD) is reported. The DIPD measures the differential pressure as a function of time across the liquid-liquid interface of organic liquid drops (i.e.

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A sequential injection analysis (SIA) system is coupled with dynamic surface tension detection (DSTD) for the purpose of studying the interfacial properties of surface-active samples. DSTD is a novel analyzer based upon a growing drop method, utilizing a pressure sensor measurement of drop pressure. The pressure signal depends on the surface tension properties of sample solution drops that grow and detach at the end of a capillary tip.

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Article Synopsis
  • Flow injection analysis (FIA) with a pH gradient is used to measure protein surface activity at different pH levels in real time, utilizing a dynamic surface tension detector (FIA-pH-DSTD).
  • The method allows for high-throughput screening and provides detailed insights into how proteins behave at the air/liquid interface under varying pH conditions.
  • It has been successfully applied to analyze 14 commercial proteins, demonstrating reproducibility and selectivity, with potential applications in protein and food chemistry.
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A drop-based dynamic surface-tension detector (DSTD) has been used to study the dynamic surface tension behavior of proteins denatured in guanidine thiocyanate (GndSCN). The dynamic surface tension at the air-liquid interface is obtained by measuring the internal pressure of drops that grow and detach at a specified rate. In the method the sample of interest is injected and subsequently flows to the DSTD-sensing capillary tip.

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We report a microchip-based detection scheme to determine the diffusion coefficient and molecular mass (to the extent correlated to molecular size) of analytes of interest. The device works by simultaneously measuring the refractive index gradient (RIG) between adjacent laminar flows at two different positions along a microchannel. The device, referred to as a microscale molecular mass sensor (micro-MMS), takes advantage of laminar flow conditions where the mixing of two streams occurs essentially by diffusion across the boundary between the two streams.

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