Physical properties of water near a gold surface: a nanorheological analysis.

Water at room temperature is not simply a medium for which uniform properties can always be assumed. Water close to solid hydrophobic or hydrophilic surfaces has elasticity, which is measured by monitoring the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) resonant frequency and resistance. Small additions of salt are shown to modify this elasticity.

Evaluation of a high sensitivity PbO(2) pH-sensor.

In this paper, a new high sensitivity potentiometric pH-electrode with a response in the acid region is proposed. It consists of a PbO(2)-paraffin matrix deposited on graphite. Its simple construction and studies of some variables at 0.

Sodium dodecyl sulfate adsorbed monolayers on gold electrodes.

Self-assembled aggregates of amphiphilic surfactant molecules formed on solid surfaces are similar to biological membranes. To understand the formation mechanism of these aggregates, we have studied the formation of self-organized monolayers from low-concentration sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) aqueous solutions (concentration below the critical micelle concentration) on gold surfaces. The study has been carried out by using simultaneously quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and open circuit potential measurements in situ.