Publications by authors named "T Laurila"

In this study, we show that on-chip grown, vertically aligned MoS films that are decorated with Ni(OH) catalyst are suitable materials to be applied as working electrodes in electrochemical sensing. The constructed sensors display a highly repeatable response to dopamine, used as a model analyte, in a large dynamic range from 1 μM to 1 mM with a theoretical detection limit of 0.1 μM.

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The paper presents a novel technique for quantifying trace metals in aerosol samples in real time. Airborne metals were continuously collected for one week near the Baltic Sea in Finland using a particle-into-liquid sampler (PILS). The collected liquid samples were analyzed for metals using micro-discharge optical emission spectroscopy (µDOES).

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Article Synopsis
  • Thin layers of adhesion metals Cr and Ti were annealed to study their effects on the electrochemical properties of carbon nanomaterials grown on top.
  • Results showed that annealed Cr formed a catalytic graphite layer, while Ti did not, due to CrO acting as a barrier against carbon diffusion.
  • Cyclic voltammetry indicated that annealed Cr exhibited electrochemical activity towards dopamine and ascorbic acid, unlike annealed Ti, highlighting the influence of solubility on the metals' microstructure and electrochemical behaviors.
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The Arctic environment is transforming rapidly due to climate change. Aerosols' abundance and physicochemical characteristics play a crucial, yet uncertain, role in these changes due to their influence on the surface energy budget through direct interaction with solar radiation and indirectly via cloud formation. Importantly, Arctic aerosol properties are also changing in response to climate change.

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Electrochemical sensors provide means for real-time monitoring of neurotransmitter release events, which is a relatively easy process in simple electrolytes. However, this does not apply to in vitro environments. In cell culture media, competitively adsorbing molecules are present at concentrations up to 350 000-fold excess compared to the neurotransmitter-of-interest.

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