Original scientific paper

Electrochemical Detection of Gel Microparticles in Seawater

Vesna Svetličić
Eric Balnois
Vera Žutić
Jean Chevalet
Amela Hozić Zimmermann
Solveg Kovač
Neda Vdović

Abstract

We present the first atomic force microscopy (AFM) images of the native marine gel network and a new type of electrochemical signals of individual gel microparticles in seawater. Gel microparticles in seawater are selectively detected through specific amperometric signals using a dropping mercury electrode (DME) as a sensor. We have demonstrated that organic microparticles naturally present in Northern Adriatic seawater can be detected as single particles and sorted at the DME/seawater interface according to their hydrophobicity and supramolecular organization.

Keywords

microparticles in seawater; electrochemical detection; gel microparticles; AFM of marine gel

Hrčak ID:

2619

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/2619

Publication date:

22.4.2006.

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