Biosensing for the environment and defence: Aqueous uranyl detection using bacterial surface layer proteins

Sensors

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 4739-4755

  Conroy, David J R ^a   Millner, Paul A ^a   Stewart, Douglas I ^a   Pollmann, Katrin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Impedance spectroscopy; Metal ion; Protein biosensor; S layer; Sequestering; Surface layer; Uranium; Uranyl

Indexed keywords

IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN BIOSENSORS; S-LAYERS; SEQUESTERING; SURFACE LAYERS; URANYL;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; METAL IONS; PROTEINS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; URANIUM; URANIUM ALLOYS;

BIOSENSORS;

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; S-LAYER PROTEINS; URANIUM DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; BACILLUS; CIVIL DEFENSE; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACILLUS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CIVIL DEFENSE; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77953530946     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s100504739     Document Type: Article

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