Abstract: A secondary battery is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode; an anode; and an electrolytic solution including a cyano compound.

Abstract: Active materials for light emitting elements useful for light source apparatus and projector devices and provided. In particular, a light emitting element includes emissive semiconductor nano(crystal)material(s) (NC) and high-refractive index material. Further, a light source apparatus includes at least one light emitting element according to the present disclosure. The present disclosure also relates to a projector device, including a light source apparatus, including at least one light emitting element according to the present disclosure. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to methods of obtaining respective semiconductor nano(crystal)material (NC) films.

Abstract: Active materials for light emitting elements useful for light source apparatus and projector devices are provided. In particular, a light emitting element includes emissive semiconductor nano(crystal)material(s) (NC). Further, a light source apparatus, includes at least one light emitting element according to the present disclosure. The present disclosure also relates to a projector device, comprising a light source apparatus, comprising at least one light emitting element according to the present disclosure. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to methods of obtaining embedded semiconductor nano(crystal)material(s) and NC films.

Abstract: A secondary battery is provided. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes at least one of a first heterocyclic compound and a second heterocyclic compound.

Abstract: a secondary battery is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode; an anode; and an electrolytic solution including a carbonyl compound.

Abstract: A secondary battery is provided. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes at least one of a first heterocyclic compound and a second heterocyclic compound.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electro-optical sensors, to sensor kits and methods for detecting an analyte in a sample.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aptazyme sensor devices comprising, in addition to the aptamer, ribozyme and communication components, a competitive inhibitory component with a metal nanoparticle or a competitive inhibitory and signalling component with a metal nanoparticle and a label, such that the enzymatic activity of the ribozyme is inhibited as long as the inhibitory or the inhibitory and signalling component is bound to the substrate binding site of the ribozyme. The aptazyme sensor devices of the invention have increased shelf-life and are suitable for the parallel detection of different ligands by using an array of aptazyme sensor devices utilizing inhibitory and inhibitory and signalling components with different metal nanoparticles. The present invention furthermore relates to the post-synthetic chemical modification of the aptamer component for avoiding unspecific binding.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electro-optical sensors, to sensor kits and methods for detecting an analyte in a sample.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aptazyme sensor devices comprising, in addition to the aptamer, ribozyme and communication components, a competitive inhibitory component with a metal nanoparticle or a competitive inhibitory and signalling component with a metal nanoparticle and a label, such that the enzymatic activity of the ribozyme is inhibited as long as the inhibitory or the inhibitory and signalling component is bound to the substrate binding site of the ribozyme. The aptazyme sensor devices of the invention have increased shelf-life and are suitable for the parallel detection of different ligands by using an array of aptazyme sensor devices utilizing inhibitory and inhibitory and signalling components with different metal nanoparticles. The present invention furthermore relates to the post-synthetic chemical modification of the aptamer component for avoiding unspecific binding.

Abstract: The present invention relates to method for preparing a metal nanoparticle organic composite film, preferably a metal nanoparticle organic composite film of a chemical sensing device, to a metal nanoparticle organic composite film obtained by said method, and to a chemical sensing device comprising a metal nanoparticle organic composite film or an array of different metal nanoparticle organic composite films obtained by said method.

Abstract: An e-nose device employing chemiresistive sensors with a thin nanoparticle film allows to perform a fast and accurate analysis of respiratory gases during anesthesia in real-time over the entire breathing cycle. A combinatorial selection of nanoparticles and organic linker molecules in the nanoparticle film allows to achieve a high selectivity, which is particularly suitable for detecting a change of anesthetics or analgesics over time.

Abstract: Feature extraction includes extracting features from signals of a plurality of sensors of a sensor array, including, for each sensor, obtaining a signal of the sensor corresponding to responses of the sensor during one or more exposures to samples, computing a baseline function from the signal, and computing the features based on the baseline function and values corresponding to responses of the sensor during each exposure. Feature vectors are formed from the features of the sensors. The features in each feature vector correspond to the same exposure. At least one of computing the baseline function by interpolating baseline values corresponding to responses of the sensor prior to each exposure, and forming the feature vectors by combining features of at least one sensor with features of at least one redundant sensor of the sensor array in the feature vectors is performed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor for detecting an analyte, to a sensor array, and to a method of detecting an analyte using the sensor of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing a nanoparticle film on a substrate, to a sensor based on such nanoparticle film and to uses thereof. The invention furthermore relates to a method of enhancing the sensitivity and/or selectivity of a nanoparticle film based sensor. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method of detecting an analyte or a mixture of analytes using the film or the sensor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a nanoparticle film having metal ions incorporated wherein and to a method of detecting a gaseous or volatile or liquid analyte in a medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nanoparticle/nanofiber based chemical sensor arrangement and arrays of such arrangements, to a method of fabrication thereof and to uses thereof, and furthermore relates to a method of detecting an analyte. In particular, the present invention relates to a chemical sensor arrangement having an enhanced selectivity or sensitivity, and it relates to a method of detecting an analyte at enhanced selectivity or sensitivity.