Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Redox-sensitive copolymer: a single-component pH sensor.

Kay L Robinson1, Nathan S Lawrence

  • 1Schlumberger Cambridge Research, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EL, UK.

Analytical Chemistry
|April 4, 2006
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Electrochemical quantification of d-glucose during the production of bioethanol from thermo-mechanically pre-treated wheat straw.

Electrochemistry communications·2021
Same author

Electrochemically Induced Mesomorphism Switching in a Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Lyotropic Liquid Crystal.

ACS omega·2021
Same author

Regular Solution Theory for Polymer Permeation Transients: A Toolkit for Understanding Experimental Waveshapes.

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids·2020
Same author

Fourier transform large amplitude alternating current voltammetry investigations of the split wave phenomenon in electrocatalytic mechanisms.

Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP·2017
Same author

Large-Scale Production of V<sub>6</sub>O<sub>13</sub> Cathode Materials Assisted by Thermal Gravimetric Analysis-Infrared Spectroscopy Technology.

ACS applied materials & interfaces·2016
Same author

Glassy carbon tubular electrodes for the reduction of oxygen to hydrogen peroxide.

Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP·2013
Same journal

Heterojunction-Enhanced Interfacial Evanescent-Tunable Fiber Optic Probe for Amplification-free CRISPR/Cas12a-Based Rapid and Ultrasensitive Detection of MPXV.

Analytical chemistry·2026
Same journal

Tunable Charge Transfer in Europium Metal-Organic Frameworks for Ratiometric Sensing of a Sarin Simulant.

Analytical chemistry·2026
Same journal

A β-Cyclodextrin/Ag<sub>2</sub>O@MWCNT-Based Stochastic Platform for the Simultaneous Molecular Enantiorecognition and Enantioanalysis of Twelve Amino Acids in Biological Matrices.

Analytical chemistry·2026
Same journal

The ACS at 150: The History of Analytical Chemistry Publications and a Century of Progress.

Analytical chemistry·2026
Same journal

Machine Learning-Enabled Image Analysis of Complex Chemical Mixtures: Synthetic Urine Droplets as a Test System.

Analytical chemistry·2026
Same journal

H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>/Viscosity Tandem-Locked Fluorescent Probes Based on an In Situ Fluorophore Synthesis Strategy for Colitis Imaging and Diagnosis.

Analytical chemistry·2026
See all related articles

A new pH-sensing copolymer uses vinylanthracene for pH detection and vinylferrocene as a stable reference. This redox-active polymer shows a reliable Nernstian response across various temperatures.

Area of Science:

  • Electrochemistry
  • Polymer Science
  • Sensing Technology

Background:

  • Development of novel redox-active polymers for chemical sensing.
  • Need for stable and reliable pH sensors in various applications.
  • Utilizing ferrocene and anthracene moieties in electrochemical systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize a novel redox-active copolymer for pH sensing.
  • To investigate the electrochemical properties and pH-dependent response of the copolymer.
  • To evaluate the stability of the pH sensing performance over a range of temperatures.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of a copolymer incorporating vinylferrocene and vinylanthracene.
  • Electrochemical characterization using cyclic voltammetry and other techniques.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Testing the pH response and temperature stability of the polymer.

    • Main Results:

    • Successful development of a redox-active copolymer with distinct pH-sensitive and reference moieties.
    • The vinylanthracene moiety exhibited a Nernstian potential shift in response to pH changes.
    • The copolymer demonstrated stable pH sensing performance over a broad temperature range.

    Conclusions:

    • The novel copolymer is a promising candidate for electrochemical pH sensing applications.
    • The combination of pH-sensitive and insensitive redox moieties allows for accurate potential referencing.
    • The material's stability suggests potential for use in demanding environments.