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Acetylcholineesterase and choline oxidase Carbon-fiber micro-electrode for determination of ACh and choline, mounted in a glass capillary tube. Enzyme was immobilized on the surface of the carbon fiber with albumin. Electrode was dip-coated with Nafion. Evaluation of selectivity and dynamic range, at a fixed potential of 1.2 V versus Ag-AgCl. Calibration graph for ACh and Ch was rectilinear between 0.1 and 3mM. Interference from ascorbic acid was not observed in the range 0.1 to 0.3 mM. [79]... 

Carbon fiber electrode - Edison produced the first carbon fibers by carbonization of cotton threads in 1879. Today polyacrylonitrile (as well as Rayon and various other organic precursors) is the most common precursor for carbon fiber formation [i]. Carbonization of polyacrylonitrile is carried out at 1500 °C to give highly electrically conducting fibers with 5-10 pm diameter. Fibers carbonized at up to 2500 °C are more graphitic with a carbon content of >99%. Carbon fiber-based materials have found many applications due to their exceptionally high tensile strength. In electrochemistry carbon fiber -> micro electrodes are very important in analytical detection [ii] and for in vivo electrochemical studies [iii]. Carbon fiber textiles are employed in - carbon felt electrodes. 

Aracon Metal coated Kevlar fiber" Micro-coax, DuPont... 

Fiber, micro- Fiber whose individual filaments are less than 1.0 denier or 1.0 tex. They are four times finer than the average human hair at least three times finer than cotton fiber and finer than natural silk. They are TP polyester spun and oriented to produce incredibly lightweight, durable, and water resistance. 

To fulfill both the requirement of CFME for the practical applications and the necessity of Au substrate to assemble so-called promoters to construct the third-generation biosensor, Tian el al. have combined the electrochemical deposition of Au nanoparticles (Au-NPs) onto carbon fiber microelectrodes with the self-assembly of a monolayer on these Au-NPs to facilitate the direct electron transfer of SOD at the carbon fiber micro-electrode. The strategy enabled a third-generation amperometric 02 biosensor to be readily fabricated on the carbon fiber microelectrode. This CFME-based biosensor is envisaged to have great potential for the detection of 02 in biological systems [158]. 

Controlled delivery of all pushable fibered Micro coils (Cook, Boston Scientific and Cordis) 0.018 in. is possible by using a coaxial guide (4-6 F) and microcatheters [14]. In order to achieve cross sectional occlusion of the artery or vein, the micro coils must be delivered into a tight coil mass. To achieve this, a 0.016 pusher wire (Boston Scientific or Cordis) is used and the same weaving action is performed during deployment in order to nest/pack the microcoil into a tight coil mass (Fig. 3.3). 

In order to form dopamine sensing devices, N-vinylcarbazole polymers were electrochemically coated onto xm sized carbon fibers [216]. As solutions, lithium perchlorate/acetonitrile, sodium perchlorate/acetonitrile, and tetraethylammonium tetratluoroborate/acetonitrile were used. In this way, dopamine sensing layers on the carbon fiber micro-electrodes were formed. 

Key words ballistic fibers, micro-Raman spectroscopy, nanotechnology, reinforcement mechanisms, reinforcing polymer nanocomposite fibers. 

M. Vincent, Flow induced fiber micro-structure in injection molding of fiber reinforced materials. In M. Kamal, A. I. Isayev and S. J. Liu (eds.). Injection molding Technology and fundamentals. Munich Hanser Publishers, 2009, pp. 253-272. 

PUR-based dmg delivery systems have been fabricated in different forms, such as scaffolds, fibers, micro- and nanoparticles, membranes, and foams (Mattu et al., 2013). PURs can be designed to be thermoresponsive and pH-responsive and to cany positive charges or pendant functional groups, which can be exploited to establish physical and/or chemical interactions with several different drags (Kucinska-Lipka et al., 2015 Sartori et al., 2014). 

Fibers are the basic element of nonwovens world consumption of fibers in nonwoven production is 63% polypropylene, 23% polyester, 8% viscose rayon, 2% acrylic, 1.5% polyamide and 3% other high performance fibers [8]. The data in Fig. 10.4 shows the market share of important polymers and fibers in the nonwovens market. Manufacturers of nonwoven products can make use of almost any kind of fibers. These include traditional textile fibers, as well as recently developed hi-tech fibers. Future advancements will be in bicomponent fibers, micro-fibers (split bicomponent fibers or meltblown nonwovens), nano-fibers, biodegradable fibers, super-absorbent fibers and high performance fibers. The selection of raw fibers, to a considerable degree, determines the properties of the final nonwoven products. The selection of fibers also depends on customer requirement, cost, processability, changes of properties because of web formation and consolidation. The fibers can be in the form of filament, staple fiber or even yam. 

Runnels P.L., Joseph J.D., Logman M.J., Wightman R.M. (1999) Effect of pH and surface functionalities on the cyclic voltammetric responses of carbon-fiber micro-electrodes. Anal Chem 71 2782-2789. 

Gilberto, S., Julien, B., Allan, D. Luffa cylinderica as a lignocellulosic source of fiber, micro-fibrillated cellulose, and cellulose nanocrystals. BioResources 2010,5, T21-TAT). 

H. Ohya, S. Shiki, H. Kawakami, Fabrication study of polysulfone hoUow-fiber micro-filtration membranes Optimal dope viscosity for nucleation and growth. Journal of Membrane Science, 326 (2009) 293-302. 

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