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In order to gain some additional physical insight on how spillover leads to the experimental equations (7.11) and (7.12) we will consider the solid electrolyte cell shown in Figure 7.10a and will examine the situation in absence of spillover (Equations (7.11) and (7.12) not valid) and in presence of spillover (Equations (7.11) and (7.12) valid). For simplicity we focus on and show only the working (W) and reference (R) electrodes which are deposited on a solid electrolyte (S), such as YSZ. The two porous, thus non-blocking, electrodes are made of the same metal or of two different metals, M and M. The partial pressures of 02 on the two sides of the cell are p02 and po2 Oxygen may chemisorb on the metal surfaces so that the work functions w(p02)and R(pb2). 

Figure 10. Equilibria between ligand and receptor in the homogeneous phase and at the heterogeneous phase. Non-blocked receptors diffuse by a transport-limited process to the surface and can form a second equilibrium. From this assay type, kinetic as well as thermodynamic constants can be determined.

Figure 11. Comparison of different assay types using a direct detection scheme were the receptors immobilized to the surface and the analyte is recognized at the surface (direct optical detection and using labelled systems), a competitive test scheme were labelled analyte molecules compete with the non-labelled sample, and thirdly a binding inhibition assay were analyte derivatives (ligand derivatives) are immobilized at the surface, in a preincubation phase the ligands block receptor molecules, non-blocked receptors go to the surface being either labelled or optically detected.

Tesalova, E., Bosdkovi, Z., and Pacakova, V., Comparison of enantioselective separation of A -tert-butyloxycarbonyl amino acids and their non-blocked analogues on teicoplanin-based chiral stationary phase, J. Chromatogr. A, 838, 121, 1999. 

Often a non-blocking interface will behave like a resistance (/ ct) and capacitance (Q,) in parallel. This leads to a semicircle in the impedance plane which has a high frequency limit at the origin and a low frequency limit at Z = (Fig. 10.4). At the maximum of the semicircle if the angular frequency is then ctQin>max = fro which dl can be evaluated. 

Fig. 10.4 Impedance diagrams for a non-blocking interface when (a) bulk effects are neglected (b) bulk effects are taken into account. The impedance diagrams are different if diffusional effects are significant.

Non-blocking metal electrodes - one mobile charge in the electrolyte... 

The interface structure for non-blocking interfaces is similar to that for related blocking interfaces. Thus the distribution of charge at the C/ Ag4Rbl5 interface will be similar to that at the Ag/Ag4Rbl5 interface. The major difference is that there is one particular interfacial potential difference at which the silver electrode is in equilibrium with Ag ions in the bulk electrolyte phase. At this value of A, there is a particular charge on the electrolyte balanced by an equal and opposite charge — on the metal. At any potential different from value of q different... 

One of the major concerns which we have in relation to non-blocking electrodes is to understand the way in which the current crossing the interface varies with the overpotential tj defined as ... 

The relationship between current and overpotential at the non-blocking interface is generally dependent on both the interface structure and the number of mobile species in the contacting phases. The simplest situation is that represented by an interface of the type Ag/Ag4Rbl5 where (i) the Helmoltz model of the interface is appropriate and (ii) there is only one mobile species in the electrolyte (Ag" ). In this case the relationship between i and is a linear one at low values of rj (rj < 10 mV) ... 

Fig. 10.12 Expected complex plane impedance diagram for an electrolyte with one mobile species which is contacted by two non-blocking metal electrodes, e.g. Ag/Ag Rblj/Ag. is the bulk resistance of the electrolyte and R is the charge transfer resistance for the Ag/Ag Rbls interface.

Fig. 10.13 Impedance plane diagrams for metal non-blocking electrodes with two mobile species in the electrolyte, (a) Interfacial impedance is only a Warburg impedance. (b) Interfacial impedance shows a charge transfer resistance semicircle.

A number of non-blocking interfaces can be formed where neither of the phases is a simple metal. Some examples are ... 

This category includes such polymers as atactic polystyrene (25-291 or poly(vinylchloride) (30.31 and references therein). A closely related problem is the gelation of non-block copolymers (5), which share with atactic polymers the feature that chemically and conformationally homogeneous sequences may be relatively short, so that when two or more chains interact, large crystalline domains are prevented from forming. 

Dioxygenation of the chiral enoate 34 could also be conducted stereoselectively, although the selectivity was rather low (dr 4.5 1, Scheme 22). In compound 34 the naphthylmenthol auxiliary effectively blocked one face of the tethered enoate so that the oxygen can only be transferred from the non-blocked face. The observed... 

Instead, the distribution of vinyl acetate and ethylene in the copolymer is a major factor. A sufficient level of amorphous ethylene vinyl acetate polymer segments is needed in order to provide adhesion to a substrate. Further, a sufficient level of crystalline ethylene polymer segments is needed to provide the proper balance of heat seal characteristics and non-blocking. 

Adjacent ethylene segments lead to ethylene crystallinity in the polymer. An improper amount can result in EVA polymers, which have little adhesion in terms of hot green strength and room temperature adhesive strength, but pass the non-blocking test or they may have desired adhesion but are do not meet the non-blocking test at desired temperature and pressure. 

Sadra, A., Cinek, T., and Imboden, J. B. (2000) Multiple probing of an immunoblot membrane using a non-block technique advantages in speed and sensitivity. Anal. Biochem. 278, 235-237. 

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