Characterization of quartz crystal microbalance sensor for detection of bacteria inactivation after plasma treatment

This thesis presents a study of frequency response for detection of inactive bacteria using Quartz Crystal Microbalance sensor. The characteristics of frequency response towards detection of bacteria were discussed. The Escherichia coli bacteria with concentration x108 colony forming unit per mil...

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spelling my-unimap-780412023-03-07T02:33:16Z Characterization of quartz crystal microbalance sensor for detection of bacteria inactivation after plasma treatment Siti Khadijah, Zaa'ba, Dr. This thesis presents a study of frequency response for detection of inactive bacteria using Quartz Crystal Microbalance sensor. The characteristics of frequency response towards detection of bacteria were discussed. The Escherichia coli bacteria with concentration x108 colony forming unit per milliliter were inactivated using new sterilization device which is atmospheric pressure plasma jet. A sensor device was constructed to monitor frequency response of bacteria in different condition by using 9 MHz quartz crystal. For detecting the bacteria sample, the sensor surface was prepared using Self-Assemble Monolayer technique together with Escherichia coli antibody as bioreceptor for antigen recognition. Quartz Crystal Microbalance sensor with gold electrodes were mounted in oscillator circuit and exposed to room temperature. The Transistor-transistor Logic oscillator circuit was utilized since it was able to drive the Quartz Crystal Microbalance sensor in air and liquid. Only one side of the crystal were exposed to the liquid sample by using static measurement. The measured of frequency response were observed in order to investigated the interfacial behavior of bacteria Escherichia coli on surface of sensor. The results show that the bacteria after inactivation have higher frequency shifting than bacteria before plasma treatment. The difference in frequency responses showed that bacteria inactivated by atmospheric plasma device have increment of mass. These situations are caused by several factors such as unspecific molecule presence inside inactive bacteria sample, types of bioreceptor, surface roughness and condition of electrode surface. The analysis also includes piezoelectric effects, experimental conditions and the characteristic of surface roughness. From average result of 10 sensors device utilized in the experiment, 8 were successful in bacteria detection. The detection also depends on condition of electrode surface. Moreover, this system has the ability to detect bacteria active and inactive in liquid situation. Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Thesis en http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/78041 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/78041/4/license.txt 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/78041/1/Page%201-24.pdf 38bb21df263cf93f3bd9458ec38da125 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/78041/2/Full%20text.pdf a126629aca6e6528041ff97e7f690143 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/78041/3/Nor%20Aimi.pdf d3026af97c91aa54a863b6f5e078a8c8 Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Quartz crystal microbalances Quartz crystals Piezoelectric devices Oscillators, Crystal Biosensors School of Mechatronic Engineering
institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis
collection UniMAP Institutional Repository
language English
advisor Siti Khadijah, Zaa'ba, Dr.
topic Quartz crystal microbalances
Quartz crystals
Piezoelectric devices
Quartz crystal microbalances
Biosensors
spellingShingle Quartz crystal microbalances
Quartz crystals
Piezoelectric devices
Quartz crystal microbalances
Biosensors
Characterization of quartz crystal microbalance sensor for detection of bacteria inactivation after plasma treatment
description This thesis presents a study of frequency response for detection of inactive bacteria using Quartz Crystal Microbalance sensor. The characteristics of frequency response towards detection of bacteria were discussed. The Escherichia coli bacteria with concentration x108 colony forming unit per milliliter were inactivated using new sterilization device which is atmospheric pressure plasma jet. A sensor device was constructed to monitor frequency response of bacteria in different condition by using 9 MHz quartz crystal. For detecting the bacteria sample, the sensor surface was prepared using Self-Assemble Monolayer technique together with Escherichia coli antibody as bioreceptor for antigen recognition. Quartz Crystal Microbalance sensor with gold electrodes were mounted in oscillator circuit and exposed to room temperature. The Transistor-transistor Logic oscillator circuit was utilized since it was able to drive the Quartz Crystal Microbalance sensor in air and liquid. Only one side of the crystal were exposed to the liquid sample by using static measurement. The measured of frequency response were observed in order to investigated the interfacial behavior of bacteria Escherichia coli on surface of sensor. The results show that the bacteria after inactivation have higher frequency shifting than bacteria before plasma treatment. The difference in frequency responses showed that bacteria inactivated by atmospheric plasma device have increment of mass. These situations are caused by several factors such as unspecific molecule presence inside inactive bacteria sample, types of bioreceptor, surface roughness and condition of electrode surface. The analysis also includes piezoelectric effects, experimental conditions and the characteristic of surface roughness. From average result of 10 sensors device utilized in the experiment, 8 were successful in bacteria detection. The detection also depends on condition of electrode surface. Moreover, this system has the ability to detect bacteria active and inactive in liquid situation.
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title Characterization of quartz crystal microbalance sensor for detection of bacteria inactivation after plasma treatment
title_short Characterization of quartz crystal microbalance sensor for detection of bacteria inactivation after plasma treatment
title_full Characterization of quartz crystal microbalance sensor for detection of bacteria inactivation after plasma treatment
title_fullStr Characterization of quartz crystal microbalance sensor for detection of bacteria inactivation after plasma treatment
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of quartz crystal microbalance sensor for detection of bacteria inactivation after plasma treatment
title_sort characterization of quartz crystal microbalance sensor for detection of bacteria inactivation after plasma treatment
granting_institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
granting_department School of Mechatronic Engineering
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/78041/1/Page%201-24.pdf
http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/78041/2/Full%20text.pdf
http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/78041/3/Nor%20Aimi.pdf
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