Browsing Magister Scientiae - MSc (Chemistry) by Author "Iwuoha, Emmanuel"
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Amperometric biosensor systems prepared on poly (aniline-ferrocenium hexafluorophosphate) composites doped with poly(vinyl sulfonic acid sodium salt)
Ndangili, Peter Munyao (University of the Western Cape, 2008)The main hypothesis in this study is the development of a nanocomposite mediated amperometric biosensor for detection of hydrogen peroxide. The aim is to combine the electrochemical properties of both polyaniline and ... -
Boron-doped Diamond Sensors for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Aqueous Media
Hess, Euodia (University of the Western Cape, 2010)In electrochemical oxidation treatment of wastewater, the electrode material is an important parameter in optimizing oxidative electrochemical processes, since the mechanism and products of several anodic reactions are ... -
Cytochrome C biosensor for the determination of trace level arsenic and cyanide compounds
Fuku, Xolile Godfrey (University of the Western Cape, 2011)In this work, an electrochemical method based on a cyt c biosensor has been developed, for the detection of selected arsenic and cyanide compounds. Boron Doped Diamond (BDD) electrode was used as a transducer, onto which ... -
Cytochrome P450 2E1/Nickel-Poly(propylene imine) dendrimeric nanobiosensor for pyrazinamide - A first line TB Drug
Zosiwe, Mlandeli Siphelele Ernest (University of the Western Cape, 2015)The tuberculosis (TB) disease to this day remains one of the world’s prominent killerdiseases. Pyrazinamide (PZA) is one of the most commonly prescribed anti- tuberculosis (anti-TB) drugs due to its ability to significantly ... -
Designing next generation high energy density lithium-ion battery with manganese orthosilicate-capped alumina nanofilm
Ndipingwi, Miranda Mengwi (University of the Western Cape, 2015)In the wide search for advanced materials for next generation lithium-ion batteries, lithium manganese orthosilicate, Li₂MnSiO₄ is increasingly gaining attention as a potential cathode material by virtue of its ability to ... -
Determination of paracetamol at the electrochemically reduced graphene oxide-metal nanocomposite modified pencil graphite (ERGO-MC-PGE) electrode using adsorptive stripping differential pulse voltammetry
Leve, Zandile Dennis (University of Western Cape, 2020)This project focuses on the development of simple, highly sensitive, accurate, and low cost electrochemical sensors based on the modification of pencil graphite electrodes by the electrochemical reduction of graphene ... -
Determination of Thallium and Indium with an Electrochemically-reduced Graphene Oxide-Carbon Paste Electrode by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry
Martin, Tayla (University of the Western Cape, 2018)In this study, graphene oxide was synthesized by oxidizing graphite using the modified Hummer's method. The graphene oxide was characterized by Raman Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, High Resolution ... -
Development of amperometric biosensor with cyclopentadienylruthenium (II) thiolato schiff base self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on gold
Ticha, Lawrence Awa (University of the Western Cape, 2007)A novel cyclopentadienylruthenium(II) thiolato Schiff base, [Ru(SC6H4NC(H)C6H4OCH2CH2SMe)(η5-C2H5]2 was synthesized and deposited as a selfassembled monolayer (SAM) on a gold electrode. Effective electronic communication ... -
Development of Copper Selenide Quantum Dots-Based Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Biosensors for Toremifene - A Breast Cancer Drug
Pacoste, Laura Gabriella Calmanovici (University of the Western Cape, 2017)With rising knowledge of the effects on plasma concentration caused by allelic variations in the cytochrome P450 genes and other metabolic factors such as drug-drug or drug-food interactions, more attention is paid to the ... -
Development of electrochemical sensors containing bimerallic silver and gold nanoparticles
Mailu, Stephen Nzioki (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants that have been shown to be teratogenic, mutagenic and carcinogenic and pose serious threats to the health of aquatic and human life. Several methods ... -
Development of electrochemical ZnSe Quantam dots biosensors for low-level detection of 17β-Estradiol estrogenic endocrine disrupting compound
Jijana, Abongile Nwabisa (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The main thesis hub was on development of two electrochemical biosensors for the determination of 17β-estradiol-estradiol: an estrogenic endocrine disrupting compound. Endocronology have significantly shown that the endocrine ... -
Development of modified TiO2 nanostructures for photocatalysis
Mashiya, Nzaliseko (University of the Western Cape, 2019)TiO2 has been broadly used as a standard photocatalyst due to its high stability, low cost, relatively low toxicity, and excellent photocatalytic performance in comparison to other semiconductor materials. However, the ... -
Electro-Luminescent and Photovoltaic Responses of poly (propylene imine) dendritic CuInSe2 (CIS) Quantum Dots
Memela, Muziwenkosi (University of the Western Cape, 2019)The development of renewable energy has attracted more attention due to the increasingly serious energy and environmental crisis in the world nowadays. Second generation photovoltaics based on thin films of binary semiconductor ... -
Electrochemical characterization of nanostructured SnO2 and TiO2 for potential application as dielectric materials in sulfonated-polyaniline based supercapacitors
Ngqongwa, Lundi Vincent (University of the Western Cape, 2010)In this research project, nanostructured composites based on Tin dioxide (SnO2) and Titanium dioxide (TiO2) with poly-4-styrene sulfonic acid (PSSA) doped polyaniline (PANI) conducting polymer has been investigated based ... -
Electrochemical deposition of Graphene Oxide- metal nano-composite on Pencil-Graphite Electrode for the high sensitivity detection of Bisphenol A by Adsorptive Stripping Differential Pulse Voltammetry
Ghaffari, Nastaran (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Electrochemical platforms were developed based on pencil graphite electrodes (PGEs) modified electrochemically with reduced graphene oxide metal nanoparticles (ERGO–metalNPs) composite and used for the high-sensitivity ... -
Electrochemical dynamics of cytochrome P450 (2D6) biosensors for selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Ngece, Rachel Fanelwa (University of the Western Cape, 2007)Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a new class of antidepressants used mainly for the treatment of depression and other forms of related disorders. There are a number of side effects associated with these ... -
Electrochemical immunosensor based on cyclodextrin supramolecular interactions for the detection of human chorionic gonadotropin
Wilson, Lindsay (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Glucose oxidase (GOx) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) are important enzymes for the development of amperometric enzyme linked immunosensors. The selectivity of each enzyme towards its analyte deepens its importance in ... -
Electrochemical immunosensor based on cyclodextrin supramolecular interactions for the detection of human chorionic gonadotropin
Wilson, Lindsay (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Glucose oxidase (GOx) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) are important enzymes for the development of amperometric enzyme linked immunosensors. The selectivity of each enzyme towards its analyte deepens its importance in ... -
Electrochemical in-situ polymerization of graphene oxide/conducting star copolymer nanocomposite as supercapacitor electrode
Elgmati, Rugia Ali (University of the Western Cape, 2017)These days there are deep concerns over the environmental consequences of the rate of consumption of energy from non-renewable sources because of the accelerated increase in greenhouse effect. There is, therefore, increasing ... -
Electrochemical kinetics and sensing of conjugated dienes in acetonitrile
Myedi, Noluthando (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This thesis focuses on the electroanalysis of some dienes (2-methyl-1.3-butadiene (MBD), tran-1.3-pentadiene (PD), 1.3-cyclohexadiene (CHD) and 3-cyclooctadiene (COD)) found in gasoline and the development of simple ...