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A A AU-NPs (gold nanoparticle-modified
absorbance measurements, 281 FET sensors), 75–85
absorption-based detection, 256–257 avalanche photodiodes (APDs), 197,
acenes, 60–62 201, 241
active layer deposition, 277–280
Alq :DCM lasers, 278–280 B B
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Alzheimer’s disease, 343, 350–351 Bacillus anthracis sensors, 183–184
amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) Bacillus subtilis sensors, 181–182
wavelength, 278 “back detection” mode (OLEDs),
amyloid fibrils 167–169
detection of, 343–348 bacterial biofilms, 389
formation of, 339–341 barrier coatings, 245
histological staining of, 348–353 bathocuproine devices, 242–243
LCPs as specific dyes for, 344–354 BCB (divinyltetramethyldisiloxane-bis
in protein aggregation diseases, 341 [benzocyclobutene]), 310
structural information on, 344 bias stress effect, 31
in vivo staining of, 353–354 biochromism, 332, 334
amyloid plaques, 341–343 BiOFETs, 315
analytes biological functions of toxic gases,
absorption- or fluorescence-based 51–55
detection of, 256–257 biological polymers, 330
defined, 26 biological sensors (biosensors), 329
at grain boundaries, 17–29 EPD for, 385–388
polarity of, 39 e-textiles, 110–115
sensor response to, 40–43 LCPs, 329–339
toxic volatile, 51–55 multianalyte, 177–178
anaphoresis, 364 OLED-based, 169
angle-selective motion sensors, 129 OTFTs, 56–59
anodic EPD, 364 PL-based, 166–168
anthracene, 62–64 biomedical diagnostics, 253–258
anthracene-based OTFTs, 59–75 bis-silylethynylated pentacenes, 61
gas sensing measurements, 71–75 “black” organic semiconductors, 241
new materials for, 62–67 bode plot, 120
performance of, 67–71 bottom-gate transistor structure, 5–6,
anthracene-thiophene oligomers, 8, 21, 22
62–64 Bragg scattering, 266–268
APDs (see avalanche photodiodes) breathing activity sensors, in e-textiles,
artificial skin, 96–97, 107–110 112–113
ASE (amplified spontaneous emission) bulk heterojunction photodiodes,
wavelength, 278 202–204, 206–207

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