TY - CONF A1 - Heck, Christian A1 - Bald, Ilko A1 - Prinz, J. A1 - Merk, V. A1 - Kneipp, Janina T1 - Gold nanolenses on DNA origami substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering N2 - Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) exploits the enhancement of electromagnetic fields in close vicinity of plasmonic nanostructures, enabling characterization of analytes at the single-molecule level. The nanometer-scale spatial arrangement of plasmonic metal nanoparticles and analyte molecules has a significant effect on the observed signal enhancements and represents a great challenge in this technique. In our work, DNA origami is used as platform for precise positioning of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Especially high sensitivities are expected for gold nanolenses (AuNLs), consisting of rows of three or more differently-sized AuNPs. We assembled different AuNL designs and determined respective SERS enhancement factors by collecting Raman spectra from single AuNLs. Finite difference time domain calculations estimate attainable electromagnetic field enhancements. Ultimately, we aim to develop a versatile platform for various SERS applications. T2 - DNA meets Plasmonics Konferenz CY - Bad Honnef, Germany DA - 07.12.2015 KW - DNA origami KW - SERS KW - Plasmonics PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-35906 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph A1 - Stoppel, M. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Petrov, Sergej A1 - Fakhouri, A. T1 - Embedded RFID-sensors for concrete bridge structures N2 - In the near future, it will be important to adopt innovative approaches and technologies in order to further guarantee the reliability and availability of the highway network. New tools are therefore needed in order to obtain in-depth information about the condition of bridges and its development early enough before significant, precarious damage cases occur. In 2011, the research program “Intelligente Brücken (Smart Bridges)” was launched by the BASt together with the BMVI to evolve systems for information and holistic evaluation for Bridge structures as a supplement to the current inspection-based maintenance management. Several projects dealt with the topic in the last few years and provided guidelines and a solid basis to move towards a first implementation considering the input of all research projects carried out so far. T2 - International Symposium Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 15.09.2015 KW - RFID based sensors KW - Embedded sensors KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Concrete condition monitoring PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-37626 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Dippong, Martin A1 - Gürnth-Marschner, C. A1 - Kirschbaum, M. A1 - Duschl, C. A1 - Schneider, Rudolf A1 - Kuhne, Maren A1 - Hoffmann, Katrin T1 - Fraunhofer Life Science Day N2 - Their high affinity, selectivity and specificity make monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) very important tools in research, diagnostics and therapy. The production of mAbs is routinely performed by hybridoma technique. Hybridomas are generated by fusing antibody-producing B cells with indefinitely proliferating myeloma cells. Both, cell fusion and the indispensable identification and isolation of the desired antibody-producing hybridoma clone is still far from being trivial. We describe a novel method that should help to optimize the cell fusion, and the screening for antibody-secreting hapten-specific hybridoma cells by using fluorescence activated cell sorting and single-cell fusion. Hybridoma cells specific for a hapten were incubated with a hapten-peroxidase conjugate (hapten-HRP), which was subsequently incubated with a fluorophore-labeled polyclonal anti-peroxidase antibody (anti-HRP-Alexa Fluor® 488). To characterize the expression of membrane-bound immunoglobulin G (IgG) a fluorophore-labeled anti-mouse IgG antibody (anti-IgG-Alexa Fluor® 647) was used. Successful staining was verified by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). We show that it is possible to specifically label hapten-specific hybridoma cells. It should also be possible to use this labelling approach for the isolation of hapten-specific B cells from the spleen and use these cells for single-cell fusion. Parallelized cell fusion chips were developed to increase fusion efficiencies. T2 - Fraunhofer Life Science Day 2015 CY - Leipzig, Germany DA - 03.07.2015 KW - Single-cell fusion KW - Hybridoma KW - Monoclonal antibodies PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-37872 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Noordmann, J. A1 - Richter, Silke A1 - Kipphardt, Heinrich A1 - Kaltenbach, A. A1 - Görlitz, V. A1 - Rienitz, O. T1 - Gravimetric preparation and characterization of a primary reference solution of molybdenum N2 - Gravimetrically prepared mono-elemental reference solutions having a well-known mass fraction of approximately 1 g/kg define the very basis of virtually all measurements in inorganic analysis. Serving as the starting materials of all standard/calibration solutions, they link virtually all measurements of inorganic analytes to the purity of the solid materials they were prepared from. In case these solid materials are characterized comprehensively with respect to their purity, this link also establishes direct metrological traceability to The International System of Unit. Within the framework of the European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP), in the Joint Research Project called SIB09 Primary standards for challenging elements, a reference solution of molybdenum was prepared directly from the respective metal with a relative expanded uncertainty associated with the mass fraction of Urel(w) < 0.05 %. A highly accurate and precise ICP OES and MC-ICP-MS method was developed to assist with the preparation and as a dissemination tool. T2 - ANACON CY - Graz, Austria DA - 23.03.2015 KW - Metrology KW - Primary standards KW - Mo PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-38038 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Isleyen, A. A1 - Vogl, Jochen A1 - Skundric, N. A1 - Jotanovic, A. A1 - Näykki, T. A1 - Perkola, N. A1 - Horvat, M. A1 - Zon, A. A1 - Bulska, E. A1 - Ochsenkühn-Petropoulou, M. A1 - Can, S. Z. A1 - Bilsel, M. A1 - Hafner, K. A1 - Suljagic, S. A1 - Kovacevic, L. A1 - Jacimovic, R. A1 - Gazevic, L. A1 - Ari, B. A1 - Tunc, M. A1 - Binici, B. A1 - Gökcen, T. A1 - Fotis, T. T1 - A Joint Research Project for the Sustainable Production of Certified Matrix Reference Materials for Environmental Analysis N2 - Reliable analysis of chemical indicators in water, sediment and soil samples for the purpose of environmental pollution assessment poses one of the greatest analytical challenges, having in mind the complexity of sample matrix and low concentrations of pollutants. Organics (pesticides, PAHs, PCBs, etc.) and heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Ni, Pb and As) represent target parameters. Laboratories performing sampling and tests in this field regulated by respective EU directives, need strong support in terms of providing them with appropriate matrix CRMs enabling the process of quality control. NMIs and DIs with proven metrological capabilities for the production and certification of such materials are necessary for the provision of quality data. This project is aiming to develop capacity to produce CRMs for environmental analysis by transferring the theoretical and practical know-how between the partners and combining their skills to focus on environmental CRM production in accordance with ISO Guide 34. Production process includes good manufacturing practices for processing materials, method development and validation for homogeneity, stability and characterisation tests, characterisation of selected analytes together with additional information about matrix constituents, the calculation of individual uncertainties (between units inhomogeneity, long term stability, characterisation) and combination of uncertainties to determine overall uncertainty of the matrix reference materials. Inter laboratory comparison registered as EURAMET project is set as the ultimate project outcome, confirming the partners’ capabilities in applying newly acquired skills. T2 - BERM-14 International Symposium on Biological and Environmental Reference Materials CY - National Harbor, Maryland, USA DA - 12.10.2015 KW - Soil KW - Heavy metal KW - Environment KW - CRM KW - PFOA KW - PFOS PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-38800 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wang, X. A1 - Pauli, Jutta A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute A1 - Niessner, R. A1 - Knopp, D. T1 - Gold nanoparticle-catalyzed uranine reduction N2 - Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) can catalyze the decolorization of organic dyes in the presence of sodium borohydride (NaBH4), which can be utilized for sensitive optical signaling. Here, we monitor the catalytic reduction of a fluorescent substrate, exemplarily chosen uranine, by AuNPs serving as nanocatalysts by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. Dye reduction is accompanied by dramatic changes in the absorption and fluorescence properties of uranine. As proposed reaction mechanism, we assume electron transfer between uranine and NaBH4 through the AuNPs nanocatalysts which is currently investigated also by time-resolved fluorescence and detailed spectroscopic studies of the influence of pH, NaBH4, and AuNPs on these effects. As ultimate goal, a model reporter platform with colorimetric andfluorometric signaling is anticipated for the detection of different analytes by coating AuNPs with affinity ligands such as antibodies and aptamers and and special separation methods. T2 - Anakon 2015 CY - Graz, Austria DA - 23.03.2015 KW - Fluorescence lifetime KW - Uranine KW - Nanoparticle KW - Surfactant PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-38957 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hoffmann, Katrin A1 - Hoffmann, Angelika A1 - Pauli, Jutta A1 - Spieles, Monika A1 - Brunner, Claudia A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute T1 - Reference Materials for Standardization of Fluorescence-based Measurements N2 - Here, we summerize our efforts concerning new design concepts and examples for fluorescence standards that can provide traceability to radiometric units and present a first step towards a toolbox of fluorescence standards, currently consisting of: i) A first set of liquid fluorescence standards enables the determination of a broad variety of fluorescence parameters was developed and certified by BAM and is distributed by Sigma-Aldrich. ii) Ready-to-use, glass-based fluorescence standards for instrument performance validation (IPV) and determination instrument-to-instrument variations can also be used as wavelength standard for fluorescence instruments with low requirements on spectral resolution and allow monitoring of temporal changes of the wavelength-dependent spectral responsivity. iii) Novel calibration tools and validation concepts for microarray-based platforms used in molecular diagnostics and food safety control. iv) We currently develop reference materials, which can be used as reliable quantum yield standards for relative methods for the determination of QY and can be valuable in the evaluation of the performance and sources of uncertainty of absolute, standard-free methods using e.g. integrating spheres. T2 - 14th Conference on Methods and Applications in Fluorescence CY - Würzburg, Germany DA - 13.09.2015 KW - Fluorescence KW - Standards KW - Quantum yield KW - Microarray PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-38882 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nöller, Renate A1 - Hahn, Oliver T1 - Analyses of pigments, paints and inks from silk road sites N2 - One of the most important collections of manuscripts and wall paintings from sites of the northern Silk Road, discovered at the beginning of the 20thC, are deposited in Berlin. The fragments represent a broad spectrum of scripts, languages, and painting styles depending on the region of origin and purpose of dissemination. The manufacturing material reflects the various influences in the oasis sites. Based on analyses of some pigments, examples are posed. T2 - TechnArt 2015 CY - Catania, Italy DA - 27.04.2015 KW - Pigments KW - Analyses of inks KW - Silk Roas Sites KW - Wall paint PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-44793 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Stroh, Julia A1 - Nguyen, Thi Yen A1 - Emmerling, Franziska T1 - High resolution in situ monitoring of the initial cement hydration influenced by organic admixtures N2 - Numerous admixtures are used in the building practice to customize the properties of the cement paste during application. The influences of admixtures on the course of cement hydration and formation of hydrate phases have to be considered. Polycarboxylate ether (PCE) based polymeric superplasticizers (SPs) are known to retard the setting of the cement paste. The extent of the retardation differs depending on the molecular structure of the SP. Additionally, the presence of a stabilizing agent (SA) in the cement paste has a retarding side effect on the setting. The initial cement hydration processes and the detailed mechanisms of the retardation influenced by PCEs, as well as their interactions with particular SAs, are insufficiently understood. Up to now, only the results of phenomenological studies were taken into account to describe this retardation process. A detailed structure analysis monitoring the change of the phase composition during the hydration was never applied. Both SP and SA affect the adsorption of the sulphate ions on the clinker particles, causing changes in the formation of ettringite during the initial hydration, and are therefore a crucial part of the setting process itself. Here, the initial hydration of cement influenced by the interaction of SP and SA was monitored in situ by synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The high time resolution of the measurements allowed a continuous detection of the hydrates formed. The hydration was followed from the starting point of water addition and for couple of hours afterwards. The hydration of the levitated cement pellets containing starch as SA was initialized by adding aqueous solutions of different commercial SPs. Changes in the ettringite formation were detected in comparison to the reference hydration of pure cement. T2 - Early Age Concrete: From the Research Lab to the Construction Site CY - Tomsk, Russia DA - 02.06.2015 KW - Portland cement KW - Initial hydration KW - Superplasticizer KW - Stabilizer KW - Synchrotron XRD PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-35470 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hoffmann, Holger A1 - Knizia, Christian A1 - Panne, Ulrich A1 - Schneider, Rudolf T1 - An insight into fractionated environmental water samples to understand matrix effects in immunoassays N2 - N4-acetyl-SMX is the most important cross-reacting compound for the SMX-ELISA with concentrations of 1064 - 2488 ng/L in influent wastewater and 40 - 160 ng/L in effluent wastewater. The ELISAgrams for estrone show less interfering signals than for SMX. ELISAgrams of SMX and estrone display in effluent wastewater more interfering signals than in influent wastewater. T2 - ANAKON CY - Graz, Austria DA - 23.03.2016 KW - Sulfamethoxazole KW - Estrone KW - LC-ELISA KW - Matrix effects PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-35792 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -