In this work, genetically modified cells of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4741 were confined in a four-chamber microfluidic cell, providing an optical monitoring of the cell behaviour and their supply with the nutrients. The measurements of the time-dependent fluorescence intensity were performed with different concentrations of the drug diclofenac, and the sensitivity of yeast cells to diclofenac was demonstrated. Cell viability was monitored by simultaneous impedance recording.

A dialysis treatment with an individual dialysis fluid composition can prevent certain complications during treatment. For this purpose, it is necessary to know the exact electrolyte concentrations in the blood. In this work, we present a concept for continuous in-line monitoring of electrolyte concentrations using ion-selective electrodes separated from the blood flow by a dialysis membrane. First investigations of this concept show no hemolysis and a relative error of less than 0.5 %.

This paper presents an explosion-proof two-channel Raman photometer designed for chemical process monitoring in hazardous explosive atmospheres. Due to its design, alignment of components is simplified and economic in comparison to spectrometer systems. The described embedded sensor is ideally suited as a process analytical technology (PAT) tool for applications in environments with limitations on power input.

Fluorescence spectroscopy represents a very sensitive method, but fluorescence sensors are mainly used in academia and rarely in industrial processes. In this work, we present a newly developed functional model of an online fluorescence sensor. The sensor was miniaturised and constructed without any movable parts to detect important biologic fluorophores. Its performance was evaluated by calibration curves and selectivity tests and it was used for a biomass prediction of E. coli cultivations.

We assessed the applicability of bacterial surface layer proteins of Lysinibacillus sphaericus JG-B53 and Sporosarcina ureae ATCC 13881 for the detection of metal ions in water. Based on the interactions of the cell components with metal complexes, two potential sensor systems, one colorimetric with functionalized gold nanoparticles and the other using a regenerative sensor layer, were developed. The systems' detection limits of YCl₃ in water were 1.67 x 10⁻⁵ and 1 x 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹, respectively.

We describe a low-cost sensor for the detection of ethanol in alcoholic beverages. The reversible swelling of alcohol-sensitive hydrogels depends on the ethanol concentration. The resulting swelling pressure was detected via piezoresistive sensors. We have tested the swelling properties of the hydrogel (e.g. swelling kinetics, selectivity to other alcohols). Furthermore, the first sensor set-ups were tested and the reversibility of the hydrogel-based piezoresistive sensor was demonstrated.