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Article Citation - WoS: 23Citation - Scopus: 23Use of Polyethylene Glycol Coatings for Optical Fibre Humidity Sensing(Springer Verlag, 2008) Açıkgöz, Sabriye; Bilen, Bukem; Demir, Mustafa Muammer; Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z.; Skarlatos, Yani; Aktaş, Gülen; İnci, Mehmet N.Humidity induced change in the refractive index and thickness of the polyethylene glycol (PEG) coatings are in situ investigated for a range from 10 to 95%, using an optical waveguide spectroscopic technique. It is experimentally demonstrated that, upon humidity change, the optical and swelling characteristics of the PEG coatings can be employed to build a plastic fibre optic humidity sensor. The sensing mechanism is based on the humidity induced change in the refractive index of the PEG film, which is directly coated onto a polished segment of a plastic optical fibre with dip-coating method. It is observed that PEG, which is a highly hydrophilic material, shows no monotonic linear response to humidity but gives different characteristics for various ranges of humidity levels both in index of refraction and in thickness. It undergoes a physical phase change from a semi-crystalline structure to a gel one at around 80% relative humidity. At this phase change point, a drastic decrease occurs in the index of refraction as well as a drastic increase in the swelling of the PEG film. In addition, PEG coatings are hydrogenated in a vacuum chamber. It is observed that the hydrogen has a preventing effect on the humidity induced phase change in PEG coatings. Finally, the possibility of using PEG coatings in construction of a real plastic fibre optic humidity sensor is discussed.Article Citation - WoS: 30Citation - Scopus: 30Glycidyl-Methacry Late-Based Electrospun Mats and Catalytic Silver Nanoparticles(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2008) Demir, Mustafa Muammer; Uğur, Gökçe; Gülgün, Mehmet A.; Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z.P(AN-GMA) and PGMA fibers coated with monodisperse silver nanoparticles have been prepared by a combination of electrospinning and electroless plating. The morphology of the electrospun fibers remains unchanged after surface hydrazination. Oxidation of hydrazine in an ammoniacal solution of AgNO 3 reduces and deposits silver atoms along the fiber surface, which then coalesce to Ag particles. The size of the silver nanoparticles is varied between 20-60 nm. Since the density of the active sites for silver reduction is lower in P(AN-GMA), a smaller particle size could be obtained. The catalytic activity of the silver nanoparticles has been confirmed.
