
Arne Estelmann

Address:
Leibniz-Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Seestrasse 15
D-18119 Rostock
Germany
Seestrasse 15
D-18119 Rostock
Germany
Phone:
+49 381 5197 0
Fax:
+49 381 5197 440
E-Mail:
arne .estelmann@io-warnemuende.de
Research focus
I am developing a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor for the quantification of dissolved methane. SPR is a very sensitive measurement principle, that bases upon an altering refractive index of a very thin layer on a golden surface. Although SPR is common in pharmaceutic and biochemical applications, it has poorly been used in marine chemistry.
By using cryptophane A doped polymer layers, we want to build a relatively cheap, small but precise methane sensor and demonstrate the use of SPR technology for marine systems.
Interests
- surface plasmon resonance
- spin coating and polymer doping
- methane quantification and methane sensors