Arne Estelmann

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