Research Article

Microoxygraph Device for Biosensoristic Applications

Table 1

Superficial roughness of FeCl3-treated Ag and Au electrodes.

Superficial roughness average values = =

Silver layer
 0.1 M FeCl3
 5 min
23.13 ± 6.08 SD28.4 ± 6.94 SD
 50 mM FeCl3
 50 sec
26.27 ± 1.06 SD33.27 ± 1.59 SD
 Untreated2.01 ± 0.14 SD2.52 ± 0.18 SD
Gold layer
 50 mM FeCl3
 50 sec
0.92 ± 0.11 SD1.18 ± 0.15 SD
 Untreated0.95 ± 0.005 SD1.22 ± 0.01 SD

Average values, calculated by Nanoscope software v7.30 (Bruker). : arithmetic average of the absolute values of the surface height deviations measured from the mean plane; : root mean square average of height deviations taken from the mean image data plane.