Publications

  1. S. Aubonnet, H.F. Barry, C. Von Bultzingslowen, JM. Sabattie, B.D. MacCraith,
    “Photo patternable optical chemical sensors based on hybrid sol-gel materials”,
    Electronics Letters, June 2003, Vol 39, No. 12 913-914
  2. J Xu, S Aubonnet, HF Barry and BD MacCraith,
    "Preparation and characterisation of erbium-doped ormosil planar waveguides",
    Materials Letters, In Press

  3. S.L. Russell, D.R. Marshallsay, B. D. MacCraith, M. Devisscher,
    "Non-contact measurement of wastewater polluting load – the Loadmon project", 
    Water Science and Technology, Vol 47 No 2 pp 79-86
  4. R. Howley, B.D. MacCraith, K. O’Dwyer, P. Kirwin, P. McLoughlin
    “A study of the factors affecting diffusion of chlorinated hydrocarbons into polyisobutylene and polyethylene-co-proplene for evanescent wave sensing”,     
    Journal of vibrational spectroscopy, 969 (2003) 1-8
  5. R. Howley, BD MacCraith, K. O’Dwyer, H. Masterson, P. Kirwin, P. McLoughlin,
    “Determination of hydrocarbons using sapphire fibres coated with polydimethylsiloxan”, 
    Applied Spectroscopy 57 (4), 2003, 400-406
  6. C VonBultzingslowen, A. McEvoy, C McDonagh, BD MacCraith,
    Lifetime-based optical sensor for high-level pCO2 detection employing fluorescence resonance energy transfer” 
    Analytica Chimica Acta 480 (2003) 275-283
  7. BD MacCraith, and C. McDonagh,
    “Enhanced Fluorescence Sensing using sol-gel materials”, 
    Journal of Fluoresence, Vol 12, Nos 314, December 2002
  8. L Polerecky, CS Burke, BD MacCraith,
    “Optimization of Absorption-based Optical Chemical Sensors that employ a Single-reflection Configuration”,
    Applied Optics, 41, 15, 2879-2887, 2002.

     
  9. VonBultzingslowen C, McEvoy A, McDonagh CM, MacCraith BD, Klimant I, Krause C, Wolfbeis OS,
    "Sol-gel based optical carbon dioxide sensor employing Dual Luminophore Referencing for application in food packaging technology"
    Analyst, 2002, 127, 1478-1483
  10. Hradil J, Davis C, Mongey K, Gray D, Dalton T, McDonagh C, MacCraith B.D,
    "Temperature-corrected Pressure-sensitive-paint measurements using a single camera and a dual-lifetime approach"
    Measurement Science & Technology, 13, 1552-1557, 2002.
  11. McDonagh C, Bowe P, Mongey K, MacCraith BD,
    "Characterisation of porosity and sensor response times of sol-gel thin films for oxygen sensor applications"
    Journal of Non-Crystalline solids 306 (2002) 138-148
  12. Feretti S, Lee SK and MacCraith BD
    “Optical Biosensing of nitrite ions using cytochrone cd (1) nitrite reductase encapsulated in a sol-gel matrix”
    Analyst 125:11, 1993-1999, 2000. 
  13. McDonagh C, Kolle C, McEvoy AK, Dowling DL, Cafolla AA, Cullen SJ, MacCraith, BD,
    "Phase fluorometric oxygen sensor"
    Sensors and Actuators B-Chem, 74: (1-3) 123-129 APR 2001
  14. Ferretti S, Lee SK, MacCraith BD, Oliva AG, Richardson DJ, Russell DA, Sapsford KE, Vidal M,
    "Optical biosensing of nitrite ions using cytochrome cd (1) nitrite reductase encapsulated in a sol-gel matrix"
    Analyst, 125: (11) 1993-1999 2000
  15. Malins C, Niggemann M, MacCraith BD,
    "Multi-analyte optical chemical sensor employing a plastic substrate"
    Measurement Science & Technology, 11: (8) 1105-1110 AUG 2000
  16. Polerecky L, Hamrle J, MacCraith BD
    "Theory of the radiation of dipoles placed within a multilayer system"
    Applied Optics, 39: (22) 3968-3977 AUG 1 2000
  17. Malins C, Glever HG, Keyes TE, Vos JG, Dressick WJ, MacCraith BD
    "Sol-gel immobilised ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes as chemical transducers for optical pH sensing"
    Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical, 67: (1-2) 89-95 AUG 10 2000
  18. Quinn JG, O'Neill S, Doyle A, McAtamney C, Diamond D, MacCraith BD, O'Kennedy R,
    "Development and application of surface plasmon resonance-based biosensors for the detection of cell-ligand interactions"
    Analytical Biochemistry, 281: (2) 135-143 JUN 1 2000
  19. Malins C, Butler TM, MacCraith BD,
    "Influence of the surface polarity of dye-doped sol-gel glass films on optical ammonia sensor response"
    Thim Solid Films, 368: (1) 105-110 JUN 1 2000
  20. Walton DJ, Miller LS, Peterson IR, Bradford A, Worsfold O, Scheerder J, Parry DA, Forkan MG, Malins C, MacCraith BD,
    "Organic thin films for optical gas sensing of nitrogen dioxide:comparison of sol-gel and LB layers"
    Synthetic Metals, 109: (1-3) 91-96, 2000
  21. Malins C, Doyle A, MacCraith BD, Kvasnik F, Landl M, Simon P, Kalvoda L, Lukas R, Pufler K, Babusik I,
    "Personal ammonia sensor for industrial environments"
    J. Environ. Monit, 1: (5) 417-422 OCT 1999
  22. Worsfold O, Malins C, Forkan MG, Peterson IR, MacCraith BD, Walton DJ,
    "Optical NO2 sensing based on sol-gel entrapped azobenzene dyes"
    Sensor Actuat B-Chem, 56: (1-2) 15-21 JUN 1 1999
  23. Mongey KF, Vos JG, MacCraith BD, McDonagh CM,
    "The photophysical properties of monomeric and dimeric ruthenium polypyridyl complexes immobilized in sol-gel matrices"
    Coordin. Chem. Rev., 186: 417-429 MAY 1999
  24. Malins C, Fanni S, Glever HG, Vos JG, MacCraith BD,
    "The preparation of a sol-gel glass oxygen sensor incorporating a covalently bound fluorescent dye"
    Anal. Commun, 36: (2) 3-4 JAN 1999
  25. MJ Feldstein, JP Golden, CA Rowe, BD MacCraith, FS Ligler,
    "Array biosensor: Optical and fluidics systems"
    J. Biomedical Microdevices, 1:2, 139-153, 1999.
  26. McDonagh CM, Shields AM, McEvoy AK, MacCraith BD, Gouin JF,
    "Optical sol-gel-based dissolved oxygen sensor: Progress towards a commercial instrument"
    J.Sol-Gel Sci. Tech., 13: (1-3) 207-211 1998
  27. Lavin P, McDonagh CM, MacCraith BD,
    "Optimization of Ormosil films for optical sensor applications"
    J.Sol-Gel Sci. Tech., 13: (1-3) 641-645 1998
  28. Malins C, Landl M, Simon P, MacCraith BD,
    "Fibre optic ammonia sensing employing novel near infrared dyes"
    Sensor Actuat B-Chem, 51: (1-3) 359-367 AUG 31 1998
  29. Malins C, MacCraith BD,
    "Dye-doped organically modified silica glass for fluorescence based carbon dioxide gas detection"
    Analyst, 123: (11) 2373-2376 NOV 1998
  30. Gouin JF, Doyle A, MacCraith BD,
    "Fluorescence capture by planar waveguide as platform for optical sensors"
    Electron. Lett., 34: (17) 1685-1687 AUG 20 1998
  31. Butler TM, MacCraith BD, McDonagh C,
    "Leaching in sol-gel-derived silica films for optical pH sensing"
    J. Non-Cryst Solids, 224: (3) 249-258 APR 1998
  32. Fuhr PL, Huston DR, MacCraith B,
    "Embedded fiber optic sensors for bridge deck chloride penetration measurement"
    Opt Eng., 37: (4) 1221-1228 APR 1998
  33. McAleavey FJ, MacCraith BD, O'Gorman J, Hegarty J,
    "Tunable and efficient diode-pumped thulium-doped fluoride fibre laser for hydrocarbon gas sensing"
    Fibre Integrated Opt, 16(4), 355 – 368, 1997

     
  34. McAleavey FJ, O'Gorman J, Donegan JF, MacCraith BD, Hegarty J, Maze G,
    "Narrow linewidth, tunable Tm3+-doped fluoride fiber laser for optical-based hydrocarbon gas sensing"
    IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quant., 3: (4) 1103-1111 AUG 1997
  35. McDonagh C, MacCraith BD, McEvoy AK,
    "Tailoring of sol-gel films for optical sensing of oxygen in gas and aqueous phase"
    Anal. Chem., 70: (1) 45-50 JAN 1 1998
  36. McCormack T, O'Keeffe G, MacCraith BD, O'Kennedy R,
    "Optical immunosensing of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)"
    Sensor Actuat. B-Chem., 41: (1-3) 89-96 JUN 30 1997
  37. Simon P, Sekretar S, MacCraith BD, Kvasnik F,
    "Near-infrared reagents for fibre-optic ammonia sensors"
    Sensor Actuat. B-Chem., 39: (1-3) 252-255 MAR-APR 1997
  38. Mongey KF, Vos JG, MacCraith BD, McDonagh CM, Coates C, McGarvey JJ,
    "Photophysics of mixed-ligand polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes immobilised in silica sol-gel monoliths"
    J.Mater. Chem., 7: (8) 1473-1479 AUG 1997
  39. Regan F, MacCraith BD, Walsh JE, ODwyer K, Vos JG, Meaney M,
    "Novel Teflon-coated optical fibres for TCE determination using FTIR spectroscopy"
    Vib. Spectrosc., 14: (2) 239-246 MAY 1997
  40. Mongey K, Vos JG, MacCraith BD, McDonagh CM,
    "The photophysical properties of ruthenium polypyridyl complexes within a sol-gel matrix"
    J. Sol-Gel Sci. Tech., 8: (1-3) 979-983 1997
  41. MacCraith BD, McDonagh C, McEvoy AK, Butler T, O'Keeffe G, Murphy V.,
    "Optical chemical sensors based on sol-gel materials: Recent advances and critical issues"
    J.Sol-Gel Sci. Tech., 8: (1-3) 1053-1061 1997
  42. McEvoy AK, McDonagh C, MacCraith BD,
    "Optimisation of sol-gel-derived silica films for optical oxygen sensing"
    J. Sol-Gel Sci. Tech., 8: (1-3) 1121-1125 1997
  43. Grady T, Butler T, MacCraith BD et al.,
    "Optical sensor for gaseous ammonia with tuneable sensitivity"
    Analyst, 122(8), 803 - 806, 1997
  44. Murphy V, MacCraith BD, Butler T, McDonagh C, Lawless B.,
    "Quasi-distributed fibre-optic chemical sensing using telecom optical fibre"
    Electron. Letts., 33: (7) 618-619 MAR 27 1997
  45. McDonagh C, Sheridan F, Butler T, MacCraith BD,
    "Characterization of sol-gel-derived silica films"
    J. Non-Crys Solids, 194(1-2), 72-77, 1996
  46. Regan F, Meaney M, Vos JG, MacCraith BD et al.,
    "Determination of pesticides in water using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy on PVC/Chloroparaffin coatings"
    Anal. Chim. Acta, 334(1-2), 85-92, 1996
  47. Park TM, Iwuoha EI, Smyth MR, MacCraith BD,
    "Sol-gel-based amperometric glucose biosensor incorporating an osmium redox polymer as mediator"
    Anal. Commun., 33: (8) 271-273 AUG 1996
  48. McEvoy AK, McDonagh CM, MacCraith BD,
    "Dissolved oxygen sensor based on fluorescence quenching of oxygen-sensitive ruthenium complexes immobilized in sol-gel-derived porous silica coatings"
    Analyst, 121: (6) 785-788 JUN 1996
  49. Walsh JE, MacCraith BD, Meaney M, Vos JG, Regan F, Lancia A, Artjushenko S,
    "Sensing of chlorinated hydrocarbons and pesticides in water using polymer coated mid-infrared optical fibres"
    Analyst, 121: (6) 789-792 JUN 1996
  50. McCormack T, OKeeffe G, MacCraith B, O'Kennedy R,
    "Assessment of the effect of increased fluorophore labelling on the binding ability of an antibody"
    Anal. Lett., 29: (6) 953-968 1996
  51. Chitaree R, Weir K, Murphy V, Palmer AW, Grattan KTV, MacCraith BD.,
    "An optical-fibre ellipsometer for applications in thin-film sensor systems"
    Sensor Actuat. A-Phys., 50: (1-2) 45-53 AUG 1995
  52. MacCraith BD, McDonagh CM, O'Keeffe G, McEvoy AK, Butler T, Sheridan FR.,
    "Sol-Gel Coatings for optical chemical sensors and biosensors"
    Sensor Actuat. B-Chem., 29: (1-3) 51-57 OCT 1995
  53. O'Keeffe G, MacCraith BD, McEvoy AK, McDonagh CM, McGilp JF,
    "Development of a LED-based phase fluorometric oxygen sensor using evanescent-wave excitation of a sol-gel immobilised dye"
    Sensor Actuat.B-Chem. 29: (1-3) 226-230 OCT 1995
  54. McAleavey FJ, MacCraith BD,
    "Diode-pumped thulium-doped zirconium fluoride fibre as a fluorescent source for water sensing"
    Electron. Lett., 31: (16) 1379-1380 AUG 3 1995
  55. McAleavey FJ, MacCraith BD.,
    "Efficient diode-pumped Tm3+-doped fluoride fibre laser for hydrocarbon-gas sensing"
    Electron. Lett., 31: (10) 800-802 MAY 11 1995
  56. MacCraith B, Grattan KTV, Connolly D, Briggs R, Boyle WJO, Avis M,
    "Results of a cross-comparison study - optical monitoring of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) of a limited range of samples"
    Sensor Actuat. B-Chem., 22: (2) 149-153 NOV 1994
  57. Stanley MA, Maxwell J, Forrestal M, Doherty AP, MacCraith BD, Diamond D, Vos JG,
    "Comparison of the analytical capabilities of an amperometric and an optical sensor for the determination of nitrates in river and well water"
    Anal. Chim. Acta, 299: (1) 81-90 DEC 20 1994
  58. MacCraith BD, OKeeffe G, McEvoy AK, McDonagh CM, McGilp JF, OKelly B, OMahony JD, Cavanagh M,
    "Light-Emitting-Diode-Based oxygen sensing using evanescent-wave excitation if a dye-doped sol-gel coating"
    Opt. Eng, 33: (12) 3861-3866 DEC 1994
  59. MacCraith BD, OKeeffe G, McDonagh C, McEvoy AK,
    "LED-based fibre optic oxygen sensor using sol-gel coating"
    Electron. Lett., 30: (11) 888-889 MAY 26 1994
  60. MacCraith B, Grattan KTV, Connolly D, Briggs R, Boyle WJO, Avis M,
    "Cross comparison of techniques for the monitoring of total organic carbon (TOC) in water sources and supplies"
    Water Sci. Technol., 28: (11-12) 457-463 1993
  61. McCabe S, MacCraith BD.,
    "Novel Mid-Infrared LED as a source for optical fibre gas-sensing"
    Electron Lett., 29: (19) 1719-1721 SEP 17 1993
  62. MacCraith BD
    "Enhanced evanescent wave sensors based on sol-gel-derived porous glass coatings"
    Sensor Actuat. B-Chem., 11: (1-3) 29-34 MAR 1 1993
  63. MacCraith BD, McDonagh CM, OKeeffe G, Keyes ET, Vos JG, OKelly B, McGilp JF
    "Fibre optic sensor based on fluorescence quenching of evanescent-wave excited ruthenium complexes in sol-gel derived porous coatings" ,
    Analyst, 118: (4) 385-388 APR 1993
  64. MacCraith BD, Ruddy V, Potter C, Kelly B, McGilp JF,
    "Optical waveguide sensor using evanescent wave excitation of fluorescent dye in sol-gel glass" ,
    Electron. Lett., 27: (14) 1247-1248 JUL 4 1991
  65. Ruddy V, MacCraith BD, Murphy JA.,
    "Evanescent wave absorption-spectroscopy using multi-mode fibres" ,
    J. Appl. Phys., 67: (10) 6070-6074 MAY 15 1990
  66. V Ruddy, S McCabe, BD MacCraith,
    "Detection of propane by IR-ATR in a Teflon-clad fluoride glass optical fibre”, 
    Applied Spectroscopy, 44(9), 1461, 1990
  67. BD MacCraith, TJ Glynn, GF Imbusch,
    “Exchange interactions in nearest-neighbor Cr3+ ion-pairs in LiGa508:Cr3+”, 
    Phys. Rev. B, 25(6), 3572-1982
  68. BD MacCraith, GF Imbusch, TJ Glynn,
    “Luminescence from LiGa508:Cr3+ with varying concentrations of chromium”    , 
    Journal of Luminescence, 24/25, 269-1981
  69. BD MacCraith, TJ Glynn, GF Imbusch,
    “Optical excitation transfer in MgO: Cr3+”, 
    J.Physc C: Sol State Phys, 13, 4211-, 1980

Other publications

  1. Ligler FS, Conrad DW, Golden JP, Feldstein MJ, MacCraith BD et al,
    "Array biosensor for multi-analyte sensing"
    Proc. SPIE, Vol. 3258, 50-55, 1998
  2. Fuhr PL, MacCraith BD, Huston DR et al,
    "Fibre optic chloride sensing"
    Proc. SPIE, Vol. 3180, 92-104, 1997
  3. Doyle A, MacCraith BD,
    "Fabrication of sol-gel-based planar waveguide/grating coupler platforms for use as optical chemical sensors"
    Proc. SPIE, Vol. 3105, 61-70, 1997
  4. MacCraith BD, Walsh JE, O'Dwyer K et al,
    "Mid-IR fibre optic chemical sensors using teflon and other polymer coatings"
    Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2508, 233-242, 1996
  5. McAleavey FJ, MacCraith BD, O'Gorman J, Hegarty J,
    "Tunable and efficient diode-pumped thulium-doped fluoride fibre laser for hydrocarbon gas sensing"
    Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2836, 293-303, 1996
  6. Murphy V, MacCraith BD, Butler TM et al,
    "Quasi-distributed fibre optic chemical sensing using telecom optical fibres"
    Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2836, 261-266, 1996
  7. Butler TM, MacCraith BD, McDonagh CM,
    "Development of an extended-range fibre optic pH sensor using evanescent wave absorption of sol-gel-entrapped pH indicators"
    Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2508, 168-178, 1995
  8. McEvoy AK, McDonagh CM, MacCraith BD,
    "Development of a fibre optic dissolved oxygen sensor based on quenching of a ruthenium complex entrapped in a porous sol-gel film"
    Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2508, 190-198, 1995
  9. Chitaree R, Murphy V, Weirk, Palmer AW, Grattan KTV, MacCraith BD,
    "Ellipsometric measurements for thin film based sensor systems"
    Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2509, 1995
  10. Walsh JE, MacCraith BD, Meaney M, Vos JG,
    "Mid-infrared fibre sensor for the in-situ monitoring of chlorinated hydrocarbons"
    Sensors & Their Applications VII, IOP, 75-82, 1995
  11. Chitaree R, Weirk, Murphy V, Palmer AW, Grattan KTV, MacCraith BD,
    "A fibre-optic-based ellipsometer for thin film based sensors"
    Sensors and their Applications VII, IOP, 212-217, 1995
  12. MacCraith BD, McDonagh CM, O'Keeffe G, McEvoy AK,
    "Sol-gel coatings for optical chemical sensors and biosensors"
    Proc. SPIE Vol 2288, 518-528, 1994
  13. MacCraith BD, O'Keeffe G, McEvoy AK, McDonagh CM,
    "Development of an LED-based fibre optic oxygen sensor using a sol-gel-derived coating"
    Proc SPIE Vol 2293, 110-121, 1994
  14. O'Keeffe G, MacCraith BD, McEvoy AK, McDonagh CM,
    "Development of an intrinsic phase fluorimetric oxygen sensor using a high-intensity blue LED"
    Proc SPIE Vol 2360, 461-464, 1994
  15. MacCraith BD, McAleavey FJ,
    "Water detection using fluorescent thulium-doped fluoride fibre pumped by low-cost semiconductor laser"
    Proc SPIE Vol 2360, 90-93, 1994
  16. MacCraith BD, Grattan KTV, Connolly D, Briggs R, Boyle WJO, Avis M,
    "Cross comparison of techniques for the monitoring of total organic carbon (TOC), in water sources and supplies"
    Proc. 6th Instumentation, Control and Automation of Water & Wastewater Treatment, 338-347, 1993
  17. BD MacCraith, V Ruddy and S McCabe,
    "Suitability of single-mode fluoride fibres for evanescent wave sensings" ,
    Proc. SPIE, Vol 1587, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Sensors III, OE Fibres 91, 310, 1991
  18. BD MacCraith, V Ruddy and S McCabe,
    "Remote flammable gas sensing using a fluoride fibre evanescent probe"
    Proc SPIE, Vol 1267, 43, 1990
  19. BD MacCraith,
    "Distributed gas sensing using novel evanescent wave interactions on novel optical fibres"
    Proceedings of Optoelectronics / New Glass - Japan and Ireland Limerick, 135, 1990
  20. BD MacCraith, V Ruddy and JA Murphy,
    "Spectroscopy of fluids using evanescent wave absorption on multimode fibre"
    Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Sensors, Boston, Proc SPIE, Vol 1172, 83, 1989

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