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Kadan-Jamal K, Jog A, Sophocleous M, Dotan T, Frumin P, Kuperberg Goshen T, Schuster S, Avni A, Shacham-Diamand Y. Sensing of gene expression in live cells using electrical impedance spectroscopy and DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 252:116041. [PMID: 38401280 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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A novel electrical impedance spectroscopy-based method for non-destructive sensing of gene expression in living cells is presented. The approach used takes advantage of the robustness and responsiveness of electrical impedance spectroscopy and the highly specific and selective nature of DNA hybridization. The technique uses electrical impedance spectroscopy and gold nanoparticles functionalized with single-stranded DNA complementary to an mRNA of interest to provide reliable, real-time, and quantifiable data on gene expression in live cells. The system was validated by demonstrating specific detection of the uidA mRNA, which codes for the β-glucuronidase (GUS) enzyme, in Solanum lycopersicum MsK8 cells. Gold nanoparticles were functionalized with single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides consisting of either a sequence complementary to uidA mRNA or an arbitrary sequence. The DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles were mixed with cell suspensions, allowing the gold nanoparticles to penetrate into the cells. The impedance spectra of suspensions of cells with gold nanoparticles inserted within them were then studied. In suspensions of uidA-expressing cells and gold nanoparticles functionalized with the complementary single-stranded DNA oligonucleotide, the impedance magnitude in the frequency range of interest was significantly higher (146 %) in comparison to all other controls. Due to its highly selective nature, the methodology has the potential to be used as a precision agricultural sensing system for accurate and real-time detection of markers of stress, viral infection, disease, and normal physiological activities.
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- Kian Kadan-Jamal
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Physical Electronics, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Physical Electronics, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Department of Physical Electronics, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Research & Development Department, eBOS Technologies Ltd., Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Physical Electronics, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Physical Electronics, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Scojen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Reichmann University, Herzliya, Israel
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Sun S, Ma Q, Sheng Q, Huang S, Wu C, Liu J, Xu J. Amyloid-β Oligomer-Induced Electrophysiological Mechanisms and Electrical Impedance Changes in Neurons. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:1211. [PMID: 38400369 PMCID: PMC10892449 DOI: 10.3390/s24041211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Amyloid plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and can aggregate to form oligomers and fibrils in the brain. There is increasing evidence that highly toxic amyloid-β oligomers (AβOs) lead to tau protein aggregation, hyperphosphorylation, neuroinflammation, neuronal loss, synaptic loss, and dysfunction. Although the effects of AβOs on neurons have been investigated using conventional biochemical experiments, there are no established criteria for electrical evaluation. To this end, we explored electrophysiological changes in mouse hippocampal neurons (HT22) following exposure to AβOs and/or naringenin (Nar, a flavonoid compound) using electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). AβO-induced HT22 showed a decreased impedance amplitude and increased phase angle, and the addition of Nar reversed these changes. The characteristic frequency was markedly increased with AβO exposure, which was also reversed by Nar. The AβOs decreased intranuclear and cytoplasmic resistance and increased nucleus resistance and extracellular capacitance. Overall, the innovative construction of the eight-element CPE-equivalent circuit model further reflects that the pseudo-capacitance of the cell membrane and cell nucleus was increased in the AβO-induced group. This study conclusively revealed that AβOs induce cytotoxic effects by disrupting the resistance characteristics of unit membranes. The results further support that EIS is an effective technique for evaluating AβO-induced neuronal damage and microscopic electrical distinctions in the sub-microscopic structure of reactive cells.
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- Shimeng Sun
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (S.S.); (Q.M.); (Q.S.); (S.H.); (C.W.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (S.S.); (Q.M.); (Q.S.); (S.H.); (C.W.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (S.S.); (Q.M.); (Q.S.); (S.H.); (C.W.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (S.S.); (Q.M.); (Q.S.); (S.H.); (C.W.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (S.S.); (Q.M.); (Q.S.); (S.H.); (C.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (S.S.); (Q.M.); (Q.S.); (S.H.); (C.W.)
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High-frequency phenomena and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy at nanoelectrodes. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2022.101654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Nasir NSA, Deivasigamani R, Wee MFMR, Hamzah AA, Zaid MHM, Rahim MKA, Kayani AA, Abdulhameed A, Buyong MR. Protein Albumin Manipulation and Electrical Quantification of Molecular Dielectrophoresis Responses for Biomedical Applications. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:mi13081308. [PMID: 36014230 PMCID: PMC9415755 DOI: 10.3390/mi13081308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Research relating to dielectrophoresis (DEP) has been progressing rapidly through time as it is a strong and controllable technique for manipulation, separation, preconcentration, and partitioning of protein. Extensive studies have been carried out on protein DEP, especially on Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA). However, these studies involve the usage of dye and fluorescent probes to observe DEP responses as the physical properties of protein albumin molecular structure are translucent. The use of dye and the fluorescent probe could later affect the protein's physiology. In this article, we review three methods of electrical quantification of DEP responses: electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and capacitance measurement for protein BSA DEP manipulation. The correlation of these methods with DEP responses is further discussed. Based on the observations on capacitance measurement, it can be deduced that the electrical quantifying method is reliable for identifying DEP responses. Further, the possibility of manipulating the protein and electrically quantifying DEP responses while retaining the original physiology of the protein and without the usage of dye or fluorescent probe is discussed.
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- Nur Shahira Abdul Nasir
- Institute of Microengineering & Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering & Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering & Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering & Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering & Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group and the Micro Nano Research Facility, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Petroleum, Hadhramout University, Al-Mukalla 50512, Hadhramout, Yemen
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- Institute of Microengineering & Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +60-12-385-2713
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A capacitive sensor for differentiation between virus-infected and uninfected cells. SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2022.100497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Shohan S, Zeng Y, Chen X, Jin R, Shirwaiker R. Investigating dielectric spectroscopy and soft sensing for nondestructive quality assessment of engineered tissues. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 216:114286. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Turcan I, Caras I, Schreiner TG, Tucureanu C, Salageanu A, Vasile V, Avram M, Tincu B, Olariu MA. Dielectrophoretic and Electrical Impedance Differentiation of Cancerous Cells Based on Biophysical Phenotype. BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2021; 11:bios11100401. [PMID: 34677357 PMCID: PMC8533712 DOI: 10.3390/bios11100401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Here, we reported a study on the detection and electrical characterization of both cancer cell line and primary tumor cells. Dielectrophoresis (DEP) and electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were jointly employed to enable the rapid and label-free differentiation of various cancer cells from normal ones. The primary tumor cells that were collected from two colorectal cancer patients, cancer cell lines (SW-403, Jurkat, and THP-1), and healthy peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were trapped first at the level of interdigitated microelectrodes with the help of dielectrophoresis. Correlation of the cells dielectric characteristics that was obtained via electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) allowed evident differentiation of the various types of cell. The differentiations were assigned to a “dielectric phenotype” based on their crossover frequencies. Finally, Randles equivalent circuit model was employed for highlighting the differences with regard to a series group of charge transport resistance and constant phase element for cancerous and normal cells.
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- Ina Turcan
- Department of Electrical Measurements and Materials, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, 21-23 Profesor Dimitrie Mangeron Blvd., 700050 Iasi, Romania; (I.T.); (T.G.S.)
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- “Cantacuzino” National Medical-Military Institute for Research and Development, 103 Splaiul Independentei, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (I.C.); (C.T.); (A.S.); (V.V.)
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- Department of Electrical Measurements and Materials, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, 21-23 Profesor Dimitrie Mangeron Blvd., 700050 Iasi, Romania; (I.T.); (T.G.S.)
- Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- “Cantacuzino” National Medical-Military Institute for Research and Development, 103 Splaiul Independentei, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (I.C.); (C.T.); (A.S.); (V.V.)
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- “Cantacuzino” National Medical-Military Institute for Research and Development, 103 Splaiul Independentei, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (I.C.); (C.T.); (A.S.); (V.V.)
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- “Cantacuzino” National Medical-Military Institute for Research and Development, 103 Splaiul Independentei, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (I.C.); (C.T.); (A.S.); (V.V.)
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- National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies—IMT Bucharest, 126A Erou Iancu Nicolae Street, 077190 Bucharest, Romania; (M.A.); (B.T.)
- DDS Diagnostic SRL, 7 Vulcan Judetu Street, 030423 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies—IMT Bucharest, 126A Erou Iancu Nicolae Street, 077190 Bucharest, Romania; (M.A.); (B.T.)
- Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Indepentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Electrical Measurements and Materials, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, 21-23 Profesor Dimitrie Mangeron Blvd., 700050 Iasi, Romania; (I.T.); (T.G.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +40-744-474-232
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Towards optimization of plant cell detection in suspensions using impedance-based analyses and the unified equivalent circuit model. Sci Rep 2021; 11:19310. [PMID: 34588592 PMCID: PMC8481493 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98901-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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An improved approach for comparative study of plant cells for long term and continuous monitoring using electrical impedance spectroscopy is demonstrated for tomato and tobacco plant cells (MSK8 and BY2) in suspensions. This approach is based on the locations and magnitudes of defining features in the impedance spectra of the recently reported unified equivalent circuit model. The ultra-wide range (4 Hz to 20 GHz) impedance spectra of the cell lines were measured using custom probes, and were analyzed using the unified equivalent circuit model, highlighting significant negative phase peaks in the ~ 1 kHz to ~ 10 MHz range. These peaks differ between the tomato and tobacco cells, and since they can be easily defined, they can potentially be used as the signal for differentiating between different cell cultures or monitoring them over time. These findings were further analysed, showing that ratios relating the resistances of the media and the resistance of the cells define the sensitivity of the method, thus affecting its selectivity. It was further shown that cell agglomeration is also an important factor in the impedance modeling in addition to the overall cell concentration. These results can be used for optimizing and calibrating electrical impedance spectroscopy-based sensors for long term monitoring of cell lines in suspension for a given specific cell and media types.
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Paivana G, Barmpakos D, Mavrikou S, Kallergis A, Tsakiridis O, Kaltsas G, Kintzios S. Evaluation of Cancer Cell Lines by Four-Point Probe Technique, by Impedance Measurements in Various Frequencies. BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:345. [PMID: 34562935 PMCID: PMC8466278 DOI: 10.3390/bios11090345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cell-based biosensors appear to be an attractive tool for the rapid, simple, and cheap monitoring of chemotherapy effects at a very early stage. In this study, electrochemical measurements using a four-point probe method were evaluated for suspensions of four cancer cell lines of different tissue origins: SK-N-SH, HeLa, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231, all for two different population densities: 50 K and 100 K cells/500 μL. The anticancer agent doxorubicin was applied for each cell type in order to investigate whether the proposed technique was able to determine specific differences in cell responses before and after drug treatment. The proposed methodology can offer valuable insight into the frequency-dependent bioelectrical responses of various cellular systems using a low frequency range and without necessitating lengthy cell culture treatment. The further development of this biosensor assembly with the integration of specially designed cell/electronic interfaces can lead to novel diagnostic biosensors and therapeutic bioelectronics.
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- Georgia Paivana
- Laboratory of Cell Technology, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece; (G.P.); (S.K.)
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- microSENSES Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of West Attica, 12244 Athens, Greece; (D.B.); (A.K.); (O.T.); (G.K.)
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- Laboratory of Cell Technology, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece; (G.P.); (S.K.)
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- microSENSES Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of West Attica, 12244 Athens, Greece; (D.B.); (A.K.); (O.T.); (G.K.)
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- microSENSES Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of West Attica, 12244 Athens, Greece; (D.B.); (A.K.); (O.T.); (G.K.)
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- microSENSES Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of West Attica, 12244 Athens, Greece; (D.B.); (A.K.); (O.T.); (G.K.)
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- Laboratory of Cell Technology, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece; (G.P.); (S.K.)
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Kadan-Jamal K, Sophocleous M, Jog A, Desagani D, Teig-Sussholz O, Georgiou J, Avni A, Shacham-Diamand Y. Electrical impedance spectroscopy of plant cells in aqueous buffer media over a wide frequency range of 4 Hz to 20 GHz. MethodsX 2021; 8:101185. [PMID: 33384948 PMCID: PMC7771104 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2020.101185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Electrical impedance spectroscopy was performed on suspensions of plant cells in aqueous buffer media over a wide frequency range of 4 Hz to 20 GHz. Custom probes were designed, manufactured, and used for these investigations. Experiments were performed with a custom-made parallel plate probe and impedance analysers in the low-frequency range (4 Hz to 5 MHz), with a custom-made coaxial airline probe and a vector network analyser in the mid-frequency range (100 kHz to 3 GHz), and with a commercial open-ended probe and a vector network analyser in the high-frequency range (200 MHz to 20 GHz). The impedance data acquired were processed in order to eliminate the effects of parasitics and compensate for geometrical differences between the three probes. Following this, the data were fitted to a unified model consisting of the Randles and Debye models. The data were also normalized to a reference measurement, in order to accentuate the effects of cell concentration on the impedance of the suspensions.The methodology allows for impedance spectroscopy of cell suspensions over a wide frequency range spanning 10 orders of magnitude. It allows for compensation of parasitics and of geometrical variations between probes, using mathematical techniques
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- Kian Kadan-Jamal
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, EMPHASIS Research Center, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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- Department of Physical Electronics, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Physical Electronics, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, EMPHASIS Research Center, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.,Department of Physical Electronics, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.,Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India
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