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Pence M, Rodríguez O, Lukhanin NG, Schroeder CM, Rodríguez-López J. Automated Measurement of Electrogenerated Redox Species Degradation Using Multiplexed Interdigitated Electrode Arrays. ACS MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AU 2023; 3:62-72. [PMID: 36817007 PMCID: PMC9936799 DOI: 10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Characterizing the decomposition of electrogenerated species in solution is essential for applications involving electrosynthesis, homogeneous electrocatalysis, and energy storage with redox flow batteries. In this work, we present an automated, multiplexed, and highly robust platform for determining the rate constant of chemical reaction steps following electron transfer, known as the EC mechanism. We developed a generation-collection methodology based on microfabricated interdigitated electrode arrays (IDAs) with variable gap widths on a single device. Using a combination of finite-element simulations and statistical analysis of experimental data, our results show that the natural logarithm of collection efficiency is linear with respect to gap width, and this quantitative analysis is used to determine the decomposition rate constant of the electrogenerated species (k c). The integrated IDA method is used in a series of experiments to measure k c values between ∼0.01 and 100 s-1 in aqueous and nonaqueous solvents and at concentrations as high as 0.5 M of the redox-active species, conditions that are challenging to address using standard methods based on conventional macroelectrodes. The versatility of our approach allows for characterization of a wide range of reactions including intermolecular cyclization, hydrolysis, and the decomposition of candidate molecules for redox flow batteries at variable concentration and water content. Overall, this new experimental platform presents a straightforward automated method to assess the degradation of redox species in solution with sufficient flexibility to enable high-throughput workflows.
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- Michael
A. Pence
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at
Urbana—Champaign, Urbana, Illinois61801, United States
- Beckman
Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, Urbana, Illinois61801, United States
- Joint
Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at
Urbana—Champaign, Urbana, Illinois61801, United States
- Beckman
Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, Urbana, Illinois61801, United States
- Joint
Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at
Urbana—Champaign, Urbana, Illinois61801, United States
- Beckman
Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, Urbana, Illinois61801, United States
- Joint
Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, Urbana, Illinois61801, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, Urbana, Illinois61801, United States
- Beckman
Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, Urbana, Illinois61801, United States
- Joint
Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at
Urbana—Champaign, Urbana, Illinois61801, United States
- Beckman
Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, Urbana, Illinois61801, United States
- Joint
Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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Kosri E, Ibrahim F, Thiha A, Madou M. Micro and Nano Interdigitated Electrode Array (IDEA)-Based MEMS/NEMS as Electrochemical Transducers: A Review. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12234171. [PMID: 36500794 PMCID: PMC9741053 DOI: 10.3390/nano12234171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Micro and nano interdigitated electrode array (µ/n-IDEA) configurations are prominent working electrodes in the fabrication of electrochemical sensors/biosensors, as their design benefits sensor achievement. This paper reviews µ/n-IDEA as working electrodes in four-electrode electrochemical sensors in terms of two-dimensional (2D) planar IDEA and three-dimensional (3D) IDEA configurations using carbon or metal as the starting materials. In this regard, the enhancement of IDEAs-based biosensors focuses on controlling the width and gap measurements between the adjacent fingers and increases the IDEA's height. Several distinctive methods used to expand the surface area of 3D IDEAs, such as a unique 3D IDEA design, integration of mesh, microchannel, vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNT), and nanoparticles, are demonstrated and discussed. More notably, the conventional four-electrode system, consisting of reference and counter electrodes will be compared to the highly novel two-electrode system that adopts IDEA's shape. Compared to the 2D planar IDEA, the expansion of the surface area in 3D IDEAs demonstrated significant changes in the performance of electrochemical sensors. Furthermore, the challenges faced by current IDEAs-based electrochemical biosensors and their potential solutions for future directions are presented herein.
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- Elyana Kosri
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
- Centre for Innovation in Medical Engineering (CIME), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
- Centre for Innovation in Medical Engineering (CIME), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
- Centre of Printable Electronics, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
- Centre for Innovation in Medical Engineering (CIME), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Centre for Innovation in Medical Engineering (CIME), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64849, NL, Mexico
- Academia Mexicana de Ciencias, Ciudad de México 14400, CDMX, Mexico
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Fabrication of compact disk-based submicroband electrode and its application for Cu2+ detection. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Khan FZ, Hutcheson JA, Hunter CJ, Powless AJ, Benson D, Fritsch I, Muldoon TJ. Redox-Magnetohydrodynamically Controlled Fluid Flow with Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Coupled to an Epitaxial Light Sheet Confocal Microscope for Image Cytometry Applications. Anal Chem 2018; 90:7862-7870. [PMID: 29873231 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We present the merging of two technologies to perform continuous high-resolution fluorescence imaging of cellular suspensions in a deep microfluidics chamber with no moving parts. An epitaxial light sheet confocal microscope (e-LSCM) was used to image suspensions enabled by fluid transport via redox-magnetohydrodynamics (R-MHD). The e-LSCM features a linear solid state sensor, oriented perpendicular to the direction of flow, that can bin the emission across different numbers of pixels, yielding electronically adjustable optical sectioning. This, in addition to intensity thresholding, defines the axial resolution, which was validated with an optical phantom of polystyrene microspheres suspended in agarose. The linear fluid speed within the microfluidics chamber was uniform (0.16-2.9%) across the 0.5-1.0 mm lateral field of view (dependent upon the chosen magnification) with continuous acquisition. Also, the camera's linear exposure periods were controlled to ensure an accurate image aspect ratio across this span. Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) was electrodeposited as an immobilized redox film on electrodes of a chip for R-MHD, and the fluid flow was calibrated to specific linear speeds as a function of applied current. Images of leukocytes stained with acridine orange, a fluorescent, amphipathic vital dye that intercalates DNA, were acquired in the R-MHD microfluidics chamber with the e-LSCM to demonstrate imaging of biological samples. The combination of these technologies provides a miniaturizable platform for large sample volumes and high-throughput, image-based analysis without the requirement of moving parts, enabling development of robust, point-of-care image cytometry.
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- Foysal Z Khan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , Arkansas 72701 , United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering , University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , Arkansas 72701 , United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering , University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , Arkansas 72701 , United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering , University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , Arkansas 72701 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , Arkansas 72701 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , Arkansas 72701 , United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering , University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , Arkansas 72701 , United States
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Zhao X, Zhang Q, Chen H, Liu G, Bai W. Highly Sensitive Molecularly Imprinted Sensor Based on Platinum Thin-film Microelectrode for Detection of Chloramphenicol in Food Samples. ELECTROANAL 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201700164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Xiaojuan Zhao
- College of Light Industry and Food Science; Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering; Guangzhou 510225 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Traditional Cantonese Food Processing and Safety Control; Guangzhou 510225 P. R. China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Science; Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering; Guangzhou 510225 P. R. China
- Shenzhen Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection; Shenzhen 518109 P. R. China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Science; Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering; Guangzhou 510225 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Traditional Cantonese Food Processing and Safety Control; Guangzhou 510225 P. R. China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Science; Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering; Guangzhou 510225 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Traditional Cantonese Food Processing and Safety Control; Guangzhou 510225 P. R. China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Science; Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering; Guangzhou 510225 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Traditional Cantonese Food Processing and Safety Control; Guangzhou 510225 P. R. China
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Continuous electrochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide by Au-Ag bimetallic nanoparticles in microfluidic devices. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ikemoto K, Seki T, Kimura S, Nakaoka Y, Tsuchiya S, Sassa F, Yokokawa M, Suzuki H. Microfluidic Separation of Redox Reactions for Coulometry Based on Metallization at the Mixed Potential. Anal Chem 2016; 88:9427-9434. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Kazuhiro Ikemoto
- Graduate School of Pure and
Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and
Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and
Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and
Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and
Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and
Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and
Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and
Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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Gonzalez-Macia L, Griveau S, d'Orlyé F, Varenne A, Sella C, Thouin L, Bedioui F. Electrografting of aryl diazonium on thin layer platinum microbands: Towards customized surface functionalization within microsystems. Electrochem commun 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2016.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Understanding Mass Transport at Channel Microband Electrodes: Influence of Confined Space under Stagnant Conditions. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Xiong J, Chen Q, Edwards MA, White HS. Ion Transport within High Electric Fields in Nanogap Electrochemical Cells. ACS NANO 2015; 9:8520-8529. [PMID: 26190513 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b03522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Ion transport near an electrically charged electrolyte/electrode interface is a fundamental electrochemical phenomenon that is important in many electrochemical energy systems. We investigated this phenomenon using lithographically fabricated thin-layer electrochemical cells comprising two Pt planar electrodes separated by an electrolyte of nanometer thickness (50-200 nm). By exploiting redox cycling amplification, we observed the influence of the electric double layer on transport of a charged redox couple within the confined electrolyte. Nonclassical steady-state peak shaped voltammograms for redox cycling of the ferrocenylmethyltrimethylammonium redox couple (FcTMA(+/2+)) at low concentrations of supporting electrolyte (≤10 mM) results from electrostatic interactions between the redox ions and the charged Pt electrodes. This behavior contrasts to sigmoidal voltammograms with a diffusion-limited plateau observed in the same electrochemical cells in the presence of sufficient electrolyte to screen the electrode surface charge (200 mM). Moreover, steady-state redox cycling was depressed significantly within the confined electrolyte as the supporting electrolyte concentration was decreased or as the cell thickness was reduced. The experimental results are in excellent agreement with predictions from finite-element simulations coupling the governing equations for ion transport, electric fields, and the redox reactions. Double layer effects on ion transport are generally anticipated in highly confined electrolyte and may have implications for ion transport in thin layer and nanoporous energy storage materials.
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- Jiewen Xiong
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah , 315 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah , 315 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah , 315 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah , 315 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Fan L, Liu Y, Xiong J, White HS, Chen S. Electron-transfer kinetics and electric double layer effects in nanometer-wide thin-layer cells. ACS NANO 2014; 8:10426-10436. [PMID: 25211307 DOI: 10.1021/nn503780b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Redox cycling in nanometer-wide thin-layer cells holds great promise in ultrasensitive voltammetric detection and in probing fast heterogeneous electron-transfer kinetics. Quantitative understanding of the influence of the nanometer gap distance on the redox processes in the thin-layer cells is of crucial importance for reliable data analysis. We present theoretical consideration on the voltammetric behaviors associated with redox cycling of electroactive molecules between two electrodes separated by nanometer widths. Emphasis is placed on the weakness of the commonly used Butler-Volmer theory and the classic Marcus-Hush theory in describing the electrochemical heterogeneous electron-transfer kinetics at potentials significantly removed from the formal potential of redox moieties and, in addition, the effect of the electric-double-layer on the electron-transfer kinetics and mass transport dynamics of charged redox species. The steady-state voltammetric responses, obtained by using the Butler-Volmer and Marcus-Hush models and that predicted by the more realistic electron-transfer kinetics formulism, which is based on the alignments of the density of states between the electrode continuum and the Gaussian distribution of redox agents, and by inclusion of the electric-double-layer effect, are compared through systematic finite element simulations. The effect of the gap width between the electrodes, the standard rate constant and reorganization energy for the electron-transfer reactions, and the charges of the redox moieties are considered. On the basis of the simulation results, the reliability of the conventional voltammetric analysis based on the Butler-Volmer kinetic model and diffusion transport equations is discussed for nanometer-wide thin-layer cells.
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- Lixin Fan
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China
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Kätelhön E, Mayer D, Banzet M, Offenhäusser A, Wolfrum B. Nanocavity crossbar arrays for parallel electrochemical sensing on a chip. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 5:1137-1143. [PMID: 25161846 PMCID: PMC4143123 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.5.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We introduce a novel device for the mapping of redox-active compounds at high spatial resolution based on a crossbar electrode architecture. The sensor array is formed by two sets of 16 parallel band electrodes that are arranged perpendicular to each other on the wafer surface. At each intersection, the crossing bars are separated by a ca. 65 nm high nanocavity, which is stabilized by the surrounding passivation layer. During operation, perpendicular bar electrodes are biased to potentials above and below the redox potential of species under investigation, thus, enabling repeated subsequent reactions at the two electrodes. By this means, a redox cycling current is formed across the gap that can be measured externally. As the nanocavity devices feature a very high current amplification in redox cycling mode, individual sensing spots can be addressed in parallel, enabling high-throughput electrochemical imaging. This paper introduces the design of the device, discusses the fabrication process and demonstrates its capabilities in sequential and parallel data acquisition mode by using a hexacyanoferrate probe.
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- Enno Kätelhön
- Institute of Bioelectronics (PGI-8/ICS-8) and JARA-Fundamentals of Future Information Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany. Current address: Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Bioelectronics (PGI-8/ICS-8) and JARA-Fundamentals of Future Information Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Bioelectronics (PGI-8/ICS-8) and JARA-Fundamentals of Future Information Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Bioelectronics (PGI-8/ICS-8) and JARA-Fundamentals of Future Information Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Physics, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Bioelectronics (PGI-8/ICS-8) and JARA-Fundamentals of Future Information Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Physics, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Hüske M, Stockmann R, Offenhäusser A, Wolfrum B. Redox cycling in nanoporous electrochemical devices. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:589-598. [PMID: 24247480 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr03818a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Nanoscale redox cycling is a powerful technique for detecting electrochemically active molecules, based on fast repetitive oxidation and reduction reactions. An ideal implementation of redox cycling sensors can be realized by nanoporous dual-electrode systems in easily accessible and scalable geometries. Here, we introduce a multi-electrode array device with highly efficient nanoporous redox cycling sensors. Each of the sensors holds up to 209,000 well defined nanopores with minimal pore radii of less than 40 nm and an electrode separation of ~100 nm. We demonstrate the efficiency of the nanopore array by screening a large concentration range over three orders of magnitude with area-specific sensitivities of up to 81.0 mA (cm(-2) mM(-1)) for the redox-active probe ferrocene dimethanol. Furthermore, due to the specific geometry of the material, reaction kinetics has a unique potential-dependent impact on the signal characteristics. As a result, redox cycling experiments in the nanoporous structure allow studies on heterogeneous electron transfer reactions revealing a surprisingly asymmetric transfer coefficient.
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- Martin Hüske
- Institute of Bioelectronics (PGI-8/ICS-8) and JARA-Fundamentals of Future Information Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany.
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Ma C, Contento NM, Gibson LR, Bohn PW. Recessed Ring–Disk Nanoelectrode Arrays Integrated in Nanofluidic Structures for Selective Electrochemical Detection. Anal Chem 2013; 85:9882-8. [DOI: 10.1021/ac402417w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Chaoxiong Ma
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and ‡Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and ‡Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and ‡Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and ‡Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Mathematical modeling of interdigitated electrode arrays in finite electrochemical cells. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2013.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ma C, Contento NM, Gibson LR, Bohn PW. Redox cycling in nanoscale-recessed ring-disk electrode arrays for enhanced electrochemical sensitivity. ACS NANO 2013; 7:5483-90. [PMID: 23691968 DOI: 10.1021/nn401542x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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An array of nanoscale-recessed ring-disk electrodes was fabricated using layer-by-layer deposition, nanosphere lithography, and a multistep reactive ion etching process. The resulting device was operated in generator-collector mode by holding the ring electrodes at a constant potential and performing cyclic voltammetry by sweeping the disk potential in Fe(CN)6(3-/4-) solutions. Steady-state response and enhanced (~10×) limiting current were achieved by cycling the redox couple between ring and disk electrodes with high transfer/collection efficiency. The collector (ring) electrode, which is held at a constant potential, exhibits a much smaller charging current than the generator (disk), and it is relatively insensitive to scan rate. A characteristic feature of the nanoscale ring-disk geometry is that the electrochemical reaction occurring at the disk electrodes can be tuned by modulating the potential at the ring electrodes. Measured shifts in Fe(CN)6(3-/4-) concentration profiles were found to be in excellent agreement with finite element method simulations. The main performance metric, the amplification factor, was optimized for arrays containing small diameter pores (r < 250 nm) with minimum electrode spacing and high pore density. Finally, integration of the fabricated array within a nanochannel produced up to 50-fold current amplification as well as enhanced selectivity, demonstrating the compatibility of the device with lab-on-a-chip architectures.
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- Chaoxiong Ma
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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Kätelhön E, Krause KJ, Singh PS, Lemay SG, Wolfrum B. Noise Characteristics of Nanoscaled Redox-Cycling Sensors: Investigations Based on Random Walks. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:8874-81. [DOI: 10.1021/ja3121313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Enno Kätelhön
- Institute of Bioelectronics
(PGI-8/ICS-8) and JARA—Fundamentals of Future Information Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich,
Germany
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- Institute of Bioelectronics
(PGI-8/ICS-8) and JARA—Fundamentals of Future Information Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich,
Germany
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- MESA+ Institute
for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede,
The Netherlands
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- MESA+ Institute
for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede,
The Netherlands
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- Institute of Bioelectronics
(PGI-8/ICS-8) and JARA—Fundamentals of Future Information Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich,
Germany
- Institute
of Physics, RWTH Aachen University, 52074
Aachen, Germany
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Heo JI, Lim Y, Shin H. The effect of channel height and electrode aspect ratio on redox cycling at carbon interdigitated array nanoelectrodes confined in a microchannel. Analyst 2013; 138:6404-11. [DOI: 10.1039/c3an00905j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Webster TA, Goluch ED. Electrochemical detection of pyocyanin in nanochannels with integrated palladium hydride reference electrodes. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:5195-5201. [PMID: 23108351 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40650k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Miniaturized and integrated components for electrochemical detection in micro- and nano-fluidic devices are of great interest as they directly yield an electrical signal and promise sensitive, label-free, real-time detection. One of the challenges facing electrochemical sensing is the lack of reliable reference electrode options. This paper describes the fabrication and characterization of a microscale palladium hydride reference electrode in a single microfabrication step. The reference electrode was integrated inside of a nanoscale constriction along with a gold working electrode to create a complete electrochemical sensor. After charging the palladium electrode with hydrogen, the device was used to detect pyocyanin concentrations from 1-100 μM, with a 0.597 micromolar detection limit. This is the first time that a palladium hydride reference electrode has been integrated with a microfabricated electrochemical sensor in a nanofluidic setup. The device was then used over the course of 8 days to measure pyocyanin produced by four different Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in growth media. By utilizing square wave and differential pulse voltammetry, the redox active molecule, pyocyanin, was selectively detected in a complex solution without the use of any electrode surface modification.
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- Thaddaeus A Webster
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 120 Snell Engineering Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Mark JJP, Scholz R, Matysik FM. Electrochemical methods in conjunction with capillary and microchip electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2012; 1267:45-64. [PMID: 22824222 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2012.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Revised: 07/01/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Electromigrative techniques such as capillary and microchip electrophoresis (CE and MCE) are inherently associated with various electrochemical phenomena. The electrolytic processes occurring in the buffer reservoirs have to be considered for a proper design of miniaturized electrophoretic systems and a suitable selection of buffer composition. In addition, the control of the electroosmotic flow plays a crucial role for the optimization of CE/MCE separations. Electroanalytical methods have significant importance in the field of detection in conjunction with CE/MCE. At present, amperometric detection and contactless conductivity detection are the predominating electrochemical detection methods for CE/MCE. This paper reviews the most recent trends in the field of electrochemical detection coupled to CE/MCE. The emphasis is on methodical developments and new applications that have been published over the past five years. A rather new way for the implementation of electrochemical methods into CE systems is the concept of electrochemically assisted injection which involves the electrochemical conversions of analytes during the injection step. This approach is particularly attractive in hyphenation to mass spectrometry (MS) as it widens the range of CE-MS applications. An overview of recent developments of electrochemically assisted injection coupled to CE is presented.
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- Jonas J P Mark
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Contento NM, Branagan SP, Bohn PW. Electrolysis in nanochannels for in situ reagent generation in confined geometries. LAB ON A CHIP 2011; 11:3634-3641. [PMID: 21912801 DOI: 10.1039/c1lc20570f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In situ generation of reactive species within confined geometries, such as nanopores or nanochannels is of significant interest in overcoming mass transport limitations in chemical reactivity. Solvent electrolysis is a simple process that can readily be coupled to nanochannels for the electrochemical generation of reactive species, such as H(2). Here the production of hydrogen-rich liquid volumes within nanofluidic structures, without bubble nucleation or nanochannel occlusion, is explored both experimentally and by modeling. Devices comprised of multiple horizontal nanochannels intersecting planar working and quasi-reference electrodes were constructed and used to study the effects of confinement and reduced working volume on the electrochemical reduction of H(2)O to H(2) and OH(-). H(2) production in the nanochannel-embedded electrode reactor output was monitored by fluorescence emission of fluorescein, which exhibits a pH-dependent emission intensity. Initially, the fluorescein solution was buffered to pH 6.0 prior to stepping the potential cathodic of E(0)' for the generation of OH(-) and H(2). Because the electrochemical products are obtained in a 2:1 stoichiometry, local measurements of pH during and after the cathodic potential steps can be converted into H(2) production rates. Independent experimental estimates of the local H(2) concentration were then obtained from the spatiotemporal fluorescence behavior and current measurements, and these were compared with finite element simulations accounting for electrolysis and subsequent convection and diffusion within the confined geometry. Local dissolved H(2) concentrations were correlated to partial pressures through Henry's Law and values as large as 8.3 atm were obtained at the most negative potential steps. The downstream availability of electrolytically produced H(2) in nanochannels is evaluated in terms of its possible use as a downstream reducing reagent. The results obtained here indicate that H(2) can easily reach saturation concentrations at modest overpotentials.
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- Nicholas M Contento
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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Chen IJ, White IM. High-sensitivity electrochemical enzyme-linked assay on a microfluidic interdigitated microelectrode. Biosens Bioelectron 2011; 26:4375-81. [PMID: 21601441 PMCID: PMC3120925 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2011.04.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2011] [Revised: 04/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel enzyme-linked DNA hybridization assay on an interdigitated array (IDA) microelectrode integrated into a microfluidic channel is demonstrated with sub-nM detection limit. To improve the detection limit as compared to conventional electrochemical biosensors, a recyclable redox product, 4-aminophenol (PAP) is used with an IDA microelectrode. The IDA has a modest and easily fabricated inter-digit spacing of 10 μm, yet we were able to demonstrate 97% recycling efficiency of PAP due to the integration in a microfluidic channel. With a 70 nL sample volume, the characterized detection limit for PAP of 1.0 × 10⁻¹⁰ M is achieved, with a linear dynamic range that extends from 1.0 × 10⁻⁹ to 1.0 × 10⁻⁵ M. This detection limit, which is the lowest reported detection limit for PAP, is due to the increased sensitivity provided by the sample confinement in the microfluidic channel, as well as the increased repeatability due to perfectly static flow in the microchannel and an additional anti-fouling step in the protocol. DNA sequence detection is achieved through a hybridization sandwich of an immobilized complementary probe, the target DNA sequence, and a second complementary probe labeled with β-galactosidase (β-GAL); the β-GAL converts its substrate, 4-aminophenyl-d-galactopyranoside (PAPG), into PAP. In this report we present the lowest reported observed detection limit (1.0 × 10⁻¹⁰ M) for an enzyme-linked DNA hybridization assay using an IDA microelectrode and a redox signaling paradigm. Thus, we have demonstrated highly sensitive detection of a targeted DNA sequence using a low-cost easily fabricated electrochemical biosensor integrated into a microfluidic channel.
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- I-Jane Chen
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, 2330 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg., University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, 2330 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg., University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
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Kätelhön E, Hofmann B, Lemay SG, Zevenbergen MAG, Offenhäusser A, Wolfrum B. Nanocavity redox cycling sensors for the detection of dopamine fluctuations in microfluidic gradients. Anal Chem 2011; 82:8502-9. [PMID: 20849083 DOI: 10.1021/ac101387f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Electrochemical mapping of neurotransmitter concentrations on a chip promises to be an interesting technique for investigating synaptic release in cellular networks. In here, we present a novel chip-based device for the detection of neurotransmitter fluctuations in real-time. The chip features an array of plane-parallel nanocavity sensors, which strongly amplify the electrochemical signal. This amplification is based on efficient redox cycling via confined diffusion between two electrodes inside the nanocavity sensors. We demonstrate the capability of resolving concentration fluctuations of redox-active species in a microfluidic mixing gradient on the chip. The results are explained by a simulated concentration profile that was calculated on the basis of the coupled Navier-Stokes and convection-diffusion equations using a finite element approach.
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- Enno Kätelhön
- Institut für Bio- und Nanosysteme (IBN), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Opekar F, Štulík K. Some important combinations of detection techniques for electrophoresis in capillaries and on chips with emphasis on electrochemical principles. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:795-810. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2010] [Revised: 10/01/2010] [Accepted: 10/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fang YM, Song J, Chen JS, Li SB, Zhang L, Chen GN, Sun JJ. Gold nanoparticles for highly sensitive and selective copper ions sensing—old materials with new tricks. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm10771b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Choi CH, Hillier AC. Combined Electrochemical Surface Plasmon Resonance for Angle Spread Imaging of Multielement Electrode Arrays. Anal Chem 2010; 82:6293-8. [DOI: 10.1021/ac100784c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chang Hoon Choi
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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Mao H, Fieber LA, Gawley RE. Novel modulator of Na(V)1.1 and Na(V)1.2 Na channels in rat neuronal cells. ACS Med Chem Lett 2010; 1:135-138. [PMID: 20607120 PMCID: PMC2894714 DOI: 10.1021/ml100035t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 03/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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A novel modulator of sodium ion currents was synthesized in 6 steps from a protected dihydroxypyrrolidine nitrone, via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with acrylamide. Sodium ion currents in B50 cells were evaluated in comparison to saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin, and revealed an IC(50) of 15.7 muM. The new compound shows no evidence of binding to the C-lobe of the saxitoxin-binding protein saxiphilin.
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- Hua Mao
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
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- Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida 33149
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
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