scholarly journals User-friendly, magnetically sealed plug-and-play sensor module for online electrochemical sensing for fluidic devices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Roley ◽  
Kaylee Clark ◽  
Alec Richardson ◽  
Brandaise Martinez ◽  
Stuart Tobet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Course ◽  
Electrochemical Sensors ◽  
Redox System ◽  
Electrochemical Sensing ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Plug And Play ◽  
Sensor Module ◽  
Fluidic Devices ◽  
On Line ◽  
On Chip

The growth in fluidic devices, such as organ-on-chip (OOC) technology, comes with a need for growth in sensing capabilities of key biomolecules to help elucidate changes during the time course of experiments. We developed an on-line, easy-to-assemble, 3D-printed electrochemical sensor module that is magnetically sealed for ease of assembly. The sensor module includes a plug-and-play format for electrochemical sensors made in finger-tight fittings to allow for a wide selection of experimental set-ups and target molecules. Here, we report the feasibility of the sensor module as well as demonstrate its use for electrochemical sensing with integrated thermoplastic electrodes (TPEs). The sensor module withstood over 300 kPa of backpressure and demonstrated reliable performance with TPEs when using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and amperometry under flow conditions. CVs using the ferri/ferrocyanide (K3/4[Fe(CN)6]) redox system demonstrate that the sensor module does not hinder the expected linear response with respect to analyte concentration. Further CVs and amperometry demonstrated the use of the sensor module under flow conditions. Such success in device design and usability is promising for future work using the on-line sensor module with a variety of applications.

scholarly journals Towards a Multifunctional Electrochemical Sensing and Niosome Generation Lab-on-Chip Platform Based on a Plug-and-Play Concept

Sensors ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnane Kara ◽  
Camille Rouillard ◽  
Jessy Mathault ◽  
Martin Boisvert ◽  
Frédéric Tessier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Sensing ◽  
Plug And Play ◽  
Lab On Chip ◽  
On Chip

scholarly journals Utilising Commercially Fabricated Printed Circuit Boards as an Electrochemical Biosensing Platform

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 793
Author(s):  
Uroš Zupančič ◽  
Joshua Rainbow ◽  
Pedro Estrela ◽  
Despina Moschou
Keyword(s):  
Printed Circuit Boards ◽  
Electrochemical Sensors ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Electrochemical Sensing ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Circuit Boards ◽  
Printed Circuit ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Electrochemical Biosensing ◽  
Pre Treatment

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) offer a promising platform for the development of electronics-assisted biomedical diagnostic sensors and microsystems. The long-standing industrial basis offers distinctive advantages for cost-effective, reproducible, and easily integrated sample-in-answer-out diagnostic microsystems. Nonetheless, the commercial techniques used in the fabrication of PCBs produce various contaminants potentially degrading severely their stability and repeatability in electrochemical sensing applications. Herein, we analyse for the first time such critical technological considerations, allowing the exploitation of commercial PCB platforms as reliable electrochemical sensing platforms. The presented electrochemical and physical characterisation data reveal clear evidence of both organic and inorganic sensing electrode surface contaminants, which can be removed using various pre-cleaning techniques. We demonstrate that, following such pre-treatment rules, PCB-based electrodes can be reliably fabricated for sensitive electrochemical biosensors. Herein, we demonstrate the applicability of the methodology both for labelled protein (procalcitonin) and label-free nucleic acid (E. coli-specific DNA) biomarker quantification, with observed limits of detection (LoD) of 2 pM and 110 pM, respectively. The proposed optimisation of surface pre-treatment is critical in the development of robust and sensitive PCB-based electrochemical sensors for both clinical and environmental diagnostics and monitoring applications.

scholarly journals A Stochastic Model to Describe the Scattering in the Response of Polysilicon MEMS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Luca Dassi ◽  
Marco Merola ◽  
Eleonora Riva ◽  
Angelo Santalucia ◽  
Andrea Venturelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Film ◽  
Micro Fabrication ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems ◽  
Local Fluctuations ◽  
Stochastic Framework ◽  
On Line ◽  
Chip Testing ◽  
On Chip ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Polycrystalline Silicon Film

The current miniaturization trend in the market of inertial microsystems is leading to movable device parts with sizes comparable to the characteristic length-scale of the polycrystalline silicon film morphology. The relevant output of micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) is thus more and more affected by a scattering, induced by features resulting from the micro-fabrication process. We recently proposed an on-chip testing device, specifically designed to enhance the aforementioned scattering in compliance with fabrication constraints. We proved that the experimentally measured scattering cannot be described by allowing only for the morphology-affected mechanical properties of the silicon films, and etch defects must be properly accounted for too. In this work, we discuss a fully stochastic framework allowing for the local fluctuations of the stiffness and of the etch-affected geometry of the silicon film. The provided semi-analytical solution is shown to catch efficiently the measured scattering in the C-V plots collected through the test structure. This approach opens up the possibility to learn on-line specific features of the devices, and to reduce the time required for their calibration.

scholarly journals Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Combined with Electrochemical Sensors for Food Contaminants Analysis

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (15) ◽  
pp. 4607
Author(s):  
Dounia Elfadil ◽  
Abderrahman Lamaoui ◽  
Flavio Della Pelle ◽  
Aziz Amine ◽  
Dario Compagnone
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers ◽  
Electrochemical Sensors ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Electrochemical Analysis ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Electrochemical Sensing ◽  
Food Contaminants ◽  
Molecularly Imprinted ◽  
Imprinted Polymers

Detection of relevant contaminants using screening approaches is a key issue to ensure food safety and respect for the regulatory limits established. Electrochemical sensors present several advantages such as rapidity; ease of use; possibility of on-site analysis and low cost. The lack of selectivity for electrochemical sensors working in complex samples as food may be overcome by coupling them with molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). MIPs are synthetic materials that mimic biological receptors and are produced by the polymerization of functional monomers in presence of a target analyte. This paper critically reviews and discusses the recent progress in MIP-based electrochemical sensors for food safety. A brief introduction on MIPs and electrochemical sensors is given; followed by a discussion of the recent achievements for various MIPs-based electrochemical sensors for food contaminants analysis. Both electropolymerization and chemical synthesis of MIP-based electrochemical sensing are discussed as well as the relevant applications of MIPs used in sample preparation and then coupled to electrochemical analysis. Future perspectives and challenges have been eventually given.

scholarly journals Fundamentals, achievements and challenges in the electrochemical sensing of pathogens

The Analyst ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 140 (21) ◽  
pp. 7116-7128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Monzó ◽  
Ignacio Insua ◽  
Francisco Fernandez-Trillo ◽  
Paramaconi Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Sensors ◽  
Electrochemical Sensing ◽  
Medical Applications

Electrochemical sensors are powerful tools widely used in industrial, environmental and medical applications.

Development of Au-Pd@UiO-66-on-ZIF-L/CC as a self-supported electrochemical sensor for in situ monitoring of cellular hydrogen peroxide

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jilin Zheng ◽  
Peng Zhao ◽  
Shiying Zhou ◽  
Sha Chen ◽  
Yi Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Electrochemical Sensor ◽  
Noble Metals ◽  
Electrochemical Sensors ◽  
Metal Organic Frameworks ◽  
Electrochemical Sensing ◽  
In Situ Monitoring ◽  
Metal Organic

Integrating metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) of different components or structures together and exploiting them as electrochemical sensors for electrochemical sensing have aroused great interest. And the incorporation of noble metals with...

Nanowire Modification to Enhance the Performance of Neurotransmitter Sensors

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hung Cao ◽  
J.-C. Chiao
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electrochemical Sensors ◽  
Electrochemical Sensing ◽  
Human Central Nervous System ◽  
Excitatory Neurotransmitter ◽  
Modification Method ◽  
Solid Liquid ◽  
Scanning Electron ◽  
Si Wafer

In this work, we have developed a method to modify the platinum (Pt) working electrode with nanowires using vapor-solid-liquid (VLS) mechanism in order to increase the sensitivity of our microelectrochemical neurotransmitter sensors. Our sensor probes were manufactured from a 300 μm thick silicon (Si) wafer with several electrode designs for implantation in various locations of the human central nervous system. The surfaces of electrodes were observed and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The complete devices were made and used to demonstrate the enhancement in performance contributed by nanowires in the enzyme-based electrochemical sensing of L-glutamate, which is the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter. Comparison between electrodes with and without nanowire modification was conducted, showing that the modification method is a good option to improve the performance of electrochemical sensors.

scholarly journals Fabrication of a Urea Biosensor for Real-Time Dynamic Fluid Measurement

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 2607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyunghee Kim ◽  
Jeongeun Lee ◽  
Bo Moon ◽  
Ye Seo ◽  
Chan Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Urea Concentration ◽  
Electrochemical Sensing ◽  
Constant Flow ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Time Dynamic ◽  
Constant Flow Rate ◽  
Linear Current ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Significant Concentration

In this study, a portable urea sensor that monitors the urea concentration in flow conditions was fabricated. We propose an electrochemical sensor that continually measures the urea concentration of samples flowing through it at a constant flow rate in real time. For the electrochemical sensing, a porous silk fibroin membrane with immobilized urease was mounted in a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) sensor housing. The fabricated urea sensor elicited linear current–concentration characteristics in the clinically significant concentration range (0.1–20 mM) based on peritoneal dialysis. The sensor maintained the linear current–concentration characteristics during operation in flow conditions.

A 6-Wire Plug and Play Clockless Distributed On-Chip-Sensor Network in 28 nm UTBB FD-SOI

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 404-413
Author(s):  
Marc Renaudin ◽  
Aymane Bouzafour ◽  
Sylvain Engels ◽  
Robin Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Network ◽  
Plug And Play ◽  
On Chip ◽  
28 Nm

scholarly journals An Electrochemical Sensor Based on Gold Nanodendrite/Surfactant Modified Electrode for Bisphenol A Detection

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Lien ◽  
Le Quoc Hung ◽  
Nguyen Tien Hoang ◽  
Vu Thi Thu ◽  
Dau Thi Ngoc Nga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Electrochemical Sensors ◽  
Differential Pulse ◽  
Electrochemical Sensing ◽  
Fluorescence Measurements ◽  
Sensing Platform ◽  
Electrochemical Window ◽  
Galvanostatic Deposition ◽  
Bisphenol A Detection ◽  
Good Agreement

In the present work, we reported the simple way to fabricate an electrochemical sensing platform to detect Bisphenol A (BPA) using galvanostatic deposition of Au on a glassy carbon electrode covered by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). This material (CTAB) enhances the sensitivity of electrochemical sensors with respect to the detection of BPA. The electrochemical response of the modified GCE to BPA was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. The results displayed a low detection limit (22 nm) and a linear range from 0.025 to 10 µm along side with high reproducibility (RSD = 4.9% for seven independent sensors). Importantly, the prepared sensors were selective enough against interferences with other pollutants in the same electrochemical window. Notably, the presented sensors have already proven their ability in detecting BPA in real plastic water drinking bottle samples with high accuracy (recovery range = 96.60%–102.82%) and it is in good agreement with fluorescence measurements.

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