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Single Cell Based Microelectrode Array Biosensors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Mo Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Shalini Prasad
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering
Xuan Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mihrimah Ozkan
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
Cengiz S. Ozkan
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Abstract

Extracellular potential is an important parameter which indicates the electrical activity of live cells. Membrane excitability in osteoblasts plays a key role in modulating the electrical activity in the presence of chemical agents. The complexity of cell signal makes interpretation of the cellular response to a chemical agent very difficult. By analyzing shifts in the signal power spectrum, it is possible to determine a frequency spectrum also known as Signature Pattern Vectors (SPV) specific to a chemical. It is also essential to characterize single cell sensitivity and response time for specific chemical agents for developing detect-to-warn biosensors. We used a 4x4 multiple Pt microelectrode array to spatially position single osteoblast cells, by using a gradient AC field. Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) and Wavelet Transformation (WT) analyses were used to extract information pertaining to the frequency of firing from the extracellular potential.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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