In vivo electrochemical impedance measurement on single cell membrane

被引:5
作者
Bai, Seoung-Jai [1 ]
Prinz, Fritz B. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Dankook Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Yongin 448701, South Korea
[2] Stanford Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Nanoscale Prototyping Lab Energy Convers & Storag, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[3] Stanford Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
关键词
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS); Cell plasma membrane; Single cell measurement; Ultra-microelectrode (UME); ELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE;
D O I
10.1016/j.mee.2011.06.003
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The electrochemical characteristics of the plasma membranes of single cells and organelles were investigated. Silicon fabrication technology was used to produce a metal ultra-microelectrode (UME). Furthermore, the UME was characterized in a cell medium using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). A single rat fibroblast cell, or chloroplast purified from Peperomia metallica leaves, was immobilized by a micropipette after which the UME was inserted into its cytosolic space through cell membrane using a piezo actuator. An in vivo EIS measurement between the UME and the counter electrode outside of a single cell was taken. The measurements were analyzed using equivalent circuits in order to estimate the membrane impedance of a single cell. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:3094 / 3100
页数:7
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