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Panklang N, Techaumnat B, Tanthanuch N, Chotivanich K, Horprathum M, Nakano M. On-Chip Impedance Spectroscopy of Malaria-Infected Red Blood Cells. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:3186. [PMID: 38794040 PMCID: PMC11125259 DOI: 10.3390/s24103186] [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: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Malaria is a disease that affects millions of people worldwide, particularly in developing countries. The development of accurate and efficient methods for the detection of malaria-infected cells is crucial for effective disease management and control. This paper presents the electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) of normal and malaria-infected red blood cells. An EIS microfluidic device, comprising a microchannel and a pair of coplanar electrodes, was fabricated for single-cell measurements in a continuous manner. Based on the EIS results, the aim of this work is to discriminate Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells from the normal ones. Different from typical impedance spectroscopy, our measurement was performed for the cells in a low-conductivity medium in a frequency range between 50 kHz and 800 kHz. Numerical simulation was utilized to study the suitability parameters of the microchannel and electrodes for the EIS experiment over the measurement frequencies. The measurement results have shown that by using the low-conductivity medium, we could focus on the change in the conductance caused by the presence of a cell in the sensing electrode gap. The results indicated a distinct frequency spectrum of the conductance between the normal and infected red blood cells, which can be further used for the detection of the disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nitipong Panklang
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani 12110, Thailand;
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Micro/Nano-Electro-Mechanical Integrated System Research Unit, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thammasat School of Engineering, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand;
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- Cell and Tissue Culture Resources Unit, Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand;
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- Spectroscopic and Sensing Devices Research Group, NECTEC, NSTDA, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand;
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- Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan;
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Epping MS, Wedde S, Grundmann A, Radukic M, Gröger H, Hummel A, Viefhues M. Dielectrophoretic analysis of the impact of isopropyl alcohol on the electric polarisability of Escherichia coli whole-cells. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:3925-3933. [PMID: 32157360 PMCID: PMC7235074 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02451-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Whole-cell biocatalysts are versatile tools in (industrial) production processes; though, the effects that impact the efficiency are not fully understood yet. One main factor that affects whole-cell biocatalysts is the surrounding medium, which often consists of organic solvents due to low solubility of substrates in aqueous solutions. It is expected that organic solvents change the biophysical and biochemical properties of the whole-cell biocatalysts, e.g. by permeabilising the cell membrane, and thus analysis of these effects is of high importance. In this work, we present an analysis method to study the impact of organic solvents on whole-cell biocatalysts by means of dielectrophoresis. For instance, we evaluate the changes of the characteristic dielectrophoretic trapping ratio induced by incubation of Escherichia coli, serving as a model system, in an aqueous medium containing isopropyl alcohol. Therefore, we could evaluate the impact on the electric polarisability of the cells. For this purpose, a special microchannel device was designed and Escherichia coli cells were genetically modified to reliably synthesise a green fluorescent protein. We could demonstrate that our method was capable of revealing different responses to small changes in isopropyl alcohol concentration and incubation duration. Complementary spectrophotometric UV-Vis (ultraviolet-visible light) absorbance analysis of released NAD(P)+/NAD(P)H cofactor and proteins confirmed our results. Based on our results, we discuss the biophysical effects taking place during incubation. Graphical abstract.
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- Miriam S Epping
- Experimental Biophysics and Applied Nanosciences, Department of Physics, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Industrial Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
- Fermentation Engineering, Department of Technology, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Experimental Biophysics and Applied Nanosciences, Department of Physics, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Experimental Biophysics and Applied Nanosciences, Department of Physics, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
- Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Technology, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Industrial Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Industrial Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Experimental Biophysics and Applied Nanosciences, Department of Physics, Bielefeld University, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany.
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Terry JG, Schmüser I, Underwood I, Corrigan DK, Freeman NJ, Bunting AS, Mount AR, Walton AJ. Nanoscale electrode arrays produced with microscale lithographic techniques for use in biomedical sensing applications. IET Nanobiotechnol 2014; 7:125-34. [PMID: 24206769 DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2013.0049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A novel technique for the production of nanoscale electrode arrays that uses standard microfabrication processes and micron-scale photolithography is reported here in detail. These microsquare nanoband edge electrode (MNEE) arrays have been fabricated with highly reproducible control of the key array dimensions, including the size and pitch of the individual elements and, most importantly, the width of the nanoband electrodes. The definition of lateral features to nanoscale dimensions typically requires expensive patterning techniques that are complex and low-throughput. However, the fabrication methodology used here relies on the fact that vertical dimensions (i.e. layer thicknesses) have long been manufacturable at the nanoscale using thin film deposition techniques that are well established in mainstream microelectronics. The authors report for the first time two aspects that highlight the particular suitability of these MNEE array systems for probe monolayer biosensing. The first is simulation, which shows the enhanced sensitivity to the redox reaction of the solution redox couple. The second is the enhancement of probe film functionalisation observed for the probe film model molecule, 6-mercapto-1-hexanol compared with microsquare electrodes. Such surface modification for specific probe layer biosensing and detection is of significance for a wide range of biomedical and other sensing and analytical applications.
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Madiyar FR, Syed LU, Culbertson C, Li J. Manipulation of bacteriophages with dielectrophoresis on carbon nanofiber nanoelectrode arrays. Electrophoresis 2013; 34:1123-30. [PMID: 23348683 PMCID: PMC3754441 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201200486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Revised: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 11/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This work describes efficient manipulation of bacteriophage virus particles using a nanostructured DEP device. The nonuniform electric field for DEP is created by utilizing a nanoelectrode array (NEA) made of vertically aligned carbon nanofibers versus a macroscopic indium tin oxide electrode in a "points-and-lid" configuration integrated in a microfluidic channel. The capture of the virus particles has been systematically investigated versus the flow velocity, sinusoidal AC frequency, peak-to-peak voltage, and virus concentration. The DEP capture at all conditions is reversible and the captured virus particles are released immediately when the voltage is turned off. At the low virus concentration (8.9 × 10(4) pfu/mL), the DEP capture efficiency up to 60% can be obtained. The virus particles are individually captured at isolated nanoelectrode tips and accumulate linearly with time. Due to the comparable size, it is more effective to capture virus particles than larger bacterial cells with such NEA-based DEP devices. This technique can be potentially utilized as a fast sample preparation module in a microfluidic chip to capture, separate, and concentrate viruses and other biological particles in small volumes of dilute solutions in a portable detection system for field applications.
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
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Wang Y, Ye Z, Ying Y. New trends in impedimetric biosensors for the detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2012; 12:3449-71. [PMID: 22737018 PMCID: PMC3376556 DOI: 10.3390/s120303449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2012] [Revised: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 02/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The development of a rapid, sensitive, specific method for the foodborne pathogenic bacteria detection is of great importance to ensure food safety and security. In recent years impedimetric biosensors which integrate biological recognition technology and impedance have gained widespread application in the field of bacteria detection. This paper presents an overview on the progress and application of impedimetric biosensors for detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria, particularly the new trends in the past few years, including the new specific bio-recognition elements such as bacteriophage and lectin, the use of nanomaterials and microfluidics techniques. The applications of these new materials or techniques have provided unprecedented opportunities for the development of high-performance impedance bacteria biosensors. The significant developments of impedimetric biosensors for bacteria detection in the last five years have been reviewed according to the classification of with or without specific bio-recognition element. In addition, some microfluidics systems, which were used in the construction of impedimetric biosensors to improve analytical performance, are introduced in this review.
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- Yixian Wang
- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; E-Mails: (Y.W.); (Z.Y.)
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; E-Mails: (Y.W.); (Z.Y.)
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; E-Mails: (Y.W.); (Z.Y.)
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