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A Protocol for Real-time 3D Single Particle Tracking
Published on: January 3, 2018
Correlated electrochemical and optical tracking of discrete collision events
Stephen E Fosdick1, Morgan J Anderson, Elizabeth G Nettleton
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 East 24th Street, Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, USA.
Abstract:
Optical tracking of collisions between insulating microbeads and an ultramicroelectrode surface are correlated to electrochemical measurements and 3D simulations. The experiments are based on partial blocking of the electrode surface by the beads. Results obtained using these three methods provide details regarding the radial distribution of landing locations, the extent of current blockage, collision frequency, motion of beads on the electrode surface following collisions, and aggregation behavior both prior to collisions and afterward on the electrode surface.
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