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Published on: June 21, 2015
Diagnosis of trace toxic uranium ions in organic liver cell
Suw Young Ly1, Eun Chul Pack2, Dal Woong Choi2
1Biosensor Biosensor Research Institute, Seoul National University of Technology, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract:
Uranium is toxic and radioactive traces of it can be found in natural water and soils. High concentrations of it in biological systems cause genetic disorders and diseases. For the in vivo diagnosis, micro and nano range detection limits are required. Here, an electrochemical assay for trace toxic uranium was searched using stripping voltammetry. Renewable and simplified graphite pencils electrode (PE) was used in a three-electrode cell system. Seawater was used instead of an electrolyte solution. This setup can yield good results and the detection limit was attained to be at 10 μgL(-1). The developed skill can be applied to organic liver cell.

