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High-efficient and high-content cytotoxic recording via dynamic and continuous cell-based impedance biosensor
Ning Hu1,2,3,4, Jiaru Fang5, Ling Zou6
1Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China. huning@zju.edu.cn.
This study introduces a dynamic cell-based impedance biosensor for high-content cytotoxicity assessment. The novel method effectively monitors cell viability and growth, offering a more informative alternative to traditional assays for toxin screening.
Area of Science:
- Biotechnology
- Toxicology
- Cell Biology
Background:
- Traditional label-based cell viability assays provide endpoint detection, missing crucial dynamic growth information.
- Higher throughput methods are needed to capture dynamic cellular responses for accurate toxicity assessment.
- Existing cell-based biosensors can monitor cell viability dynamically but often underutilize this data for toxin evaluation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a high-efficient and high-content cytotoxic recording method using dynamic cell-based impedance biosensor technology.
- To derive and analyze dynamic cell viability, inhibition ratio, and growth rate from biosensor data.
- To compare the throughput of dynamic cytotoxicity assessment with traditional label-based methods.
Main Methods:
- Utilized dynamic and continuous cell-based impedance biosensor technology for cytotoxicity recording.
- Derived dynamic cell viability, inhibition ratio, and growth rate from impedance response curves.
- Assessed dose-dependent responses to diarrhetic shellfish toxin (okadaic acid).
Main Results:
- The cell-based impedance biosensor demonstrated dose-dependent responses to okadaic acid.
- Dynamic cell viability and cell growth status were effectively analyzed.
- The throughput of dynamic cytotoxicity assessment was compared between the biosensor and label-based methods.
Conclusions:
- The developed cell-based impedance biosensor provides a flexible, cost-effective, and label-efficient platform for cell viability assessment.
- This technology enables dynamic and continuous monitoring, offering richer data than traditional endpoint assays.
- The method is particularly valuable for shellfish toxin screening and broader applications in toxicology.
