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Dynamic Electrochemical Measurement of Chloride Ions
Published on: February 5, 2016
A ratiometric electrochemical microsensor for monitoring chloride ions in vivo
Xia Xiao1, Chenchen Li1, Yuzhi Liu1
1Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Functional Application of Fine Polymers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China. hgu@hnust.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Chloride ion (Cl-), the most common anion in animal brain, has been verified to play a vital role in maintaining normal physiological processes. Thus, development of a reliable platform to determine Cl- is of great significance for brain research involving Cl-. In this work, a ratiometric electrochemical microsensor (REM) for the in vivo measurement of cerebral Cl- was designed. To prepare REM, uniform Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs) with nano-level sizes were synthesized via an adsorption-reduction process, which served as selective recognition elements for Cl- determination, while methylene blue (MB) was absorbed and acted as an inner reference unit to avoid the environmental interference of complicated brain systems. As a result, this developed REM exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity, as well as good stability, reproducibility and anti-biofouling. This reliable approach was established to monitor Cl- in mouse brain.
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