Individually Addressable Thin-Film Ultramicroelectrode Array for Spatial Measurements of Single Vesicle Release
Journal article, 2013

Thin-film platinum ultramicroelectrode arrays (MEAs) with subcellular microelectrodes were developed for the spatial measurement of neurotransmitter release across single cells or clusters of single cells. MEAs consisting of 16, 25, and 36 square ultramicroelectrodes with respective widths of 4, 3, and 2 mu m were fabricated on glass substrates by photolithography, thin-film deposition and reactive ion etching. The electrodes in each MEA are tightly defined in a 30 mu m x 30 mu m square, which potentially useful to measure exocytosis across a single cell or clusters of single cells. These MEAs have been characterized with scanning electron microscopy and cyclic voltammetry and show excellent stability and reproducibility. Culturing PC12 cells on top of the MEA.s has been achieved by modifying the array with a poly(dimethylsiloxane) chamber and coating a thin layer of collagen IV top of the electrode surface. The electrochemical response to dopamine has been characterized after coating the surface with the cell-adhering molecules and then with cells attached. Amperometric detection demonstrates that individual exocytotic events can be recorded at these arrays with spatial resolution for dynamic electrochemical measurements near 2 mu m. In contrast to previous single-cell experiments, the effect of dopaminergic drugs on imaging single vesicle exocytotic release from PC 12 cell clusters is presented at cell clusters incubated with the dopamine precursor and Parkinson's therapy agent, L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, and at cell clusters incubated with the vesicular monoamine transport inhibitor, reserpine. The results of electrochemical imaging demonstrate that the drug effect on PC12 cell clusters is consistent with previous single-cell experiments.

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Author

J. Wang

University of Gothenburg

R. Trouillon

University of Gothenburg

Y. Q. Lin

University of Gothenburg

M. I. Svensson

University of Gothenburg

Andrew Ewing

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Analytical Chemistry

Analytical Chemistry

0003-2700 (ISSN) 1520-6882 (eISSN)

Vol. 85 11 5600-5608

Subject Categories

Analytical Chemistry

DOI

10.1021/ac4009385

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