Functionalised electrode array for the detection of nitric oxide released by endothelial cells using different NO-sensing chemistries

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2004 Mar;378(6):1594-600. doi: 10.1007/s00216-004-2512-6.

Abstract

In a preliminary study aimed at developing strategies for the simultaneous detection of various biologically important molecules, a procedure is described that allows the electrochemical detection of nitric oxide (NO) released by a population of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) by using an array of electrodes comprising three individually addressable electrodes. Each electrode in the array was modified with a different NO-sensitive electrocatalyst, thereby demonstrating the possibility of modifying the individual electrodes in an array with different sensing chemistries. This study opens a doorway to the development of arrays of electrodes for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes in a complex environment by suitably tailoring the sensitivity and selectivity of each electrode in the array to a specific analyte in the test medium.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrodes
  • Endothelial Cells / chemistry*
  • Endothelial Cells / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Nitric Oxide / analysis*
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Platinum / chemistry
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Nitric Oxide
  • Platinum