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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2013

Further in-vitro characterization of an implantable biosensor for ethanol monitoring in the brain.

Ottavio Secchi, Manuel Zinellu, Ylenia Spissu, Marco Pirisinu, Gianfranco Bazzu, Rossana Migheli, Maria Speranza Desole, Robert D O'Neill, Pier Andrea Serra, Gaia Rocchitta

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ottavio SecchiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Medical School, University of Sassari, Sassari 07100, Italy. osecchi@uniss.it
Manuel Zinellu
Ylenia Spissu
Marco Pirisinu
Gianfranco Bazzu
Rossana Migheli
Maria Speranza Desole
Robert D O'Neill
Pier Andrea Serra
Gaia Rocchitta
University of Sassari · ITUniversity College Dublin · IE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ethyl alcohol may be considered one of the most widespread central nervous system (CNS) depressants in Western countries. Because of its toxicological and neurobiological implications, the detection of ethanol in brain extracellular fluid (ECF) is of great importance. In a previous study, we described the development and characterization of an implantable biosensor successfully used for the real-time detection of ethanol in the brain of freely-moving rats. The implanted biosensor, integrated in a low-cost telemetry system, was demonstrated to be a reliable device for the short-time monitoring of exogenous ethanol in brain ECF. In this paper we describe a further in-vitro characterization of the above-mentioned biosensor in terms of oxygen, pH and temperature dependence in order to complete its validation. With the aim of enhancing ethanol biosensor performance, different enzyme loadings were investigated in terms of apparent ethanol Michaelis-Menten kinetic parameters, viz. IMAX, KM and linear region slope, as well as ascorbic acid interference shielding. The responses of biosensors were studied over a period of 28 days. The overall findings of the present study confirm the original biosensor configuration to be the best of those investigated for in-vivo applications up to one week after implantation.

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Brain ChemistryModels, TheoreticalProstheses and ImplantsAnimalsBiosensing TechniquesEnzymesEthanolHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationOxygenRatsTemperatureEnzymesEthanolOxygen

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PMID23881145
PMCPMC3758661
OpenAlexW2009841255

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