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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2014

Fabrication and evaluation of a micro(bio)sensor array chip for multiple parallel measurements of important cell biomarkers.

Roy M Pemberton, Timothy Cox, Rachel Tuffin, Guido A Drago, John Griffiths, Robin Pittson, Graham Johnson, Jinsheng Xu, Ian C Sage, Rhodri Davies and 4 more

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Roy M PembertonCentre for Research in Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK. Roy.Pemberton@uwe.ac.uk.
Timothy CoxQinetiQ Ltd., Malvern Technology Centre, Malvern, WR14 3PS, UK. Timothy.Cox@uwe.ac.uk.
Rachel TuffinQinetiQ Ltd., Malvern Technology Centre, Malvern, WR14 3PS, UK. rachel.tuffin@merckgroup.com.
Guido A DragoApplied Enzyme Technology Ltd., Monmouth House, Mamhilad Park, Pontypool NP4 OHZ, UK. Guido@gwent.org.
John GriffithsUniscan Instruments Ltd., Sigma House, Burlow Rd., Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JB, UK. John.Griffiths@uniscan.co.uk.
Robin PittsonGwent Electronic Materials Ltd., Monmouth House, Mamhilad Park, Pontypool NP4 OHZ, UK. Robin@gwent.org.
Graham JohnsonUniscan Instruments Ltd., Sigma House, Burlow Rd., Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JB, UK. Graham.Johnson@uniscan.co.uk.
Jinsheng XuCentre for Research in Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK. goomooxu@googlemail.com.
Ian C SageQinetiQ Ltd., Malvern Technology Centre, Malvern, WR14 3PS, UK. ian.sage@ntu.ac.uk.
Rhodri DaviesQinetiQ Ltd., Malvern Technology Centre, Malvern, WR14 3PS, UK. rrdavies2@gmail.com.
Simon K JacksonCentre for Research in Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK. simon.jackson@plymouth.ac.uk.
Gerry KennaAstraZeneca R&D, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, SK10 4TF, UK. jgerrykenna@gmail.com.
Richard LuxtonInstitute of Biosensing Technology, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK. Richard.Luxton@uwe.ac.uk.
John P HartCentre for Research in Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK. John.Hart@uwe.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This report describes the design and development of an integrated electrochemical cell culture monitoring system, based on enzyme-biosensors and chemical sensors, for monitoring indicators of mammalian cell metabolic status. MEMS technology was used to fabricate a microwell-format silicon platform including a thermometer, onto which chemical sensors (pH, O2) and screen-printed biosensors (glucose, lactate), were grafted/deposited. Microwells were formed over the fabricated sensors to give 5-well sensor strips which were interfaced with a multipotentiostat via a bespoke connector box interface. The operation of each sensor/biosensor type was examined individually, and examples of operating devices in five microwells in parallel, in either potentiometric (pH sensing) or amperometric (glucose biosensing) mode are shown. The performance characteristics of the sensors/biosensors indicate that the system could readily be applied to cell culture/toxicity studies.

Indexed as

Biosensing TechniquesCell Line, TumorComputer-Aided DesignConductometryEquipment DesignEquipment Failure AnalysisGlucoseHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLactic AcidMicro-Electrical-Mechanical SystemsMicrofluidic Analytical TechniquesNeoplasms, ExperimentalOximetrySystems IntegrationTemperatureGlucoseLactic Acid

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PMID25360580
PMCPMC4279497

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