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ArticleMicromachines2026

Comparing Electrochemical Performance of Thin-Film Ti-Pt Microelectrodes on Planar and Non-Planar Glass Substrates for Lab-on-a-Chip Applications.

Karolina Kołczyk-Siedlecka, Zbigniew Szklarz, Elizaveta Vereshchagina, Aina Herbjørnrød, Paul Wittendorp, Shruti Jain, Piotr Żabiński, Aldona Garbacz-Klempka, Paweł Wójcik

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Karolina Kołczyk-SiedleckaFaculty of Non-Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Krakow, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8391-4603
Zbigniew SzklarzDepartment of Microfluidic Electrochemistry, Redoxme AB (redox.me), 30-054 Kraków, Poland.
Elizaveta VereshchaginaDepartment of Smart Sensors and Microsystems, SINTEF Digital, 0373 Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-0632-3057
Aina HerbjørnrødDepartment of Smart Sensors and Microsystems, SINTEF Digital, 0373 Oslo, Norway.
Paul WittendorpDepartment of Smart Sensors and Microsystems, SINTEF Digital, 0373 Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-2671-5891
Shruti JainDepartment of Smart Sensors and Microsystems, SINTEF Digital, 0373 Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-7802-4585
Piotr ŻabińskiFaculty of Non-Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Krakow, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5085-2645
Aldona Garbacz-KlempkaFaculty of Foundry Engineering, AGH University of Krakow, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8417-6131
Paweł WójcikResearch & Development Department, Redoxme AB (redox.me), 602 33 Norrköping, Sweden.

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National Centre for Research and Development NOR/POLNOR/UPTURN/0060/2019
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Abstract

Miniaturization plays a critical role in modern microsystem engineering by enabling automation, reducing material consumption, and lowering operational costs. In electrochemical microsystems, thin-film electrodes are widely adopted due to their favorable surface-to-volume ratio and compatibility with scalable microfabrication processes. This study investigates the electrochemical performance, reliability, and reproducibility of titanium-platinum (Ti-Pt) thin-film microelectrodes patterned on both planar and non-planar glass substrates. The electrodes were fabricated using standard photolithography and physical vapor deposition (PVD) techniques, with curvature variation introduced to assess the effect of substrate topology on functional properties. Electrochemical characterization was conducted using classical cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy, with performance benchmarked against conventional platinum electrodes. The results show that Ti-Pt electrodes exhibit stable and repeatable behavior regardless of substrate curvature, with minor variations in impedance characteristics. These findings confirm the suitability of Ti-Pt microelectrodes for integration into complex lab-on-a-chip architectures, including those involving non-planar geometries.

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electrochemical characterizationlab-on-a-chip systemsthin-film microelectrodes

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PMID41900204
PMCPMC13028286

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