Interdigitated aluminium and titanium sensors for assessing epithelial barrier functionality by electric cell-substrate impedance spectroscopy (ECIS)
| Autor: | Johannes Edlinger, Daniel Hekl, Judith Lechner, Stephan Kaseman, Stefan Partel, Oliver Eiter, Thomas Schmiedinger, Thomas Seppi, Thomas Lechleitner, Peter Lukas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Interdigitated electrode array
Materials science Biomedical Engineering chemistry.chemical_element Electrolyte Article Aluminium Electrical resistivity and conductivity Electric cell-substrate impedance spectroscopy Humans Spectroscopy Molecular Biology Electrodes Titanium business.industry Epithelial Cells Dielectric spectroscopy chemistry Equivalent electrical circuit Dielectric Spectroscopy Electrode Curve fitting Optoelectronics business Aluminum HeLa Cells |
| Zdroj: | Biomedical Microdevices |
| ISSN: | 1572-8781 1387-2176 |
| Popis: | Electric cell-substrate impedance spectroscopy (ECIS) enables non-invasive and continuous read-out of electrical parameters of living tissue. The aim of the current study was to investigate the performance of interdigitated sensors with 50 μm electrode width and 50 μm inter-electrode distance made of gold, aluminium, and titanium for monitoring the barrier properties of epithelial cells in tissue culture. At first, the measurement performance of the photolithographic fabricated sensors was characterized by defined reference electrolytes. The sensors were used to monitor the electrical properties of two adherent epithelial barrier tissue models: renal proximal tubularLLC-PK1cells, representing a normal functional transporting epithelium, and human cervical cancer-derivedHeLacells, forming non-transporting cancerous epithelial tissue. Then, the impedance spectra obtained were analysed by numerically fitting the parameters of the two different models to the measured impedance spectrum. Aluminium sensors proved to be as sensitive and consistent in repeated online-recordings for continuous cell growth and differentiation monitoring as sensors made of gold, the standard electrode material. Titanium electrodes exhibited an elevated intrinsic ohmic resistance in comparison to gold reflecting its lower electric conductivity. Analysis of impedance spectra through applying models and numerical data fitting enabled the detailed investigation of the development and properties of a functional transporting epithelial tissue using either gold or aluminium sensors. The result of the data obtained, supports the consideration of aluminium and titanium sensor materials as potential alternatives to gold sensors for advanced application of ECIS spectroscopy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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