A compact hybrid-multiplexed potentiostat for real-time electrochemical biosensing applications

Autor: S. Blionas, Nikolaos Vassiliadis, Konstantinos Efstathiou, Ioannis Ramfos, Ciara K. O'Sullivan, Alex Fragoso, Alexios Birbas
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 47:482-489
ISSN: 0956-5663
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2013.03.068
Popis: The architecture and design of a compact, multichannel, hybrid-multiplexed potentiostat for performing electrochemical measurements on continuously-biased electrode arrays is presented. The proposed architecture utilises a combination of sequential and parallel measurements, to enable high performance whilst keeping the system low-cost and compact. The accuracy of the signal readout is maintained by following a special multiplexing approach, which ensures the continuous biasing of all the working electrodes of an array. After sampling the results, a digital calibration technique factors out errors from component inaccuracies. A prototype printed circuit board (PCB) was designed and built using off-the-shelf components for the real-time measurement of the amperometric signal of 48 electrodes. The operation and performance of the PCB was evaluated and characterised through a wide range of testing conditions, where it exhibited high linearity ( R 2 > 0.999 ) and a resolution of 400 pA. The effectiveness of the proposed multiplexing scheme is demonstrated through electrochemical tests using KCl and [ Fe ( CN ) 6 ] 3 − in KCl solutions. The applicability of the prototype multichannel potentiostat is also demonstrated using real biosensors, which were applied to the detection of IgA antibodies.
Databáze: OpenAIRE