Mass-producible disposable needle-type ion-selective electrodes for plant research

Autor: Md. Abunasar Miah, Motohiko Kondo, Rina Shinjo, Yusei Nakagawa, Hiroaki Suzuki, Ryo Tanimoto
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: RSC advances. 9(52)
ISSN: 2046-2069
Popis: Easily mass-producible needle-type Na+ and K+ ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) were developed for the direct and indirect measurement of Na+ and K+ ion concentrations in live plants. A polyimide strip with a silver layer on one side and Ag/AgCl formed at one end was used to construct two types of ISEs. For the type I ISE, an electrolyte layer was formed on the layer of silver and Ag/AgCl, which was then covered with a protecting layer. Subsequently, an ion-selective membrane (ISM) was formed at the truncated end with Ag/AgCl. For the type II ISE, a syringe needle was used as a container and an ISM was formed at the sharp end. Then, the polyimide strip with Ag/AgCl at one end was inserted and an electrolyte solution was injected to complete the ISE. Reference electrodes (REs) with similar structures were fabricated by forming a liquid junction instead of the ISM. The electrode responses and the relationship between the ISE potential and the Na+/K+ ion concentration agreed with those predicted by the Nernst equation. The Na+ and K+ ion concentrations in different parts of the rice plant (Oryza sativa L.) were measured using the Na+ and K+ ISEs, respectively. The results obtained using these devices agreed well with those obtained using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, thus confirming the practical applicability of the developed ISEs.
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