Electro-triggering and electrochemical monitoring of dopamine exocytosis from a single cell by using ultrathin electrodes based on Au nanowires

Nanoscale. 2016 Jan 7;8(1):214-8. doi: 10.1039/c5nr06021d.

Abstract

A sophisticated set of an Au nanowire (NW) stimulator-Au NW detector system is developed for electrical cell stimulation and electrochemical analysis of subsequent exocytosis with very high spatial resolution. Dopamine release from a rat pheochromocytoma cell is more stimulated by a more negative voltage pulse. This system could help to improve the therapeutic efficacy of electrotherapies by providing valuable information on their healing mechanism.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dopamine / metabolism*
  • Exocytosis / physiology*
  • Gold*
  • Microelectrodes
  • Nanowires*
  • PC12 Cells
  • Rats

Substances

  • Gold
  • Dopamine