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Electrochemical Analysis of Cells

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The cell is the basic unit of life, which plays a key role in the development of organisms and participates in almost all physiological processes in vivo. Since the physiological activities of cells are often related to electron transfer and/or electroactive species, electrochemistry is proven to be an effective technique for the analysis of cells, which can be further used in disease diagnosis and drug screening. Therefore, electrochemical analysis of cells has attracted a great many research interests. In recent years, with the development of surface modification technology, molecular recognition and nanotechnology, more and more electrodes with high biocompatibility can be used for cell immobilization, which has greatly promoted the electrochemical analysis of cells.

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    Genxi Li

  2. Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 215163, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China

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Li, G., Miao, P. (2013). Electrochemical Analysis of Cells. In: Electrochemical Analysis of Proteins and Cells. SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34252-3_4

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