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Title:
Cell-based biosensors : principles and applications
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Engineering in science & biology
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Norwood, MA : Artech House, 2009
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xvii, 271 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:
9781596934399

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Summary

In the 21st century, we are witnessing the integration of two dynamic disciplines ndash; electronics and biology. As a result bioelectronics and biosensors have become of particular interest to engineers and researchers working in related biomedical areas. Written by recognized experts the field, this leading-edge resource is the first book to systematically introduce the concept, technology, and development of cell-based biosensors. Readers find details on the latest cell-based biosensor models and novel micro-structure biosensor techniques. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this unique volume presents the latest innovative applications of cell-based biosensors in a variety of biomedical fields. The book also explores future trends of cell-based biosensors, including integrated chips, nanotechnology and microfluidics. Over 140 illustrations help clarify key topics throughout the book.


Author Notes

Ping Wang is a professor in the Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering at Zhejiang University, China. He is the deputy director of the Biosensor National Special Laboratory and the vice-director of the Key Lab of Biomedical Engineering of the National Education Ministry of China. He holds a B.S., an M.S. and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. He is also a visiting scholar at the Edison Sensors Laboratory at Case Western Reserve University and at the Biosensors and Bioinstrumentation Laboratory at the University of Arkansas.
Qingjun Liu is an associate professor in the Biosensor National Special Laboratory at Zhejiang University, China, and a guest researcher in the State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China. He holds a B.S, and an M.S. in medicine from Gansu College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China, respectively. He holds a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Zhejiang University. China. He is also a visiting scholar in the Department of Health Technology and Informatics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.


Table of Contents

Forewordp. xi
Prefacep. xiii
Acknowledgmentsp. xvii
Chapter 1 Introductionp. 1
1.1 Definition of Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 1
1.2 Characteristics of Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 3
1.3 Types of Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 4
1.4 Summaryp. 10
Referencesp. 11
Chapter 2 Cell Culture on Chipsp. 13
2.1 Introductionp. 13
2.2 Cell Immobilization Factorsp. 14
2.2.1 Physical Factorsp. 14
2.2.2 Chemical Factorsp. 15
2.2.3 Biological Factorsp. 15
2.3 Basic Surface Modification Rulesp. 16
2.3.1 Hydrophilicity Improvingp. 17
2.3.2 Roughness Changingp. 18
2.3.3 Chemical Coatingp. 18
2.4 Typical Methodsp. 20
2.4.1 Special Physical Structurep. 22
2.4.2 Microcontact Printingp. 24
2.4.3 Fast Ink-Jet Printingp. 26
2.4.4 Perforated Microelectrodep. 27
2.4.5 Self-Assembled Monolayerp. 29
2.4.6 Microfluidic Technologyp. 30
2.5 Summaryp. 33
Referencesp. 33
Chapter 3 Mechanisms of Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 37
3.1 Introductionp. 37
3.2 Metabolic Measurementsp. 38
3.2.1 Cell Metabolismp. 38
3.2.2 Extracellular pH Monitoringp. 40
3.2.3 Other Extracellular Metabolite Sensingp. 43
3.2.4 Secondary Transducersp. 44
3.3 Action Potential Measurementsp. 44
3.3.1 Action Potentialp. 45
3.3.2 The Solid-Electrolyte Interfacep. 47
3.3.3 Cell-Electrode Interface Modelp. 52
3.3.4 Cell-Silicon Interface Modelp. 54
3.3.5 Secondary Transducersp. 55
3.4 Impedance Measurementsp. 56
3.4.1 Membrane Impedancep. 56
3.4.2 Impedance Model of Single Cellsp. 57
3.4.3 Impedance Model of Populations of Cellsp. 59
3.4.4 Secondary Transducersp. 61
3.5 Noise Sourcesp. 62
3.5.1 Electrode Noisep. 62
3.5.2 Electromagnetic Interferencep. 63
3.5.3 Biological Noisep. 63
3.6 Summaryp. 64
Referencesp. 64
Chapter 4 Microelectrode Arrays (MEA) as Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 65
4.1 Introductionp. 65
4.2 Principlep. 68
4.3 Fabrication and Design of MEA Systemp. 69
4.3.1 Fabricationp. 69
4.3.2 Different MEA Chipsp. 74
4.3.3 Measurement Setupp. 77
4.4 Theoretical Analysis of Signal Process in MEA Systemsp. 79
4.4.1 Equivalent Circuit Model of Signal Processp. 79
4.4.2 Impedance Properties Analysis of MEAp. 80
4.4.3 Analysis of Extracellular Signalp. 82
4.5 Application of MEAp. 84
4.5.1 Dissociated Neural Network on MEAp. 84
4.5.2 Slice on MEAp. 86
4.5.3 Retina on MEAp. 88
4.5.4 Pharmacological Applicationp. 89
4.6 Development Trendsp. 92
4.6.1 Lab on a Chipp. 92
4.6.2 Portable MEA Systemp. 92
4.6.3 Other Developmental Trendsp. 92
4.7 Summaryp. 93
Referencesp. 93
Chapter 5 Field Effect Transistor (FET) as Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 97
5.1 Introductionp. 97
5.2 Principlep. 98
5.3 Device and Systemp. 100
5.3.1 Fabrication of FET-Based Biosensorp. 100
5.3.2 FET Sensor Systemp. 102
5.4 Theoretical Analysisp. 103
5.4.1 Area-Contact Modelp. 104
5.4.2 Point-Contact Modelp. 105
5.5 Applicationp. 106
5.5.1 Electrophysiological Recording of Neuronal Activityp. 106
5.5.2 Two-Way Communication Between Silicon Chip and Neuronp. 108
5.5.3 Neuronal Network Studyp. 109
5.5.4 Cell Microenvironment Monitoringp. 112
5.6 Development Trendsp. 114
5.7 Summaryp. 115
Referencesp. 116
Chapter 6 Light Addressable Potentiometric Sensor (LAPS) as Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 119
6.1 Introductionp. 119
6.2 Principlep. 121
6.2.1 Fundamentalp. 121
6.2.2 Numerical Analysisp. 122
6.3 Device and Systemp. 124
6.3.1 Devicep. 124
6.3.2 Microphysiometer Systemp. 126
6.3.3 Detecting System of Cell-Semiconductor Hybrid LAPSp. 129
6.4 Applicationp. 132
6.4.1 Signaling Mechanism Studyp. 133
6.4.2 Functional Characterization of Ligand/Receptor Bindingp. 134
6.4.3 Identification of Ligand/Receptorp. 136
6.4.4 Drug Analysisp. 137
6.5 Developing Trendp. 143
6.5.1 LAPS Array System for Parallel Detectingp. 144
6.5.2 Multifunctional LAPS Systemp. 145
6.6 Summaryp. 146
Referencesp. 146
Chapter 7 Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensor (ECIS) as Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 151
7.1 Introductionp. 151
7.2 Principlep. 152
7.2.1 Electrochemical Impedancep. 152
7.2.2 Cell-Substrate Impedancep. 154
7.2.3 AC Frequency and Sensitivity Characteristics of Interdigitated Electrodesp. 156
7.3 Device and Systemp. 160
7.3.1 Device Fabricationp. 160
7.3.2 Bioimpedance Measurement Systemp. 161
7.4 Theoretical Analysisp. 164
7.4.1 Lumped Modelp. 164
7.4.2 Analytical Modelp. 165
7.4.3 Data Calculation and Presentationp. 165
7.5 Applicationsp. 167
7.5.1 Monitoring of Cell Adhesion, Spreading, Morphology, and Proliferationp. 167
7.5.2 Monitoring of Cell Migration and Invasionp. 169
7.5.3 Monitoring of Cellular Ligand-Receptor Interactionsp. 170
7.5.4 Cytotoxicity Assaysp. 172
7.6 Development Trendsp. 173
7.6.1 High-Throughput Screeningp. 173
7.6.2 Integrated Chipp. 175
7.7 Summaryp. 175
Referencesp. 176
Chapter 8 Patch Clamp Chip as Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 179
8.1 Introductionp. 179
8.2 Theoryp. 179
8.2.1 Conventional Patch Clampp. 179
8.2.2 Patch Clamp Chipp. 181
8.3 Sensor Device and Systemp. 182
8.3.1 Patch Clamp Chip Devicep. 182
8.3.2 Patch Clamp Chip Systemp. 188
8.3.3 Cells Preparationp. 193
8.4 Biomedical Applicationp. 194
8.4.1 Ionic Channels Researchp. 194
8.4.2 Drug Discoveryp. 199
8.4.3 Drug Safetyp. 200
8.5 Development Trendsp. 202
8.6 Summaryp. 203
Referencesp. 203
Chapter 9 Other Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 207
9.1 Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) as Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 207
9.1.1 Introductionp. 207
9.1.2 Principle of QCMp. 208
9.1.3 QCM Sensors and Measurement Systemp. 210
9.1.4 Biomedical Applicationp. 211
9.2 Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) as Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 217
9.2.1 Introductionp. 217
9.2.2 The Principle of SPRp. 219
9.2.3 SPR Sensors and Measurement Systemp. 220
9.2.4 Biomedical Applicationp. 221
9.3 Immune Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 225
9.3.1 Introductionp. 225
9.3.2 Mast Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 226
9.3.3 Dendritic Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 227
9.3.4 B Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 229
9.4 Summaryp. 229
Referencesp. 230
Chapter 10 Developments of Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 233
10.1 Introductionp. 233
10.2 Cell-Based Biosensors with Integrated Chipsp. 233
10.2.1 Integration Chip of the Same or Similar Functional Sensorsp. 234
10.2.2 Multisensors Involve Sensing Elements with Different Functionsp. 235
10.2.3 Multifunctional Chip Monitoring Different Parametersp. 236
10.3 Cell-Based Biosensors Using Nanotechnologyp. 237
10.3.1 Nano-Micropatterned Cell Culturesp. 238
10.3.2 Nanoporous-Based Biosensorp. 239
10.3.3 Nanoprobes to Intracellular Nanosensorsp. 240
10.4 Cell-Based Biosensors with Microfluidic Chipsp. 241
10.4.1 Microfluidic Flowp. 242
10.4.2 Soft Lithographyp. 243
10.4.3 Pielectrophoresisp. 245
10.5 Biomimetic Olfactory and Gustatory Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 246
10.5.1 Bioelectronic Nose and Bioelectronic Tonguep. 247
10.5.2 Olfactory and Gustatory Biosensors with Special Receptorsp. 247
10.5.3 Olfactory and Gustatory Cell-Based Biosensorsp. 248
Referencesp. 250
Glossaryp. 255
About the Editorsp. 261
List of Contributorsp. 262
Indexp. 263