Volume 52, Issue 31 pp. 8129-8133
Communication

A Two-Channel Ratiometric Electrochemical Biosensor for In Vivo Monitoring of Copper Ions in a Rat Brain Using Gold Truncated Octahedral Microcages

Dr. Xiaolan Chai

Dr. Xiaolan Chai

Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, Siping Road 1239, Shanghai 200092 (P. R. China)

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Xinguang Zhou

Xinguang Zhou

Department of Chemistry, East Normal University of China, Dongchuan Road 500, Shanghai (P. R. China)

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Anwei Zhu

Anwei Zhu

Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, Siping Road 1239, Shanghai 200092 (P. R. China)

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Dr. Limin Zhang

Dr. Limin Zhang

Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, Siping Road 1239, Shanghai 200092 (P. R. China)

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Dr. Yao Qin

Dr. Yao Qin

Institute for Advanced Materials and Nano Biomedicine, Tongji University, Siping Road 1239, Shanghai 200092 (P. R. China)

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Prof. Guoyue Shi

Prof. Guoyue Shi

Department of Chemistry, East Normal University of China, Dongchuan Road 500, Shanghai (P. R. China)

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Prof. Yang Tian

Corresponding Author

Prof. Yang Tian

Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, Siping Road 1239, Shanghai 200092 (P. R. China)

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First published: 20 June 2013
Citations: 138

This work was financially supported by the NSFC (grant numbers 20975075, 21175098, 21101117, and 21175044) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

Graphical Abstract

Brain chemistry: A biosensor has been developed for in vivo determination of copper ions in a rat brain by using gold truncated octahedral microcages. The significant analytical performance of the present biosensor, as well as the properties of a carbon fiber microelectrode have provided a direct and reliable approach for monitoring cerebral metal ions (W.E.=working electrode; see picture).

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