On-chip microelectrodes for electrochemistry with moveable PPy bilayer actuators as working electrodes
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چکیده
We present electrochemical microactuators which have all the electrodes necessary for the actuation -the working, counter, and reference electrodes -onchip. This is a first step towards an all-polymer system, i.e. a system that does not require a liquid electrolyte. The microactuators' performance was as good as when standard, off-chip counter and reference electrodes were used. Specifically, the speed of actuation was the same. In addition, we obtained a good cyclic voltammogram, although the oxidation and reduction peaks were shifted and some noise was present. Apart from application in an all-polymer system, we will also use these microactuators for studies on the effect of mechanical stimulation of living cells.
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