Simultaneous acquisition of in vivo electrophysiological and neurochemical information is essential for understanding how endogenous neurochemicals modulate the dynamics of brain activity. However, up to now such a task has rarely been accomplished due to the major technical challenge of operating two independent recording systems simultaneously in real-time. Here we propose a simpler solution ...

Electrochemistry methods have been widely employed in the development of renewable energy, and involved in various processes, e.g. water splitting and oxygen reduction. Remarkable progress notwithstanding, there are still many challenges in further optimization of catalysts to achieve high performance. For this purpose, an in-depth understanding of reaction mechanism is needed. In this study, a...

We demonstrate that extensive electrochemical shock–electrochemical cycling induced fracture–occurs due to coherency stresses arising from first order cubic-to-cubic phase transformations in the spinels LiMn2O4 and LiMn1.5Ni0.5O4. Electrochemical shock occurs despite the isotropy of the shape changes in these materials. This electrochemical shock mechanism is strongly sensitive to particle size...

A new sensitive and selective electrochemical sensor was developed for determination of glutathione (GSH) at the surface of carbon paste electrode (CPE) modified with multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as a sensor and pyrogallol red (PGR) as a mediator. The mechanism of GSH electrochemical behavior at the modified electrode surface was investigated by various electrochemical techniques includ...

The mechanism of electron transport in Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms is a topic under intense study and debate. Although some proteins were found to be essential for current production, the specific role that each one plays in electron transport to the electrode remains to be elucidated and a consensus on the mechanism of electron transport has not been reached. In the present paper, to und...

Neurons release neurotransmitters in a process called exocytosis, wherein packets of transmitter molecules are released from the cells upon stimulation. Adrenal chromaffin cells, which also undergo exocytosis, constitute a model system for neuronal release. Quantal release of adrenaline from chromaffin cells can be measured using the electrochemical technique of amperometry, historically employ...

The study of the interaction between DNA and small molecules such as drugs is one of the current general interest and importance. In this paper, the electrochemical investigation of the interaction between some flavonoids such as rutin, quercetin, and hesperidin with dsDNA on the surface of Supramolecular Ionic Liquid grafted on the Graphene Oxide Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode (</s...

In contemporary research, “Heterostructure” assemblies play an important role in energy conversion systems, wherein the composite assemblies facilitate faster charge carrier transport across the material interfaces. The improved/enhanced efficiency metrics in these systems (electro/photo-electrochemical processes/devices) is due to synergistic interaction and synchronized charge transport a...

The electrochemical reduction mechanism of ethidium bromide was first studied by spectroelectrochemistry. This reduction was proved to be a two-step process by cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry and spectroelectrochemistry, in which each step was proved to be a one-electron transfer process by a spectropotentiostatic fluorescence technique. Hydroethidine was confirmed to be the ...

Electrochemical capacitors, which can store large amount of electrical energy with the capacitance of thousands of Farads, have recently been attracting enormous interest and attention. Carbon nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes and graphene are considered as the potentially revolutionary energy storage materials due to their excellent properties. This paper is focused on the application of...