The analysis of chemical events in small volumes requires careful manipulation of samples and sensitive detection methods. Here, we describe the measurement of the neurotransmitter dopamine in a picoliter vial with electrochemical techniques. The vials were fabricated from fused-silica capillaries that provided a transparent container suitable for the observation and manipulation of a biologica...

The fabrication of an electrochemical sensor based on an iron oxide/graphene modified glassy carbon electrode (Fe3O4/rGO/GCE) and its simultaneous detection of dopamine (DA) and ascorbic acid (AA) is described here. The Fe3O4/rGO nanocomposite was synthesized via a simple, one step in-situ wet chemical method and characterized by different techniques. The presence of Fe3O4 nanoparticles on the ...

Zinc (Zn) has been classified as a "Specific Pollutant" under Annex VIII of the EU Water Framework Directive by two thirds of the EU member states. As a result, the UK Environmental Quality Standard (EQS) for Transitional and Coastal (TrAC) Waters has been reduced from 612 nM to 121 nM total dissolved Zn. It is widely accepted that the free metal ion ([Zn(2+)]) is the most bioavailable fraction...

The neurotransmitter dopamine is heavily implicated in intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS). Many drugs of abuse that affect ICSS behavior target the dopaminergic system, and optogenetic activation of dopamine neurons is sufficient to support self-stimulation. However, the patterns of phasic dopamine release during ICSS remain unclear. Early ICSS studies using fast-scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV...

Abstract The mechanism and kinetics of the electro-catalytic oxidation hydrazine by graphene oxide platelets randomly decorated with palladium nanoparticles are deduced using single particle impact electrochemical measurements in buffered aqueous solutions across pH range 2–11. Both hydrazine, N 2 H 4 , protonated 5 + shown to be electroactive following Butler-Volmer kinetics, which relative co...

Thermally reduced graphene oxides (TRGOs), produced at 400 and 700 °C, polyaniline (PANI) were used for one-pot facile hydrothermal synthesis of binary nanocomposites (PANI/TRGO). The morphology chemical composition these materials thoroughly characterized by means scanning electron microscopy, nitrogen sorption 77 K, elemental analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, diffraction, sheet resi...

One of the main directions in development modern electroanalytical chemistry is new effective methods for research and analysis biological objects, particularly, human blood serum. The creation electrochemical sensors a promising approach, which has determined several applied voltammetry field chemical analytical control. In this work, dynamics parameters total antioxidant activity serum patien...

Electrochemical techniques have long been utilized to investigate chemical changes in the neuronal microenvironment. Preclinical models have demonstrated the successful monitoring of changes in various neurotransmitter systems in vivo with high temporal and spatial resolution. The expansion of electrochemical recording to humans is a critical yet challenging goal to elucidate various aspects of...

Electrochemical oxidation of quercetin, as an important biological molecule, has been studied in non-aqueous media using cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. To investigate the electrochemical properties of quercetin, an important flavonoid derivative, on a different surface, a new glassy carbon electrode has been developed using dithiooxa...

The redox behavior of spironolactone (SP) drug in Britton-Robinson (BR) buffer of pH 2-11 was investigated by differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry (DPCSV) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) at hanging mercury dropping electrode (HMDE). At pH 9-10.5, the DPCSV of SP drug showed two cathodic peaks at -1.15 and -1.38 V at the HMDE vs. Ag/AgCl reference electrode. In the CV, at pH 9-10, the d...