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2023.05.17

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Reading Chemicals Inside the Brain with an Aptamer/Microelectronic Fiber Combination

The aptamer-coupled microelectrode fiber sensors (apta-μFS) for neurochemical sensing. ©T.Saizaki et al.

A research group has developed a neural device that detects specific neurotransmitters in the brain with high sensitivity and selectivity by combining multifunctional fibers and DNA molecular probes.

Details of their research were published in the journal Analytical Chemistry on April 24, 2023.

TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Research News

Publication Details:
Title: The development of aptamer-coupled microelectrode fiber sensors (apta-μFS) for highly selective neurochemical sensing
Authors: Tomoki Saizaki, Mahiro Kubo, Yuichi Sato, Hiroya Abe, Tomokazu Ohshiro, Hajime Mushiake, Fabien Sorin and Yuanyuan Guo
Journal: Analytical Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05046

Contact:
Yuanyuan Guo
Email: yyuanguofris.tohoku.ac.jp

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/neuroelectronics/?pli=1