Electrochemical analysis in picoliter microvials

被引:124
作者
Clark, RA [1 ]
Hietpas, PB [1 ]
Ewing, AG [1 ]
机构
[1] PENN STATE UNIV, DEPT CHEM, UNIVERSITY PK, PA 16802 USA
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10.1021/ac960559a
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O65 [分析化学];
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070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Lithographically fabricated templates have been used to imprint picoliter to femtoliter microvials in polystyrene. The clear microvials produced in conjunction with a transmission optical microscope and micromanipulators make it possible to handle volumes as small as 1 pt. Voltammetry has been carried out in these well-defined microenvironments with restriction of reagents near the electrode surface. Ferrocenecarboxylic acid has been utilized to characterize the electrochemical response in these ultrasmall volumes. Sigmoidal voltammograms (0.4-2 V/s) are obtained for vial sizes down to 1 pL.
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