A disposable impedance sensor for electrochemical study and monitoring of adhesion and proliferation of K562 leukaemia cells

A polyaniline-modified screen-printed carbon electrode (PANI/SPCE) was prepared by electropolymerization for the construction of a novel disposable cell impedance sensor. The conductive polymer improved greatly the electron transfer of SPCE and was very effective for cell immobilization. The adhesion of cells increased the electron transfer resistance (Ret) of redox probe on the PANI/SPCE surface, producing an impedance sensor for K562 leukaemia cells with a semilogarithm linear range from 10 4 to 10 7 cells ml � 1 and a limit of detection of 8.32 · 10 3 cells ml � 1 at 10r. The proliferation of cells on the conductive polymer increased the Ret, leading to a novel way to monitor the growth process of cells on the PANI/SPCE. The electrochemical monitoring indicated K562 leukaemia cells cultured in vitro on the PANI surface were viable for 60 h, consistent with the analysis from microscopic imaging and MTT assay. This method for monitoring the surface proliferation and detecting the number of viable cells was simple, low-cost and disposable, thus providing a convenient avenue for electrochemical study of cell immobilization, adhesion, proliferation and apoptosis. � 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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