Multielectrode Array: A New Approach to Plant Electrophysiology

A number of recent technical advances allowed the ideation of the multielectrode array (MEA) technology, a valuable tool to record electrical activity with high information content both in the spatial and temporal dimensions. Microfabricated arrays, recording hardware and software for data acquisition and analysis, are now commercially available and enable continuous, stable recordings. Here, the MEA system and the different arrays available are reviewed with regard to their intrinsic characteristics and performances. Some interesting applications of the MEA approach in plants and in combination with other techniques (e.g. imaging) are mentioned. Due to the emerging demand for novel electrophysiological methods that allows automated recording from cells and tissues, it is expected that the MEA technology will become a widely accepted and used tool in the field of plant electrophysiology.

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