Abstract
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) is gaining popularity for its application to live cell imaging to monitor electrochemical processes occurring at the interface of living cells and electrodes. [1] Although many studies have been reported varying the instrumental parameters and using various probe designs, [2] the influence of experimental parameters on the electrochemical current must not be neglected, in order to generate reliable results. Our work explores parameters, such as temperature, light exposure and cell media during the SECM analysis of Adenocarcinoma Cervical cancer (HeLa) cells. The experimental and numerical studies with temperature variation revealed that temperature changes of 2ᵒC influence the reaction kinetics of single living cells. [3] Further, it was observed during light exposure that the electrochemical current becomes stabilized after 20 minutes of constant light environment compared to dark, where the standard deviation of the electrochemical current showed an increase in trend overtime. Furthermore, electrochemical current responses of HeLa cells in Phosphate Buffered Solution (PBS), Dubelcco’s Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) and DMEM with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) is being explored. These results will help to understand the origin of potential electrochemical current changes and the ideal experimental conditions to perform SECM measurements with living cells.[1] I. Beaulieu, S. Kuss, J. Mauzeroll, M. Geissler, Biological scanning electrochemical microscopy and its application to live cell studies, Anal. Chem. 83 (2011) 1485–1492. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac101906a.[2] D. Polcari, P. Dauphin-Ducharme, J. Mauzeroll, Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy: A Comprehensive Review of Experimental Parameters from 1989 to 2015, Chem. Rev. 116 (2016) 13234–13278. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00067.[3] N. Thomas, D. Lima, D. Trinh, S. Kuss, Temperature Effect on the Electrochemical Current Response during Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of Living Cells, Anal Chem. 95 (2023) 17962-17967. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03716
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