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Development of Au Disk Nanoelectrode Down to 3 nm in Radius for Detection of Dopamine Release from a Single Cell

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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 87, Issue 11, Pages 5531-5538

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ac5042999

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [21175044]
  2. Yang Fan Project - Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [14YF1404000]

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A Au disk nanoelectrode down to 3 nm in radius was developed by a facile and reliable method and successfully applied for monitoring dopamine release from single living vesicles. A fine etched Au wire was coated with cathodic electrophoretic paint followed by polyimide, which retracted from the tip end during curing to expose the Au nanotip. By cyclic voltammetric scanning the above tip in 0.5 M KCl, the transformation of a core-shaped apex into a geometrically well-defined Au disk nanoelectrode with different dimensions can be controllably and reproducibly achieved. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and steady-state voltammetry were used to determine the size of nanoelectrodes. The results showed that the specific etching and insulation method not only avoids the use of toxic etching solution and the uncontrollable treatment to expose the tip but also makes possible the controllable and reproducible fabrication of Au disk nanoelectrode down to 3 nm in radius. The nanoelectrodes with well-demonstrated analytical performance were further applied for amperometrically monitoring dopamine release from single rat pheochromacytoma cells with high spatial resolution.

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