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by Sofia Hansson
| Institution: | KTH |
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| Department: | Biotechnology and Health (CBH) |
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| Year: | 2022 |
| Keywords: | FSCV; Carbon Fibre Microelectrodes; Electrode development; Dopamine; Parkinson’s disease; In-vitro; FSCV; Kolfibermikroelektroder; Elektrodutveckling; Dopamin; Parkinsons sjukdom; In-vitro; Medical Engineering; Medicinteknik |
| Posted: | 3/25/2025 |
| Record ID: | 2273221 |
| Full text PDF: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-309326 |
Fast Scan Cyclic Voltammetry (FSCV) is an electrochemical technique, based on ramping a voltage through a microelectrode and measuring the resulting redox current to obtain information about an electroactive molecule. FSCV can be used for the detection of dopamine, which is a vital neurotransmitter. Dopamine is central to conditions such as Parkinson’s disease. The purpose of this thesis was to evaluate if a new type of highly biocompatible microelectrode, called tube electrode, can be used to detect dopamine using FSCV and determine how they compare to standard carbon fibre microelectrodes (CFMEs). In order to achieve this, three main tasks were set and fulfilled. First, a station for in-vitro FSCV was set up and CFMEs of varying sizes were used to detect dopamine at different concentrations. Secondly, the same trials were done with tube electrodes. Finally, the results of the tubes were compared to the CFMEs. In total, four CFMEs and four tube electrodes were investigated. The dopamine concentrations ranged from 20 nM to 40 μM. In short, the results indicate that the tubes generally have lower sensitivity than the CFMEs but better linearity between the increasing dopamine concentration and the resulting current. The tubes also had a marginally higher concentration threshold for dopamine detection. The main challenge encountered was a decrease in sensitivity over time. Here, further investigations are necessary to map the causes responsible. In conclusion, the tube electrodes are able to detect dopamine in-vitro, with concentrations relevant for in-vivo sensing, with a performance comparable to CFMEs. However, further studies are necessary before the tube electrodes can be used for dopamine detection in-vivo. Fast Scan Cyclic Voltammerey (FSCV) är en elektrokemisk teknik, baserad på att ändra en spänning genom en mikroelektrod och sedan mäta den resulterande redox-strömmen för att få information om en elektroaktiv molekyl. FSCV kan användas för detektering av dopamin, som är en livsviktig signalsubstans. Dopamin har en central roll vid tillstånd så som Parkinsons sjukdom. Syftet med detta examensarbete var att utvärdera om en ny typ av mycket biokompatibel mikroelektrod, kallad tubelektrod, kan användas för att detektera dopamin genom FSCV och fastställa hur de jämför sig med vanliga kolfibermikroelektroder (KFME). För att uppnå detta sattes och uppfylldes tre huvuduppgifter. Först upprättades en station för in-vitro FSCV där KFME med varierande storlek användes för att detektera olika koncentrationer dopamin. Sedan gjordes samma försök med tubelektroder. Slutligen jämfördes resultaten med de från KFME. Totalt testades fyra KFME och fyra tubelektroder. Dopaminkoncentrationerna sträckte sig från 20 nM till 40 μM. Kort sagt indikerar resultaten att tuberna generellt hade lägre känslighet än KFME men bättre linjäritet mellan den ökande dopaminkoncentrationen och den resulterande strömmen. Tuberna hade även något högre koncentrationströskel för detektionen av dopamin. Den största…
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