Insect cell-based impedance biosensors: A novel technique to monitor the toxicity of environmental pollutants

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 2-7

  Luong, John H T ^a   Habibi Rezaei, Mehran ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Cell attachment; Cell mobility; Cell mortality; Hg; Impedance spectroscopy; Inhibition assays; Insect cells; Nitroaromatics; TNT

Indexed keywords

COORDINATION REACTIONS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; TISSUE CULTURE; TOXICITY;

CELL ATTACHMENTS; CELL MOBILITY; CELL MORTALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HG; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INHIBITION ASSAYS; INSECT CELLS; NITRO-AROMATICS; TRINITROTOLUENE;

BIOSENSORS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 43449119283     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-002-0001-8     Document Type: Article

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