Simultaneous monitoring of Staphylococcus aureus growth in a multi-parametric microfluidic platform using microscopy and impedance spectroscopy

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages 56-64

  Estrada Leypon, O ^a   Moya, A ^b,c   Guimera, A ^b,c   Gabriel, G ^b,c   Agut, M ^a   Sanchez, B ^d   Borros, S ^a  

^a INSTITUT QUÍMIC DE SARRIÀ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE MICROELECTRÓNICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacitracin; Biofilm; Impedance spectroscopy; Interdigitated microelectrodes; Microfluidic device

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROELECTRODES; MICROFLUIDICS; MOBILE SECURITY; SHEAR STRESS; SPECTROSCOPY;

BACITRACIN; FOUR-ELECTRODE MEASUREMENT; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; INTERDIGITATED MICROELECTRODES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS; SIMULTANEOUS MONITORING;

ELECTRODES;

BACITRACIN; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BIOSENSOR; CELL GROWTH; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMPEDANCE; MICROELECTRODE; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRODE MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRESS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PROCEDURES; SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIOFILMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; MICROELECTRODES; MICROFLUIDICS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84929591187     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: 1878562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2015.05.006     Document Type: Article

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