Inkjet-printed and electroplated 3d electrodes for recording extracellular signals in cell culture

Leroy Grob, Philipp Rinklin, Sabine Zips, Dirk Mayer, Sabrina Weidlich, Korkut Terkan, Lennart J.K. Weiß, Nouran Adly, Andreas Offenhäusser, Bernhard Wolfrum

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Abstract

Recent investigations into cardiac or nervous tissues call for systems that are able to electrically record in 3D as opposed to 2D. Typically, challenging microfabrication steps are required to produce 3D microelectrode arrays capable of recording at the desired position within the tissue of interest. As an alternative, additive manufacturing is becoming a versatile platform for rapidly prototyping novel sensors with flexible geometric design. In this work, 3D MEAs for cell-culture applications were fabricated using a piezoelectric inkjet printer. The aspect ratio and height of the printed 3D electrodes were user-defined by adjusting the number of deposited droplets of silver nanoparticle ink along with a continuous printing method and an appropriate drop-to-drop delay. The Ag 3D MEAs were later electroplated with Au and Pt in order to reduce leakage of potentially cytotoxic silver ions into the cellular medium. The functionality of the array was confirmed using impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and recordings of extracellular potentials from cardiomyocyte-like HL-1 cells.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3981
JournalSensors (Switzerland)
Volume21
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jun 2021

Keywords

  • 3D electrodes
  • Bioelectronics
  • Cyclic voltam-metry
  • Electrodeposition
  • Impedance spectroscopy
  • Inkjet printing

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