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Definition of Microelectrode
1. Noun. A very small, fine electrode, most often used to study the electrical behaviour of biological cells or tissues ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Microelectrode
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Microelectrode
1. An electrode, with tip dimensions small enough (less than 1m) to allow nondestructive puncturing of the plasma membrane. This allows the intracellular recording of resting and action potentials, the measurement of intracellular ion and pH levels (using ion selective microelectrodes) or microinjection. Microelectrodes are generally pulled from glass capillaries and filled with conducting solutions of potassium chloride or potassium acetate to maximise conductivity near the tip. Electrical contact, if required, is usually made with a silver chloride coated silver wire. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Microelectrode
Literary usage of Microelectrode
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"(Left) Malignant trophoblastic cells (BeWo) shown with microelectrode impalement.
(Right) Penetration potential records recorded from BeWo cells at pH 8. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... potentials in lymphatic smooth muscles recorded by the intracellular microelectrode
and those by the sucrose gap technique. As represented in Fig. ..."
3. Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings and by Bmed, National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc (2005)
"Cultured neuronal networks based on murine spinal cord, frontal cortex, and
auditory cortex tissues have been cultured on microelectrode arrays.13 The ..."
4. Project Impact edited by Ann McNeal (1998)
""Integrated Electrochemical microelectrode Sensor Array for Gas and Liquid ...
"Integrated Electrochemical microelectrode Sensor Array for Gas and Liquid ..."
5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Potentials at half peak height observed by triangular voltammetry at a Hg
microelectrode at sweep rates of 1 v/sec. c By controlled-potential electrolysis ..."
6. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... cultured bovine adrenal medullary chromaffin cells was measured and characterized
with a voltametric microelectrode placed adjacent to the cells. ..."
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