title: Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) as a tool in biosensor research.
abstract: Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) is discussed as a versatile tool to provide localized (electro)chemical information in the context of biosensor research. Advantages of localized electrochemical measurements will be discussed and a brief introduction to SECM and its operation modes will be given. Experimental challenges of the different detection modes of SECM and its applicability for different fields in biosensor research are discussed. Among these are the evaluation of immobilization techniques by probing the local distribution of biological activity, the visualization of diffusion profiles of reactants, cofactors, mediators, and products, and the elucidation of (local) kinetic parameters. The combination of SECM with other scanning-probe techniques allows to maximize the information on a given biosensing system. The potential of SECM as a tool in micro-fabrication aiming for the fabrication of microstructured biosensors will be shortly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Analytische Chemie - Elektroanalytik & Sensorik, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stoica
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neugebauer
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schuhmann
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*