Cost-effective and multifunctional acquisition system for in vitro electrophysiological investigations with multi-electrode arrays.

ABSTRACT: In vitro multi-electrode array (MEA) technology is nowadays involved in a wide range of applications beyond neuroscience, such as cardiac electrophysiology and bio-interface studies. However, the cost of commercially available acquisition systems severely limits its adoption outside specialized laboratories with high budget capabilities. Thus, the availability of low-cost methods to acquire signals from MEAs is important to allow research labs worldwide to exploit this technology for an ever-expanding pool of experiments independently from their economic possibilities. Here, we provide a comprehensive toolset to assemble a multifunctional in vitro MEA acquisition system with a total cost 80% lower than standard commercial solutions. We demonstrate the capabilities of this acquisition syste

SUBMITTER: Garma LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6433224 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature