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A novel in vitro 3D model of the human bone marrow to bridge the gap between in vitro and in vivo genotoxicity testing (2022)
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Vernon, A. R., Pemberton, R. M., & Morse, H. (2022). A novel in vitro 3D model of the human bone marrow to bridge the gap between in vitro and in vivo genotoxicity testing. Mutagenesis, 37(2), 112-129. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/geac009

The regulatory 2D in vitro micronucleus (MN) assay is part of a battery of tests, used to test for genotoxicity of new and existing compounds before they are assessed in vivo (ICH S2). The 2D MN assay consists of a monolayer of cells, whereas the in... Read More about A novel in vitro 3D model of the human bone marrow to bridge the gap between in vitro and in vivo genotoxicity testing.

Fabrication of miniaturised screen-printed glucose biosensors, using a water-based ink, and the evaluation of their electrochemical behaviour (2018)
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Hughes, G., Pemberton, R. . M., Nicholas, P., & Hart, J. P. (2018). Fabrication of miniaturised screen-printed glucose biosensors, using a water-based ink, and the evaluation of their electrochemical behaviour. Electroanalysis, 30(8), 1608-1612. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.+201+800+104

This paper describes a simple, convenient approach to the fabrication of microband electrodes and microband biosensors based on screen printing technology. These devices were printed in a three-electrode configuration on one strip; a silver/silver ch... Read More about Fabrication of miniaturised screen-printed glucose biosensors, using a water-based ink, and the evaluation of their electrochemical behaviour.

A novel reagentless glutamate microband biosensor for real-time cell toxicity monitoring (2016)
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Hart, J. P., Pemberton, R. M., Hughes, G., Hughes, G., Pemberton, R., Fielden, P. R., & Hart, J. P. (2016). A novel reagentless glutamate microband biosensor for real-time cell toxicity monitoring. Analytica Chimica Acta, 933, 82-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2016.06.005

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. A reagentless glutamate biosensor was applied to the determination of glutamate released from liver hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2) in response to toxic challenge from various concentrations of paracetamol. A screen printe... Read More about A novel reagentless glutamate microband biosensor for real-time cell toxicity monitoring.

Amperometric Screen-Printed Galactose Biosensor for Cell Toxicity Applications (2016)
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Jackson, S. K., Pemberton, R. M., Kanyong, P., Hughes, G., Pemberton, R., Jackson, S., & Hart, J. P. (2016). Amperometric Screen-Printed Galactose Biosensor for Cell Toxicity Applications. Analytical Letters, 49(2), 236-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/00032719.2015.1070166

© 2016, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. ABSTRACT: This paper reports the development and application of a biosensor for the amperometric determination of galactose in the presence of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells with and without a... Read More about Amperometric Screen-Printed Galactose Biosensor for Cell Toxicity Applications.

Development of a novel reagentless, screen-printed amperometric biosensor based on glutamate dehydrogenase and NAD+, integrated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the determination of glutamate in food and clinical applications (2015)
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Hughes, G., Pemberton, R. M., Fielden, P. R., & Hart, J. P. (2015). Development of a novel reagentless, screen-printed amperometric biosensor based on glutamate dehydrogenase and NAD+, integrated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the determination of glutamate in food and clinical applications. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 216, 614-621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2015.04.066

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Abstract A screen printed carbon electrode (SPCE) containing the electrocatalyst Meldola's Blue (MB) has been investigated as the base transducer for a reagentless glutamate biosensor. The biopolymer chitosan (CHIT) and multiwall... Read More about Development of a novel reagentless, screen-printed amperometric biosensor based on glutamate dehydrogenase and NAD+, integrated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the determination of glutamate in food and clinical applications.

Fabrication and evaluation of a micro(bio)sensor array chip for multiple parallel measurements of important cell biomarkers (2014)
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Sage, I. C., Drago, G. A., Pemberton, R., Cox, T., Tuffin, R., Griffiths, J., …Hart, J. P. (2014). Fabrication and evaluation of a micro(bio)sensor array chip for multiple parallel measurements of important cell biomarkers. Sensors, 14(11), 20519-20532. https://doi.org/10.3390/s141120519

© 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This report describes the design and development of an integrated electrochemical cell culture monitoring system, based on enzyme-biosensors and chemical sensors, for monitoring indicators of... Read More about Fabrication and evaluation of a micro(bio)sensor array chip for multiple parallel measurements of important cell biomarkers.

Development of a disposable screen-printed amperometric biosensor based on glutamate dehydrogenase, for the determination of glutamate in clinical and food applications (2014)
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Hughes, G., Pemberton, R., Fielden, P., & Hart, J. P. (2014). Development of a disposable screen-printed amperometric biosensor based on glutamate dehydrogenase, for the determination of glutamate in clinical and food applications. Analytical & Bioanalytical Electrochemistry, 6(4), 435-449

A screen printed carbon electrode (SPCE) containing the electrocatalyst Meldola’s Blue (MB) has been investigated as the base transducer for a glutamate biosensor. The sandwich biosensor was fabricated by firstly depositing a chitosan (CHIT) layer... Read More about Development of a disposable screen-printed amperometric biosensor based on glutamate dehydrogenase, for the determination of glutamate in clinical and food applications.

Use of whole blood for analysis of disease-associated biomarkers (2013)
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McLeod, J., Pemberton, R. M., May, J. E., Pemberton, R., Hart, J. P., McLeod, J. D., …Doran, O. (2013). Use of whole blood for analysis of disease-associated biomarkers. Analytical Biochemistry, 437(1), 59-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2013.02.024

Analyses for diagnosis and monitoring of pathological conditions often rely on blood samples, partly due to relative ease of collection. However, many interfering substances largely preclude the use of whole blood itself, necessitating separation of... Read More about Use of whole blood for analysis of disease-associated biomarkers.

Microfabricated glucose biosensor for culture welloperation (2013)
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Hart, J. P., Luxton, R., Xu, J., Griffiths, J., Sage, I., Tuffin, R., …Hart, J. P. (2013). Microfabricated glucose biosensor for culture welloperation. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 42(1), 668-677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2012.11.032

A water-based carbon screen-printing ink formulation, containing the redox mediator cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPC) and the enzyme glucose oxidase (GOx), was investigated for its suitability to fabricate glucose microbiosensors in a 96-well microplate f... Read More about Microfabricated glucose biosensor for culture welloperation.

Development of an amperometric screen-printed galactose biosensor for serum analysis (2013)
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Pemberton, R. M., Kanyong, P., Pemberton, R., Jackson, S. K., & Hart, J. P. (2013). Development of an amperometric screen-printed galactose biosensor for serum analysis. Analytical Biochemistry, 435(2), 114-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2013.01.006

The development of a disposable amperometric biosensor for the measurement of circulating galactose in serum is described. The biosensor comprises a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE), incorporating the electrocatalyst cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPC... Read More about Development of an amperometric screen-printed galactose biosensor for serum analysis.

Development of a sandwich format, amperometric screen-printed uric acid biosensor for urine analysis (2012)
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Kanyong, P., Pemberton, R., Jackson, S. K., & Hart, J. P. (2012). Development of a sandwich format, amperometric screen-printed uric acid biosensor for urine analysis. Analytical Biochemistry, 428(1), 39-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2012.05.027

A screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) incorporating the electrocatalyst cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPC), fabricated using a water-based ink formulation, has been investigated as the base transducer for a uric acid biosensor. A sandwich biosensor was... Read More about Development of a sandwich format, amperometric screen-printed uric acid biosensor for urine analysis.

A screen-printed microband glucose biosensor system for real-time monitoring of toxicity in cell culture (2011)
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Xu, J., Pemberton, R., Pittson, R., Drago, G. A., Griffiths, J., Jackson, S. K., & Hart, J. P. (2011). A screen-printed microband glucose biosensor system for real-time monitoring of toxicity in cell culture. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 26(5), 2448-2453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2010.10.030

Microband biosensors, screen-printed from a water-based carbon ink containing cobalt phthalocyanine redox mediator and glucose oxidase (GOD) enzyme, were used to monitor glucose levels continuously in buffer and culture medium. Five biosensors were o... Read More about A screen-printed microband glucose biosensor system for real-time monitoring of toxicity in cell culture.

A screen-printed microband glucose biosensor system for real-time monitoring of toxicity in cell culture (2011)
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Pemberton, R., Xu, J., Pittson, R., Drago, G., Griffiths, J., Jackson, S. K., & Hart, J. P. (2011). A screen-printed microband glucose biosensor system for real-time monitoring of toxicity in cell culture. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 26(5), 2448-2453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2010.10.030

#Microband biosensors, screen-printed from a water-based carbon ink containing cobalt phthalocyanine redox mediator and glucose oxidase (GOD) enzyme, were used to monitor glucose levels continuously in buffer and culture medium. Five biosensors were... Read More about A screen-printed microband glucose biosensor system for real-time monitoring of toxicity in cell culture.

Application of screen-printed microband biosensors incorporated with cells to monitor metabolic effects of potential environmental toxins (2010)
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Pemberton, R., Rawson, F. J., Xu, J., Pittson, R., Drago, G. A., Griffiths, J., …Hart, J. P. (2010). Application of screen-printed microband biosensors incorporated with cells to monitor metabolic effects of potential environmental toxins. Microchimica Acta, 170(3), 321-330. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-010-0326-0

Microband biosensors were fabricated from a screen-printed water-based carbon ink containing cobalt phthalocyanine redox mediator and glucose oxidase or lactate oxidase enzyme. The microbiosensors were characterised for their ability to monitor ferro... Read More about Application of screen-printed microband biosensors incorporated with cells to monitor metabolic effects of potential environmental toxins.

Application of screen-printed microband biosensors to end-point measurements of glucose and cell numbers in HepG2 cell culture (2009)
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Jackson, S. K., Pemberton, R., Xu, J., Pittson, R., Biddle, N., Drago, G. A., & Hart, J. P. (2009). Application of screen-printed microband biosensors to end-point measurements of glucose and cell numbers in HepG2 cell culture. Analytical Biochemistry, 385(2), 334-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2008.10.037

Microband glucose biosensors were produced by insulating and sectioning through a screen-printed, water-based carbon electrode containing cobalt phthalocyanine redox mediator and glucose oxidase enzyme. Under quiescent conditions at 37 °C, at an oper... Read More about Application of screen-printed microband biosensors to end-point measurements of glucose and cell numbers in HepG2 cell culture.

A microband lactate biosensor fabricated using a water-based screen-printed carbon ink (2009)
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Rawson, F. J., Purcell, W. M., Xu, J., Pemberton, R., Fielden, P. R., Biddle, N., & Hart, J. P. (2009). A microband lactate biosensor fabricated using a water-based screen-printed carbon ink. Talanta, 77(3), 1149-1154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2008.08.020

The present study demonstrated for the first time that screen-printed carbon microband electrodes fabricated from water-based ink can readily detect H2O2 and that the same ink, with the addition of lactate oxidase, can be used to construct microband... Read More about A microband lactate biosensor fabricated using a water-based screen-printed carbon ink.

Fabrication of microband glucose biosensors using a screen-printing water-based carbon ink and their application in serum analysis (2009)
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Pemberton, R., Pittson, R., Biddle, N., & Hart, J. P. (2009). Fabrication of microband glucose biosensors using a screen-printing water-based carbon ink and their application in serum analysis. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 24(5), 1246-1252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2008.07.035

Microband glucose biosensors were fabricated by screen-printing a water-based carbon ink formulation containing cobalt phthalocyanine redox mediator and glucose oxidase (GOD) enzyme, then insulating and sectioning through the thick (20 μm) film to ex... Read More about Fabrication of microband glucose biosensors using a screen-printing water-based carbon ink and their application in serum analysis.

Development of a screen-printed carbon electrochemical immunosensor for picomolar concentrations of estradiol in human serum extracts (2005)
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Hart, J. P., Pemberton, R., & Mottram, T. T. (2005). Development of a screen-printed carbon electrochemical immunosensor for picomolar concentrations of estradiol in human serum extracts. Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods, 63(3), 201-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbbm.2005.05.002

Investigations into the development of a prototype electrochemical immunosensor for estradiol (E2) are described. After optimising reagent loadings in a 96-well enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), antibodies (rabbit anti-mouse IgG and monoclon... Read More about Development of a screen-printed carbon electrochemical immunosensor for picomolar concentrations of estradiol in human serum extracts.

Sensors/biosensors, based on screen-printing technology for biomedical applications (2003)
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Ryan, S. L., Hart, J. P., Abass, A., Honeychurch, K. C., Pemberton, R., & Wedge, R. (2003). Sensors/biosensors, based on screen-printing technology for biomedical applications. Indian Journal of Chemistry.section A.inorganic, Physical, Theoretical && Analytical, 42A(4), 709-718

This article describes three recent developments from our laboratory, in which screen-printed carbon electrodes have been modified in order to develop sensors/biosensors for analytes of biomedical importance. The analytical applications described are... Read More about Sensors/biosensors, based on screen-printing technology for biomedical applications.