A pipette-based calibration system for fast-scan cyclic voltammetry with fast response times

Abstract

Fast-scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV) is an electrochemical technique that utilizes the oxidation and/or reduction of an analyte of interest to infer rapid changes in concentrations. In order to calibrate the resulting oxidative or reductive current, known concentrations of an analyte must be introduced under controlled settings. Here, I describe a simple and cost-effective method, using a Petri dish and pipettes, for the calibration of carbon fiber microelectrodes (CFMs) using FSCV.

Keywords

• calibration
• fast-scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV)
• dopamine (DA)