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Electrochemical Techniques in the Biological Sciences

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Although the initial application of electricity to biological materials goes back to the first experiments of Luigi Galvani (circa 1786–1791), it is only recently that the coupling of electrochemistry and biology has resulted in a synergistic field of science, i.e., bioelectrochemistry. The field is growing rapidly and is beginning to have a significant impact on the practice of medicine, biology, pollution control, energy conversion, food technology, and other areas. Among the facets of bioelectrochemistry that are being investigated are mechanisms of electron transfer by enzymes and other macromolecules, electrochemically stimulated tissue and bone growth, electrical homeostasis, uses of biologically active molecules and organisms in combination with electrodes, and many more. Since there is such a diversity of topics that could be put under the aegis of bioelectrochemistry, it would be well nigh impossible to cover the field in depth in a single chapter. Therefore, emphasis will be placed on three aspects, electroanalytical techniques, electrophysiology, and electrobiology.

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  1. Bioresearch Inc., 315 Smith Street, Farmingdale, New York, USA

    Eugene Findl, Elaine R. Strope & James C. Conti

  2. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Bldg. 801, Upton, New York, 11973, USA

    Eugene Findl

  3. Personal Products Co. (Div. J&J), Van Liew Ave., Milltown, New Jersey, 08850, USA

    Elaine R. Strope

  4. Ethicon Inc. (Div. J&J), Rt. 22, Somerville, New Jersey, 08876, USA

    James C. Conti

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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

    Supramaniam Srinivasan

  2. Institute of Electrochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, USSR

    Yu. A. Chizmadzhev

  3. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

    J. O’M. Bockris

  4. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Brian E. Conway

  5. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Earnest Yeager

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Findl, E., Strope, E.R., Conti, J.C. (1985). Electrochemical Techniques in the Biological Sciences. In: Srinivasan, S., Chizmadzhev, Y.A., Bockris, J.O., Conway, B.E., Yeager, E. (eds) Comprehensive Treatise of Electrochemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2359-4_9

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