A simplified LED-driven switch for fast-scan controlled-adsorption voltammetry instrumentation
Fast-scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV) is an analytical tool used to probe neurochemical processes in real-time. A major drawback for...
Brain Chemistry | Neurotransmitters
This chapter in the Encyclopedia of Analytical Science focuses on analytical detection methods for measuring neurotransmitters in vivo....
Recent Developments in Carbon Sensors for At-Source Electroanalysis
Our understanding of the world around us has been greatly enhanced by our ability to detect and quantify analytes in the environment and...
Novel Frontiers in Voltammetric Trace Metal Analysis: Towards Real Time, On-Site, In Situ Measuremen
Metal speciation analysis has wide applicability and reveals how and when metals are available to engage in chemical processes. Real...
Analysis of Electrochemically Elusive Trace Metals with Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes
There is great interest in rapidly monitoring metals of biological and environmental interest. Electrochemistry is traditionally a...
Lab Life...High School to Undergrad
Greetings, my name is Navid Tavakoli and welcome to my blog post. My goal in crafting this post is not only to entertain you, but also to...
How To Survive and Thrive in Your First Year of Grad School
When I think about how fast this year has gone by, I am absolutely blown away. Time flies when your life is constantly falling apart,...
Tiny Giants
The first thing you see is the floor of an autumnal forest, in which the leaves are switching out their summer wardrobe for various...
A mathematical model for histamine synthesis, release, and control in varicosities.
Histamine (HA), a small molecule that is synthesized from the amino acid histidine, plays an important role in the immune system where it...
In Vivo Ambient Serotonin Measurements at Carbon-fiber Microelectrodes
The mechanisms that control extracellular serotonin levels in vivo are not well-defined. This shortcoming makes it very challenging to...
