What is the relationship between impedance and e.coli

Reference no: EM132714936

Option C - E. coli detection using Impedance

Raw data:
Please see file uploaded onto Myplace entitled ‘Raw data for E.coli detection using impedance'

Description of Methodology:

This study involved the development of an electrochemical sensor to detect E.coli bacteria in patients with chronic wounds. The electrochemical sensor uses a technique called "impedance" to measure E.coli DNA in the sample. In this study, samples of wound fluid containing different concentrations of E.coli (cells/mL) were taken from patients. The performance of the impedance sensor was evaluated by measuring the impedance (k?) over a range of concentrations (0 to 70,000 E.coli cells/mL).

When developing a sensor it is important to correctly establish the limit of detection (LOD). The LOD can be defined as a baseline, instrumental or zero value + 3 standard deviations. The measured value from a particular sample concentration must be greater than the LOD in order to achieve successful detection.

Finally, a compound called TCEP (tris(2carboxyethyl)phosphine) was used to prepare the sensor surface. The idea behind this experiment was to determine if TCEP use could improve the performance of the E.coli test. The performance of the sensor was measured using electrodes prepared normally and electrodes pre-treated with TCEP and samples containing 50,000 cells/mL.

Key research questions to be addressed:

1) What is the relationship between impedance (k?) and E.coli concentration?

2) What is the limit of detection?

3) How do the responses of non-treated and TCEP treated electrodes compare to each other? Are they significantly different? Comment on the effect of TCEP on assay performance.

Instructions:

Write a short (3 page max) research report based on information provided to you. You will be able to choose between project options
You will be provided with:
- Raw data (in an Excel file)
- A brief description of the methodology used to obtain the raw data
- 2-3 related scientific papers for background reading
- The key research questions that you need to address in your project

Reference no: EM132714936

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