When performing academic research there are lots of electrodes available from disk electrode, rotating disk/ring disk electrodes, screen printed electrodes, MEMS/Semiconductor fabricated electrodes, PCB fabricated, ablated/ vapour deposited electrodes. The problem with electrodes that are fabricated or manufactured for research is that they are intended for research. In many electro-analytical experiments the ultimate goal and argument is that the research is being carried out in order to solve a problem outside of the lab.
I do feel that one of the problems in academic electro-analytical research is that screen printed electrodes offer a great way of scaling the research out of the lab, but the irreproducibility of the screen printed electrodes is holding back the translation of the science, we will discuss this in the link, but please add your thoughts to this.
I will give my thoughts here - https://www.zimmerpeacock.com/2024/07/27/are-electrodes-for-research-holding-back-the-science/
One significant challenge hindering the translation of screen-printed electrode (SPE) research from the laboratory to the market, and consequently, impeding further scientific advancements, is the lack of reproducibility among these electrodes.Additionally, the cost-effectiveness of SPEs is questionable when considering the typical consumption of 30-50 pieces per experiment, which can significantly exceed the expense of reusable glass carbon electrodes. Furthermore, many commercially available SPEs demonstrate inferior performance compared to glass carbon electrodes when modified with custom coatings. These issues, among others, pose substantial obstacles to the widespread adoption of SPE technology.
Hi Akeem, it's been a while :) In your review - Metal-organic framework-based nanomaterials as opto-electrochemical sensors for the detection of antibiotics and hormones: A review - you have a Figure 10 where you show the detection on a SPE; what drive us at ZP is exactly this transforming images like that into real products, please come to this - https://www.zimmerpeacock.com/2024/03/25/zp-technologies-for-academic-researchers/
Martin Peacock
Thank you for reaching out. I'm eager to attend the upcoming webinars ZPI regularly hosts on SPE development. I'll be sure to check out the link you provided.
I'm particularly interested in establishing a startup in this area, leveraging the new collaborations we're building in the USA. Our focus is on developing customized solutions, and our recent work on various MOFs, as demonstrated in Figure 10, has shown promising results for food sensors. We're exploring the integration of immunosensors to expand our applications into animal health sensing.
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