Metal Ion Concentration
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Merging Ion Concentration Polarization between Juxtaposed Ion Exchange Membranes to Block the Propagation of the Polarization Zone
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2017
The protocol for a novel ion concentration polarization (ICP) platform that can stop the propagation of the ICP zone, regardless of the operating conditions is described. This unique ability of the platform lies in the use of merging ion depletion and enrichment, which are two polarities of the ICP phenomenon.
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Fluorescent Nanoparticles for the Measurement of Ion Concentration in Biological Systems
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2011
Fluorescent nanoparticles produced in our lab are used for imaging ion concentrations and ion fluxes in biological systems such as cells during signaling and interstitial fluid during physiological homeostasis.
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Double-barreled and Concentric Microelectrodes for Measurement of Extracellular Ion Signals in Brain Tissue
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2015
We demonstrate the fabrication, calibration and properties of two types of ion-selective microelectrodes (double-barreled and concentric) for measurement of ion concentrations in brain tissue. These are then used in the mouse hippocampal slice preparation to show that excitatory activity changes both extracellular potassium and sodium concentrations.
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Measurement of Evoked Potassium Ion Concentration Dynamics in Coronal Hippocampal Slices
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2025
The video demonstrates evoked potassium ion concentration dynamics on electrical stimulation of mouse coronal hippocampal brain slices. A bipolar stimulating electrode is inserted into the stratum radiatum of the CA3 region in the hippocampus, and a potassium-ion selective electrode is placed in the CA1 stratum radiatum. The electrical stimulation causes an action potential, resulting in potassium ion release. Finally, the lack of evoked potassium ion response in the presence of an inhibitory...
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Formation of Complex Ions
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2020
A type of Lewis acid-base chemistry involves the formation of a complex ion (or a coordination complex) comprising a central atom, typically a transition metal cation, surrounded by ions or molecules called ligands. These ligands can be neutral molecules like H2O or NH3, or ions such as CN− or OH−. Often, the ligands act as Lewis bases, donating a pair of electrons to the central atom. These types of Lewis acid-base reactions are examples of a broad subdiscipline called coordination...
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Metal ion concentration can change reaction behavior because dissolved ions participate in equilibrium, complex formation, precipitation, and redox reactions. Increasing or decreasing the amount available in solution can therefore shift which chemical species are favored and alter solution properties. This makes concentration an important variable when interpreting reaction direction, solubility, or the performance of a chemical system.
pH affects metal ion concentration by changing how much of a metal remains freely available in solution. Because pH can influence the chemical environment, the measured amount of dissolved metal does not always represent the amount immediately able to participate in a reaction. Controlling pH is therefore important when predicting reactivity, solubility, and metal behavior.
Competing ligands can reduce the freely available metal ion concentration by binding dissolved metal species into complexes. This does not necessarily remove the metal from solution, but it changes the form in which the metal exists and its availability for other reactions. Considering ligands is essential when assessing equilibrium, reactivity, or biochemical and environmental systems.
Precipitation and redox reactions provide two distinct ways metal chemistry can change during a process. Precipitation can remove dissolved metal species from solution as a less-soluble phase, whereas redox reactions alter their oxidation state and chemical behavior. Tracking concentration alongside these processes helps explain changes in solubility, reaction direction, and solution composition.
Metal ion concentration provides quantitative data used in titrations and water-quality analysis. In a titration, that value helps relate the dissolved metal to the reaction being studied; in water-quality work, it characterizes metal content in the sample. Such measurements support evaluation of solution properties and chemical behavior in environmental systems.
Controlling metal ion concentration helps maintain the chemical conditions needed for electrochemical and catalytic studies. Because concentration influences reactivity, equilibrium, and solution properties, changes in the dissolved metal level can affect how such systems perform. Concentration data therefore help researchers interpret results and compare conditions across experiments involving electrochemistry or catalysis.
Concentration data help researchers examine how dissolved metals affect biochemical studies and industrial systems. The measurements can be used alongside information about complex formation, precipitation, redox reactions, and pH to evaluate metal availability and solution behavior. These factors are relevant when assessing reactivity, solubility, toxicity, and system performance.