Abstract
The use of electrochemical methods to study living systems, including
cells, has been of interest to researchers for a long time. Thus,
controlling the polarization of the electrode contacting living cells,
one can influence, for example, their proliferation or the synthesis of
specific proteins. Moreover, the electrochemical approach formed the
basis of the biocompatibility improvement of the materials contacting
with body tissues that use in carbon hemosorbents and implants
development. It became possible to reach a fundamentally new level in
the study of cell activity with the introduction of optically
transparent electrodes in this area. The use of such materials allowed
approaching to the study of the influence of the electrode potential on
adhesion activity and morphology of the different cell types (HeLa
cells, endothelial cell, etc.) more detailed. There are a negligible
number of publications in this area despite the obvious advantages of
the usage of optically transparent electrodes to study living cells.
This mini review is devoted to some aspects of the interaction of living
cells with conductive materials and current advances in the use of
optically transparent electrodes for the study of living cells, as well
as the prospects for their use in cellular technologies.