relation: https://eprints.uet.vnu.edu.vn/eprints/id/eprint/2740/
title: Novel Apparatus for Simultaneous Monitoring of  Electrocardiogram in Awake Zebrafish
creator: Sherpa, Ang
creator: Schossow, Daniel
creator: Lenning, Michael
creator: Marsh, Paul
creator: Garzon, Nick
creator: Hofsteen, Peter
creator: Cao, Hung
creator: Yang, Jingchun
creator: Xu, Xiaolei
creator: Nguyen, Thi Thanh Van
creator: Tran, Nhu Chi
creator: Bui, Thanh Tung
creator: Chu, Duc Trinh
subject: Electronics and Computer Engineering
description: This paper reports polymer-based apparatus with embedded flexible thin-film electrodes to monitor electrocardiogram (ECG) of zebrafish under mild or zero anesthesia. The apparatus were made of polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) using the molding technique with molds formed by 3D printing. The system is capable of acquiring intrinsic ECG from multiple fish simultaneously, thus introducing a novel method to phenotypically assess the hearts’ functionalities, supporting heart regeneration studies, drug screening and other related bio-investigations using the zebrafish model. Smart algorithms were developed to facilitate data processing and analyses. The recorded ECG was compared with that of the same fish under full sedation and a proof-of-concept 4-chamber system was demonstrated. The process does not require a cleanroom, therefore being cost effective and holding promise to accelerate numerous studies in various disciplines using the zebrafish model.
date: 2017-10-30
type: Conference or Workshop Item
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Sherpa, Ang and Schossow, Daniel and Lenning, Michael and Marsh, Paul and Garzon, Nick and Hofsteen, Peter and Cao, Hung and Yang, Jingchun and Xu, Xiaolei and Nguyen, Thi Thanh Van and Tran, Nhu Chi and Bui, Thanh Tung and Chu, Duc Trinh  (2017) Novel Apparatus for Simultaneous Monitoring of Electrocardiogram in Awake Zebrafish.  In: IEEE Sensors 2017, October 30- November 1 2017, Glasgow, UK.