MSAL’s Work on Serotonin Characterization and Detection Results in Two Journal Covers

A major focus in MSAL has been sensing and measuring serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in many biophysiological processes involving the brain and GI tract. Two new papers on serotonin characterization, detection and measurement by MSAL faculty, alumni and students were published as the cover articles of influential journals.

“Adsorption Kinetic Model Predicts and Improves Reliability of Electrochemical Serotonin Detection” was published in February 2023 in the MDPI journal Methods and Protocols. The paper was written by alum Ashley Chapin (BioE PhD 2022), current ECE PhD student Jinjing Han, and their advisor, Professor Reza Ghodssi (ECE/ISR).

“A Portable Electrochemical Sensing Platform for Serotonin Detection Based on Surface-Modified Carbon Fiber Microelectrode” was published in March 2023 in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Analytical Methods. It was written by Jinjing Han, ECE PhD student Justin Stine, Ashley Chapin and Reza Ghodssi. More details can be found on UMD ISR News (6 - March / 2023)