Bipolar (bio)electroanalysis

Laurent Bouffier (1) , Dodzi Zigah (1) , Neso Sojic (1) , Alexander Kuhn (1)

1 ISM - Institut des Sciences Moléculaires

This contribution gathers a selection of the most recent studies with respect to the use of bipolar electrochemistry in the frame of analytical chemistry. Despite the fact that the concept is not new, with several important studies dating back to the middle of the last century, completely novel and very original approaches have emerged over the last few years. This current revival illustrates that scientists still (re)discover some exciting virtues of this approach, useful in many different areas, and especially for tackeling analytical challenges in an unconventional way. In several cases, this "wireless" electrochemistry strategy enables carrying out measurements that are simply not possible with classic electrochemical approaches. This review will hopefully stimulate new ideas and trigger scientists to integrate some aspects of bipolar electrochemistry in their work in order to drive the topic into so-far unexplored and eventually completely unexpected directions.

Mots clés: Bipolar electrochemistry; Analytical chemistry; Bioanalysis; Electrochemistry

Domaines: Chimie analytique

Laurent Bouffier, Dodzi Zigah, Neso Sojic, Alexander Kuhn. Bipolar (bio)electroanalysis. Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry, 2021, 14 (1), pp.65-86. ⟨10.1146/annurev-anchem-090820-093307⟩. ⟨hal-03451782⟩