electrode
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Electrochemical techniques use electrodes placed in a chemical solution while voltage is applied to trigger specific reactions.
From Science Daily
The electrodes are connected to the device using a wire under his skin, and he can control the stimulation using a remote control, helping to reduce his symptoms.
From BBC
To find out, he and colleagues gave the mice ovalbumin—the main protein found in egg whites and a known trigger of anaphylaxis—and used electrodes and microscopy to record and measure neuron activity.
From Science Magazine
These are a bit like batteries, with two electrodes dunked in a liquid electrolyte.
From Science Magazine
Sometimes we use an electrocardiogram, such as you'd see in a medical clinic, which uses sticky electrodes to measure electrical signals between two points of your body.
From Salon
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