Impedance properties of biomass in support of practical mensuration in rain gardens

Impedance microbiology was explored to provide insights into how a sensor that can monitor the growth of bacteria in vegetated bioretention systems (rain gardens) may be designed for in situ, real-time use. The impedance properties of Pseudomonas Putida samples were monitored under AC signals of 100...

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Main Authors: Farhad Jalilian, Caterina Valeo, Angus Chu, Rustom Bhiladvala
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsens.2023.1242886/full
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Caterina Valeo
Angus Chu
Rustom Bhiladvala
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description Impedance microbiology was explored to provide insights into how a sensor that can monitor the growth of bacteria in vegetated bioretention systems (rain gardens) may be designed for in situ, real-time use. The impedance properties of Pseudomonas Putida samples were monitored under AC signals of 100 mV peak-to-peak and sweeping frequencies of 20 Hz–300 kHz, to determine relationships between these properties and biomass in the laboratory. The capacitance of the samples was found to be the most sensitive impedance parameter, with average change in magnitude of 37% due to bacterial growth. For verification, optical density measurements were taken and calibrated by direct hemocytometry counts of similar samples, simultaneously with the impedance testing. The experiments revealed that exponential relationships enable a good estimate of the biomass available in the medium, based on the change in capacitance. The detection range of the proposed system (in the range of tested strain) is approximately ∼9.2 × 106 cells/mL to ∼5 × 108 cells/mL.
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spelling doaj.art-71904ddcc00e4b1c80ace5330c40c4792023-10-13T05:29:47ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sensors2673-50672023-10-01410.3389/fsens.2023.12428861242886Impedance properties of biomass in support of practical mensuration in rain gardensFarhad Jalilian0Caterina Valeo1Angus Chu2Rustom Bhiladvala3Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaMechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaCivil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaMechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CanadaImpedance microbiology was explored to provide insights into how a sensor that can monitor the growth of bacteria in vegetated bioretention systems (rain gardens) may be designed for in situ, real-time use. The impedance properties of Pseudomonas Putida samples were monitored under AC signals of 100 mV peak-to-peak and sweeping frequencies of 20 Hz–300 kHz, to determine relationships between these properties and biomass in the laboratory. The capacitance of the samples was found to be the most sensitive impedance parameter, with average change in magnitude of 37% due to bacterial growth. For verification, optical density measurements were taken and calibrated by direct hemocytometry counts of similar samples, simultaneously with the impedance testing. The experiments revealed that exponential relationships enable a good estimate of the biomass available in the medium, based on the change in capacitance. The detection range of the proposed system (in the range of tested strain) is approximately ∼9.2 × 106 cells/mL to ∼5 × 108 cells/mL.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsens.2023.1242886/fullbacterial biomassbioretention cellsbioremediationimpedance microbiologyoptical densityspectrophotometry
spellingShingle Farhad Jalilian
Caterina Valeo
Angus Chu
Rustom Bhiladvala
Impedance properties of biomass in support of practical mensuration in rain gardens
Frontiers in Sensors
bacterial biomass
bioretention cells
bioremediation
impedance microbiology
optical density
spectrophotometry
title Impedance properties of biomass in support of practical mensuration in rain gardens
title_full Impedance properties of biomass in support of practical mensuration in rain gardens
title_fullStr Impedance properties of biomass in support of practical mensuration in rain gardens
title_full_unstemmed Impedance properties of biomass in support of practical mensuration in rain gardens
title_short Impedance properties of biomass in support of practical mensuration in rain gardens
title_sort impedance properties of biomass in support of practical mensuration in rain gardens
topic bacterial biomass
bioretention cells
bioremediation
impedance microbiology
optical density
spectrophotometry
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsens.2023.1242886/full
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