ABSTRACT
In this chapter, it is intended to provide the readers with an up-to-date account of scanning electrochemical microscopic (SECM) imaging in chemical and biological applications. Some examples of SECM imaging in bulk liquid environments are demonstrated in Section 4.2, which include membranes, leaves, single biological cells, arti–cially patterned biological systems, and corrosion systems. In Section 4.3, an imaging technique involving an ultrathin liquid layer on a mica substrate is described. The images of an ionic conductive polymer, for example, Na–on, and several macrobiological molecules are shown to demonstrate the applicability of this technique for imaging. Since the main focus of this chapter is on the developments related to imaging, other applications of SECM and detailed account of the development in instrumentation will not be given here. Interested readers are recommended to consult individual chapters presented in this book.
