Reduced Graphene Sheets Modified Electrodes for Electrochemical Detection of Sulfide

This paper describes a new electrochemical sensor based on reduced graphene sheets (RGSs) modified glassy carbon electrodes for rapid detection of sulfide. The morphology and electrochemical properties of the RGSs are characterized by atomic force microscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The effects of the scan rates and pH are investigated to evaluate the oxidation processes. Analytical performances of RGSs modified electrodes for direct determination of sulfide in phosphate buffer solutions (PBSs) are also assessed. The RGSs are shown to be viable potential material for sulfide detection as shown by their electrochemical performance.     

Binary Metal Oxide Adsorbed Graphene Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for Detection of Riboflavin

Tungsten oxide (W) decorated titanium oxide (T) adsorbed onto a graphene (Gr) and modified the glassy carbon electrode for the electrochemical quantification of riboflavin (RF) in edible food and pharmaceuticals. For comparison, nanocomposites are formed using graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and pure graphite (G) sheets to study the electrochemical activities towards riboflavin. The ternary WTGr modified GCE shows the highest electrocatalytic activity due to synergetic interactions between the metal oxide and graphene. The electrochemical observations are supported by the SEM, HRTEM, XRD, UV-Vis, Zeta potential (ζ) and size data. The sensor shows a wide linear range 20 nM–2.5 μM with a detection limit 25.24 nM and sensitivity (4.249×10⁻⁸ A/nM). The fabricated sensor is validated in real samples.     

Sensitive electrochemical sensing for polycyclic aromatic amines based on a novel core–shell multiwalled carbon nanotubes@ graphene oxide nanoribbons heterostructure

Being awfully harmful to the environment and human health, the qualitative and quantitative determinations of polycyclic aromatic amines (PAAs) are of great significance. In this paper, a novel core–shell heterostructure of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as the core and graphene oxide nanoribbons (GONRs) as the shell (MWCNTs@GONRs) was produced from longitudinal partially unzipping of MWCNTs side walls using a simple wet chemical strategy and applied for electrochemical determination of three kinds of PAAs (1-aminopyrene (1-AP), 1-aminonaphthalene and 3,3′-diaminobiphenyl). Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and electrochemical methods were used to characterize the as-prepared MWCNTs@GONRs. Due to the synergistic effects from MWCNTs and GONRs, the oxidation currents of PAAs at the MWCNTs@GONRs modified glassy carbon (GC) electrode are much higher than that at the MWCNTs/GC, graphene/GC and bare GC electrodes. 1-AP was used as the representative analyte to demonstrate the sensing performance of the MWCNTs@GONRs/GC electrode, and the proposed modified electrode has a linear response range of 8.0–500.0 nM with a detection limit of 1.5 nM towards 1-AP.     

多巴胺在聚亚甲基蓝/石墨烯修饰电极上的电化学行为研究

利用电聚合方法在石墨烯修饰的玻碳电极表面制备了聚亚甲基蓝/石墨烯修饰电极(PMB/GH/GCE)。采用循环伏安法(CV)和差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)研究了多巴胺(DA)和抗坏血酸(AA)在该修饰电极上的电化学行为。在pH 6.9的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,DA和AA分别在0.208 V和-0.108 V处产生灵敏的氧化峰,与其在聚亚甲基蓝和石墨烯单层修饰电极上的电化学行为相比,两者的峰电流明显增加,峰电位差达316 mV。研究表明,电聚合方法使亚甲基蓝牢固地非共价修饰到石墨烯上,并产生协同增效作用,较好地提高了电极的灵敏度和分子识别性能,有利于在大量AA存在下实现对DA的选择性测定。在1.00×10-3mol/L AA的存在下,DA的差分脉冲伏安法峰电流与其浓度在1.00×10-7～5.00×10-3mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限达1.00×10-8mol/L。将该方法用于盐酸多巴胺注射液的测定,结果满意。     

Stripping Voltammetric Analysis of Mercury at Base-treated Graphene Oxide Electrodes

According to the Rourke's model, graphene oxide(GO) synthesized from the oxidation of graphite actually consisted of partly oxidized graphene sheets and highly oxidized debris(OD). The OD was strongly adhered to the surface of graphene sheets, while they could be facilely removed by a base-washing procedure. The existence and removal by base-washing of OD were characterized by means of thermogravimetric analysis(TGA), FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS), transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and Raman spectroscopy. The adsorption of OD not only made a great difference to the physical and chemical properties of GO, but also affected its electrochemical behavior when it was employed as an electrode material. In this article, we demonstrated that the electrochemical deposition and the subsequent voltammetric stripping analysis of mercury were significantly influenced by the presence of OD. The consequence suggests that the presence of OD on the sheets of GO restricts the electrochemical deposition behavior of mercury and further lowers the sensitivity of the voltammetric stripping responses. The sensitivity was observed as 0.78 A·L·mol^-1 at base-washed(bw)-GO/GC(glassy carbon) better than that at as-prepared GO(a-GO)/GC for 0.28 A·L·mol^-1. The limit of detection was calculated as 2.95 and 0.83 μmol/L before and after removing the OD, respectively. The availability of both electrodes was evaluated by detecting Hg²⁺ in lake water specimens using standard samples recovery.     

Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle‐Graphene Composites for Electroanalysis Applications using Chemical and Electrochemical Methods

An electrochemical device was developed for the simultaneous determination of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and trimethoprim (TMP) using differential pulse voltammetry and glassy carbon (GC) electrodes modified with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and silver nanoparticle (AgNP) composites, synthesised using both chemical and electrochemical methods. The morphology and electrochemical behaviour of the GC electrodes modified with the rGO/AgNP (chemical method) and rGO‐AgNP (electrochemical method) composites were characterised by scanning electron microscopy and cyclic voltammetry. These techniques demonstrated that, in both methods, the graphene oxide was modified by the AgNPs, and the composite synthesised by the electrochemical method showed a better dispersion of the nanoparticles, resulting in an increase in the surface area compared to the rGO/AgNP composite. The GC/rGO‐AgNP electrode was evaluated and optimised for the simultaneous determination of SMX and TMP, achieving detection limits of 0.6 μmol L⁻¹ for the SMX and 0.4 μmol L⁻¹ for the TMP. The proposed GC/rGO‐AgNP electrochemical device was successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of SMX and TMP in wastewaters samples.     

Sensitive Voltammetric Determination of Baicalein at Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

This work presents a sensitive voltammetric method for determination of the flavonoid baicalein by using a thermally reduced graphene oxide (TRGO) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) in 100 mM KCl‐10 mM sodium phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.40). The surface morphology and structure of TRGO investigated by atomic force microscopy, FT‐IR spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy reveal that the TRGO prepared maintained as single or bilayer sheets and with significant edge‐plane‐like defect sites. The TRGO/GCE modified electrode shows more favorable electron transfer kinetics for potassium ferricyanide and potassium ferrocyanide probe molecules, which are important electroactive compounds, compared with bare GCE and GO/GCE electrodes. The electrochemical behaviors of baicalein at the TRGO/GCE were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, suggesting that the TRGO/GCE exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activity to baicalein. Under physiological conditions, the modified electrode showed linear voltammetric response from 10 nM to 10 µM for baicalein, with a detection limit of 6.0 nM. This work demonstrates that the graphene‐modified electrode is a promising tool for electrochemical determination of flavonoid drugs.     

Carbon-nanotube-modified glassy carbon electrodes for amplified label-free electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization

The preparation and attractive performance of carbon-nanotube modified glassy-carbon (CNT/GC) electrodes for improved detection of purines, nucleic acids, and DNA hybridization are described. The surface-confined multiwall carbon-nanotube (MWCNT) facilitates the adsorptive accumulation of the guanine nucleobase and greatly enhances its oxidation signal. The advantages of CNT/GC electrodes are illustrated from comparison to the common unmodified glassy carbon, carbon paste and graphite pencil electrodes. The dramatic amplification of the guanine signal has been combined with a label-free electrical detection of DNA hybridization. Factors influencing the enhancement of the guanine signal are assessed and optimized. The performance characteristics of the amplified label-free electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization are reported in connection to measurements of nucleic-acid segments related to the breast-cancer BRCA1 gene.     

Simplifying the evaluation of graphene modified electrode performance using rotating disk electrode voltammetry

Graphene modified electrodes have been fabricated by electrodeposition from an aqueous graphene oxide solution onto conducting Pt, Au, glassy carbon, and indium tin dioxide substrates. Detailed investigations of the electrochemistry of the [Ru(NH(3))(6)](3+/2+) and [Fe(CN)(6)](3-/4-) and hydroquinone and uric acid oxidation processes have been undertaken at glassy carbon and graphene modified glassy carbon electrodes using transient cyclic voltammetry at a stationary electrode and near steady-state voltammetry at a rotating disk electrode. Comparisons of the data with simulation suggest that the transient voltammetric characteristics at graphene modified electrodes contain a significant contribution from thin layer and surface confined processes. Consequently, interpretations based solely on mass transport by semi-infinite linear diffusion may result in incorrect conclusions on the activity of the graphene modified electrode. In contrast, steady-state voltammetry at a rotating disk electrode affords a much simpler method for the evaluation of the performance of graphene modified electrode since the relative importance of the thin layer and surface confined processes are substantially diminished and mass transport is dominated by convection. Application of the rotated electrode approach with carbon nanotube modified electrodes also should lead to simplification of data analysis in this environment.     

Demonstration of the advantages of using bamboo-like nanotubes for electrochemical biosensor applications compared with single walled carbon nanotubes

The modification of glassy carbon electrodes with random dispersions of nanotubes is currently the most popular approach to the preparation of carbon nanotube modified electrodes. The performance of glassy carbon electrodes modified with a random dispersion of bamboo type carbon nanotubes was compared with single walled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrodes and bare glassy carbon electrodes. The electrochemical performance of all three types for electrode were compared by investigating the electrochemistry with solution species and the oxidation of guanine and adenine bases of surface adsorbed DNA. The presence of edge planes of graphene at regular intervals along the walls of the bamboo nanotubes resulted in superior electrochemical performance relative to SWNT modified electrodes from two aspects. Firstly, with solution species the peak separation of the oxidation and reduction waves were smaller indicating more rapid rates of electron transfer. Secondly, a greater number of electroactive sites along the walls of the bamboo-carbon nanotubes (BCNTs) resulted in larger current signals and a broader dynamic range for the oxidation of DNA bases.     

Electrochemical Determination of Dopamine Using a Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)-Reduced Graphene Oxide-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) was deposited on a reduced graphene oxide-decorated glassy carbon electrode through an electrochemical polymerization. The resulting glassy carbon electrode-reduced graphene oxide-poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) electrode was applied as an electrochemical biosensor for the determination of dopamine in the presence of ascorbic acid and uric acid. The material deposited on glassy carbon electrode was investigated in terms of morphology and structural analysis. The comparison of electrochemical behavior of the glassy carbon electrode-reduced graphene oxide-poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) electrode with the glassy carbon electrode-graphene oxide, glassy carbon electrode-reduced graphene oxide, and glassy carbon electrode-poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) electrodes exhibited high electrocatalytic activity for dopamine detection. Electrochemical kinetic parameters of glassy carbon electrode-reduced graphene oxide-poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), including the charge transfer coefficient α (0.49) and electron transfer rate constant k_s (1.04), were determined and discussed. The glassy carbon electrode-reduced graphene oxide-poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) electrode was studied for the determination of dopamine by differential pulse voltammetry and exhibited a linear range from 19.6 to 122.8?µM with a sensitivity of 3.27?µA?µM^?1?cm^?2 and a detection limit of 1.92?µM. The developed biosensor exhibited good selectivity toward dopamine with high reproducibility and stability.     

Fabrication of an Electrochemical L‐Cysteine Sensor Based on Graphene Nanosheets Decorated Manganese Oxide Nanocomposite Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

The graphene nanosheets/manganese oxide nanoparticles modified glassy carbon electrode (GC/GNSs/MnOx) was simply prepared by casting a thin film of GNSs on the GC electrode surface, followed by performing electrodeposition of MnOx at applied constant potential. The GC/GNSs/MnOx modified electrode shows high catalytic activity toward oxidation of L ‐cysteine. Hydrodynamic amperometry determination of L ‐cysteine gave linear responses over a concentration range up to 120 µM with a detection limit of 75 nM and sensitivity of 27 nA µM^?1. The GC/GNSs/MnOx electrode appears to be a highly efficient platform for the development of sensitive, stable and reproducible L ‐cysteine electrochemical sensors.     

Polyfurfural-Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for the Direct Determination of Nitrofurazone

An electrochemical sensor based on a polyfurfural-electrochemically reduced graphene oxide modified glassy carbon electrode has been developed for the sensitive and rapid determination of nitrofurazone. The morphologies and properties of the sensor were characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). In pH 7.0 Britton–Robinson buffer solution, the as-prepared polyfurfural-electrochemically reduced graphene oxide modified glassy carbon electrode shows excellent electrocatalytic performance for the electrochemical reduction of nitrofurazone, and the reduction peak current is about 9.45, 1.31, and 1.25 times higher than that of the bare glassy carbon electrode, polyfurfural modified glassy carbon electrode, and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide modified glassy carbon electrode, respectively. The DPV determination of nitrofurazone indicates that the linear range and detection limit of nitrofurazone are 1–50 and 0.25?µmol/dm³, respectively. In addition, this sensor exhibits high selectivity, reproducibility, stability, and also was successfully used to directly determine nitrofurazone in the commercial antibacterial lotion with comparative sensitivity to high-performance liquid chromatography, showing its promising application prospects.     

Amperometric Biosensors for Glucose Based on Layer‐by‐Layer Assembled Functionalized Carbon Nanotube and Poly (Neutral Red) Multilayer Film

Abstract

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were treated with a mixture of concentrated sulfuric and nitric acid to introduce carboxylic acid groups to the nanotubes. Conducting polymer film was prepared by electrochemical polymerization of neutral red (NR). By using a layer‐by‐layer method, homogeneous and stable MWNTs and poly (neutral red) (PNR) multilayer films were alternately assembled on glassy carbon (GC) electrodes. With the introduction of PNR, the MWNTs/PNR multilayer film system showed synergy between the MWNTs and PNR, with a significant improvement of redox activity due to the excellent electron‐transfer ability of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and PNR. The electropolymerization is advantageous, providing both prolonged long‐term stability and improved catalytic activity of the resulting modified electrodes. The MWNTs/PNR multilayer film modified glassy carbon electrode allows low potential detection of hydrogen peroxide with high sensitivity and fast response time. As compared to MWNTs and PNR‐modified GC electrodes, the magnitude of the amperometric response of the MWNTs/PNR composite‐modified GC electrode is more than three‐fold greater than that of the MWNTs modified GC electrode, and nine‐fold greater than that of the PNR‐modified GC electrode. With the immobilization of glucose oxidase onto the electrode surface using glutaric dialdehyde, a biosensor that responds sensitively to glucose has been constructed. In pH 6.98 phosphate buffer, nearly interference‐free determination of glucose has been realized at ?0.2 V vs. SCE with a linear range from 50 µM to 10 mM and response time <10s. The detection limit was 10 µM glucose (S/N=3).     

聚多巴胺/多壁碳纳米管/玻璃碳电极上多巴胺的电分析

基于多巴胺（DA）在多壁碳纳米管（MWCNTs）修饰玻璃碳（GC）电极上的电聚合,制得聚多巴胺(PDA)/MWCNTs/GC电极,并对该修饰电极进行了电化学阻抗谱 (EIS)和循环伏安法(CV)表征。 在该修饰电极上,DA呈现良好的电化学行为。在pH=7.4磷酸缓冲溶液中其氧化电流显著高于在裸电极上的响应,且能有效地抑制2.0 mmol/L抗坏血酸(AA)或K4Fe(CN)6的直接电化学响应,表明MWCNTs可增敏信号,且阳离子选择透过性PDA膜可抑制阴离子的电化学干扰。 采用CV实验检测DA,DA氧化的半微分伏安峰高(ipa-sd)与多巴胺浓度在0.08～1.76 μmol/L范围内呈线性关系,在无抗坏血酸和有0.5 mmol/L抗坏血酸共存时的线性回归方程分别为ipa-sd(μA/s1/2)=0.107+0.405c(μmol/L)（r2=0.986）和ipa-sd(μA/s1/2)=0.628+0.649c(μmol/L)(r2=0.992),检测限均为8.0×10-8 mol/L(S/N=3)。 该法用于盐酸多巴胺注射液中多巴胺的快速测定,结果满意。     

Comparative Studies on Electrocatalytic Activities of Chemically Reduced Graphene Oxide and Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide Noncovalently Functionalized with Poly(methylene blue)

This study compares the electrocatalytic activities of chemically reduced graphene oxide (crGO) and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (erGO), which are both noncovalently functionalized with a polyaromatic dye, poly(methylene blue) (polyMB), toward the oxidation of β‐nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH). PolyMB‐crGO and polyMB‐erGO composites were obtained via electropolymerization of methylene blue on crGO and GO modified glassy carbon (GC) electrodes, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) results indicate that these two types of integrated electrodes reveal different electrocatalytic activities. PolyMB‐crGO integrated electrode possesses lower catalytic oxidation potential, suggesting higher catalytic activity. The present study is helpful for the understanding and screening of graphene‐based advanced carbon nanomaterials for potential electrochemical applications.     

石墨烯修饰玻碳电极测定邻苯二酚

制备了用于测定邻苯二酚(CAT)的石墨烯修饰电极,并应用循环伏安法研究了CAT在该修饰电极上的电化学行为;用差分脉冲伏安法研究了测试底液的pH值对该修饰电极性能的影响,结果表明,此修饰电极在含不同浓度CAT的PBS溶液(pH=7.0)中测定,响应电流与CAT浓度在5.0×10-8～5.6×10-4mol/L范围内有良好的线性关系,相关系数r=0.9919,检出限为6.68×10-9mol/L(S/N=3)。与其它几种修饰电极相比,石墨烯修饰电极制备简单、响应时间快、操作简便,稳定性和重现性良好,有应用价值。     

碳纳米管和聚电解质修饰玻碳电极的电化学行为及对芦丁的检测

研究了芦丁和抗坏血酸在碳纳米管与聚电解质复合材料修饰电极(PDDA/SWCNTs/GC)上的电化学行为.循环伏安测试结果表明,在该修饰电极上芦丁的电子传递反应受吸附控制.在碳纳米管和PDDA的共同作用下,芦丁和抗坏血酸的氧化峰电位分离大于200 mV.利用微分脉冲伏安法测定了不同浓度芦丁的电流响应,线性范围为2.5～110μmol.L-1,检出限0.5μmol.L-1.即使抗坏血酸浓度较高时,氧化峰电流与芦丁的浓度仍然呈良好的线性关系.该修饰电极制作简便,可应用于药物中芦丁含量的直接检测.     

Electroanalytical Approach for Quantification of Pesticide Maneb

For the first time, in this study electrochemical oxidation behavior of pesticide maneb is evaluated. Due to the structure electroanalytical quantification of maneb has not been exploited enough. Maneb electrochemical behavior was investigated using glassy carbon (GC), graphene modified glassy carbon (GR/GC) and boron doped diamond (BDD) electrodes. It is shown that only BDD shows satisfactory results toward maneb detection. Based on this, a simple, sensitive and selective electroanalytical method for determination of pesticide maneb using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) is proposed, with a working linear range of 80–3000 nM and the limit of detection of 24 nM. The developed methodology has been applied for the determination of maneb in river water samples with satisfactory recovery. Additionally, this green method, being simple, fast, and free of chemical‐reduction reagents, offers several advantages over modified electrodes and expands the scope of BDD based electrochemical sensing devices, with promise for wider applications in environmental analysis.     

基于BCNTs/GC电极的鸟嘌呤与腺嘌呤电化学行为及其同时检测

利用掺硼碳纳米管（BCNTs）/GC电极研究了鸟嘌呤（G）和腺嘌呤（A）的电化学氧化行为. 与GC和CNTs/GC电极相比,BCNTs/GC电极具有更强的电催化活性,且响应电流明显增加. 两混合样品在BCNTs/GC电极上的氧化峰间隔较大,可实现对A和G的同时检测.