Lead Sensor Using Gold Nanostructured Screen‐Printed Carbon Electrodes as Transducers

Gold nanostructured screen‐printed carbon electrodes are demonstrated to be suitable transducers for the determination of lead using square‐wave voltammetry. Reproducible gold nanostructures have been obtained by direct electrochemical deposition. A calibration plot from 2.5 to 250 μg/L was obtained in acidic solutions of Pb(II) with a reproducibility of 4% (n=10). The detection limit was 0.09 μg/L of lead. The method is then applied to perform a blood lead analysis by adjusting square‐wave parameters in capillary or venous blood with a minimum sample pretreatment and excellent accuracy and reproducibility.     

铋膜修饰玻碳电极伏安法测定微量铅(Ⅱ)

以铋膜修饰玻碳电极为工作电极,采用阳极溶出伏安法对微量Pb(Ⅱ)进行测定。考察了铋离子浓度、支持电解质pH、沉积时间等因素对测定的影响。实验结果表明,铋膜修饰电极对痕量Pb(Ⅱ)具有良好的电化学响应。在实验选定条件下,Pb(Ⅱ)在10～260!g/L范围内与峰电流呈良好的线性关系,检出限为1.98!g/L。用同一支铋膜电极对50!g/L Pb(Ⅱ)平行测定10次,相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.82%。该电极可应用于井水中铅的测定。     

以镍铬合金为基体的铋膜电极的构建及其应用

采用循环伏安法以镍铬合金为基体构建了铋膜/镍铬合金电极,以扫描电镜表征其表面形貌,利用线性扫描伏安法研究了Pb(II)、Cd(II)在该电极上电化学行为。结果表明:在0.20 mol/L HAc-NaAc缓冲溶液(pH4.5)中,该电极对Pb(II)、Cd(II)离子有较好的电催化活性,Pb(II)、Cd(II)的阳极溶出峰电流与其浓度分别呈良好的线性关系,检出限分别为6.39μg/L和3.52μg/L。     

An ion imprinted electrochemical sensor based on flower-like gold nanoparticles for the detection of trace arsenic(III) ions in water and food samples

A selective and sensitive electrode based on Au−S bonds between As(III) ion-imprinted polymer (IIP) and the flower-like gold nanoparticles (FL-AuNPs) had been rationally developed for detecting As(III) by using the square wave voltammetry (SWV) method. Under optimized measurement conditions, the prepared electrochemical sensor exhibited obvious detection performance of As(III) in the range of 0.009 μg/L–0.50 μg/L with a relatively low detection limit of 0.015 μg/L. Furthermore, the imprinted electrochemical sensor displayed good reusability, excellent specificity, and demonstrated high potential for environmental control with a recovery rate between 80.7 % and 113.3 %.     

Co-detection of Copper and Lead in Artisanal Sugarcane Spirit Using Caffeic Acid-modified Graphite Electrodes

Caffeic acid (CA)-modified graphite electrodes [GE/poly(CA)] was applied to the co-detection of copper and lead in artisanal sugarcane spirit using square-wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV). Electrochemical and morphological studies were performed, and a mechanism for polymerization was proposed. Electropolymerization, SWASV, and analysis conditions parameters were optimized. Interferents, repeatability, reproducibility, and addition and recovery tests were carried out. GE/poly(CA) shows a linear range from 15 to 705 μg/L with a limit of detection of 3.01 μg/L for Pb(II) and 4.50 μg/L for Cu(II). Real samples of artisanal sugarcane spirit were used, and the electrochemical results were compared with atomic absorption spectroscopy experiments.     

Simultaneous and Sensitive Detection of Cd(II) and Pb(II) Using a Novel Bismuth Film/Ordered Mesoporous Carbon‐molecular Wire Modified Graphite Carbon Paste Electrode

An electrochemical sensor for the simultaneous and sensitive detection of Cd(II) and Pb(II) is proposed on the basis of square‐wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) experiments using a novel bismuth film/ordered mesoporous carbon‐molecular wire modified graphite carbon paste electrode (Bi/OMC‐MW/GCPE). Ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) and molecular wire (MW) (diphenylacetylene) were used as the modifier and binder, respectively. The Bi/OMC‐MW/GCPE was prepared with the addition of graphite powder, OMC and DPA at the ratio of 2 : 1 : 1. The electrochemical properties and morphology of the electrode were characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV), SWASV and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The parameters affecting the stripping current response were investigated and optimized. The experimental results show that the prepared electrode exhibited excellent electrochemical performance, good electrical conductivity and a high stripping voltammetric response. Under optimized conditions, a linear range was achieved over a concentration range from 1.0 to 70.0 μg/L for both Cd(II) and Pb(II) metal ions, with detection limits of 0.07 μg/L for Cd(II) and 0.08 μg/L for Pb(II) (S/N=3) with the deposition time 150 s. Moreover, the sensor exhibited improved sensitivity and reproducibility compared to traditional CPEs. The fabricated electrode was then successfully used to satisfactorily detect Cd(II) and Pb(II) in real soil samples.     

纳米金信号探针/石墨烯修饰免疫传感器检测微囊藻毒素

利用石墨烯纳米片层(GS)偶联牛血清白蛋白(BSA)标记的微囊藻毒素(MCLR)(BSA-MCLR)构建了纳米金(Au NPs)为信号探针的电流型免疫传感器。分别用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和紫外-可见吸收光谱对合成纳米材料进行表征;用循环伏安法研究修饰电极表面的电化学特性。通过待测MCLR与固定的BSA-MCLR竞争结合抗体(anti-MCLR),之后恒电位将Au NPs氧化为Au Cl-4,再利用差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)进行阴极电位扫描,还原Au Cl-4为Au,以产生的峰电流值为检测信号,测定MCLR浓度。最佳实验条件下,用免疫传感器测定MCLR的线性范围为0.1~50μg/L,检出限为0.05μg/L。对传感器的重现性、稳定性和选择性进行了考察。相较于酶标探针,以Au NPs为信号探针标记抗体,可使检测过程更经济便捷,稳定性更强,检测效果良好。     

Differential Pulse Anodic Stripping Voltammetric Determination of Lead (II) Using Poly Xylenol Orange Modified Electrode

In this work a method for sensitive anodic stripping voltammetric determination of Pb(II) ions using a poly xylenol orange film modified electrode (PXOFME) has been proposed. Poly xylenol orange film (PXOF) was formed on a paraffin impegrenated graphite electrode (PIGE) using electro polymerization method by scanning the potential between −0.5 V to 1.3 V, at a scan rate of 50 mV/s for 30 segments in 0.1 M phosphate buffer solution (PBS) of pH 7. The PXOFME was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ATR‐IR spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry (CV), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The modified electrode has been used to develop a sensitive method for the determination of Pb(II) ions by anodic stripping voltmmetry (ASV). The PXOFME was used to preconcentrate Pb(II) ions through complexation, the complexed metal ions were reduced electrochemically and then stripped anodically from the surface of the electrode. A linear range of 5 μg/L to 413 μg/L with a limit of detection (S/N=3) of 1.6 μg/L was observed for the determination of Pb(II) ions. The method was applied to lead determination in sea water and tap water samples and the results were found to be satisfactory.     

Electroanalytical Determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) in Bivalve Mollusks using Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide‐based Electrode

An electrochemical sensor for the simultaneous determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) in bivalve mollusks using a glassy carbon electrode modified with electrochemically reduced graphene oxide has been developed. The modified surface was characterized by cyclic voltammetry, high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR‐SEM), and Raman spectroscopy. The optimum conditions were optimized and a linear range was observed from 15–105 μg L^?1 with a limits of detection of 15 μg L^?1 for Cd(II) and Pb(II). The methodology was validated and applied in different samples of commercial bivalve mollusks with satisfactory results. The high conductivity and greater surface area of the modifying agent improves the preconcentration capacity of the electrochemical sensor, allowing to develop a simple, rapid and sensitive analysis in the detection of lead and cadmium in marine resources.     

Conducting Polymer/Ionic Liquid Composite Modified Carbon Paste Electrode for the Determination of Carbaryl in Real Samples

A new method has been described for carbaryl determination using a simple electrochemical sensor. The unique properties of poly‐pPhenylenediamine and ionic liquid were exploited to fabricate carbon paste electrode modified with composite based on conducting polymer/ionic liquid. Electrode surface characterization was performed by electrochemical methods (cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy) and by scanning electron microscopy. Differential pulse voltammetry was employed for the detection of carbaryl in acetate buffer solution. Different parameters affecting the carbaryl response were optimized such as ionic liquid amounts, cycle number of polymerization and monomer concentration, pH, and accumulation time. Under the optimum experimental conditions, a linear response was obtained between 0.5 and 200 μmol/L, with detection limit of 0.09 μmol/L. The developed sensor offered satisfactory results for carbaryl detection in spring water and fruit samples.     

Electrochemical Properties and Application of Mixed Silver‐Bismuth Electrodes

Electrochemical properties of silver electrodes with 2, 4, 6, 10 and 15% bismuth have systematically been investigated with cyclic voltammetry (CV), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Increased overpotential towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) was found as a result of increasing amount of added bismuth. This was also demonstrated in acid solution where zinc was successfully detected on mixed electrodes, but failed on pure silver electrodes. Formation and decomposition of oxide products formed on the different electrode surfaces were studied by cyclic voltammetry, and in addition to known species found on sliver, also peaks attributed to bismuth were achieved and examined. Zinc, cadmium, and lead were measured in the low μg/L range on the mixed electrodes, and good linearity (r²=0.998) was found for 2 to 10 μg/L. Lead was measured down to 0.1 μg/L. Further it was found in DPASV that the zinc peak significantly shifted towards a more negative value with increasing amount of bismuth in the silver electrodes. The same was also observed for cadmium and lead, but in a less extent. Finally a silver electrode containing 15% bismuth was used for continuous analyses in a polluted river for 6 weeks.     

Highly Sensitive Voltammetric Speciation and Determination of Inorganic Arsenic in Water and Alloy Samples Using Ammonium 2‐Amino‐1‐Cyclopentene‐1‐Dithiocarboxylate

A simple, fast, reproducible (2.5% RSD at 3.0 μg/L), and sensitive method is described for quantifying As(III) (0.3 μg/L detection limit, 0.5–440 μg/L dynamic range). Anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) is performed after accumulating arsenic at a mercury film electrode at ?0.350 V vs. Ag/AgCl (saturated KCl) for 20 s in 0.2 M HCl containing 8 μM ammonium 2‐amino‐1‐cyclopentene‐1‐dithiocarboxylate (AACD), without oxygen removal. This is the first report of using AACD in ASV and in electrochemical quantification of As(III). Total arsenic is determined after sodium‐sulfite‐reduction of As(V) to As(III). Interferences are minimal. Method validation involved water and metal alloy samples.     

Ultrasensitive Voltammetric Detection of Trace Lead(II) and Cadmium(II) Using MWCNTs‐Nafion/Bismuth Composite Electrodes

Multiwall carbon nanotubes were dispersed in Nafion (MWCNTs‐NA) solution and used in combination with bismuth (MWCNTs‐NA/Bi) for fabricating composite sensors to determine trace Pb(II) and Cd(II) by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV). The electrochemical properties of the MWCNTs‐NA/Bi composites film modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) were evaluated. The synergistic effect of MWCNTs and bismuth composite film was obtained for Pb(II) and Cd(II) detection with improved sensitivity and reproducibility. Linear calibration curves ranged from 0.05 to 100 μg/L for Pb(II) and 0.08 to 100 μg/L for Cd(II). The determination limits (S/N=3) were 25 ng/L for Pb and 40 ng/L for Cd, which compared favorably with previously reported methods in the area of electrochemical Pb(II) and Cd(II) detection. The MWCNTs‐NA/Bi composite film electrodes were successfully applied to determine Pb(II) and Cd(II) in real sample, and the results of the present method agreed well with those of atomic absorption spectroscopy.     

碳柱热电极的制备及应用

用铅笔芯制作了不同直径的碳柱热电极,表征了碳柱热电极的电化学和温敏等各种性质。结果表明,碳柱热电极在多次加热过程中均表现出对温度变化的快速响应以及良好的热稳定性。将其应用于痕量铅的方波阳极溶出伏安法测定,65℃时灵敏度比常温高,Pb2＋浓度在1~22μg/L呈线性关系,线性回归系数r=0.995 5,检测限0.5μg/L。     

Development of a New Voltammetric Methodology for the Determination of Ciprofloxacin in Beef Samples Using a Carbon Paste Electrode Modified with Nafion and Fullerenes

A sensitive, selective, and low cost electrochemical new methodology was developed for the quantification of ciprofloxacin (Cip) in beef samples by cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry, using a CPE electrode modified with Nafion and Fullerenes (N−F/CPE). The optimum parameters for the composition of the N−F/CPE electrode are 0.19 g mineral oil, 0.01 g Nafion, 50 μL fullerene, and graphite powder 0.3 g. The electrochemical characterization was carried out by obtaining maximum anodic peak current associated with the oxidation of ciprofloxacin at 1.1 V, where the electrochemical process resulted to be irreversible and diffusion-controlled. The analytical characterization of the proposed methodology was carried out resulting in a LOD of 1.0 μmol L⁻¹, a LOQ of 3.0 μmol L⁻¹, a sensitivity of 0.37±0.006 μA/μmolL⁻¹, and repeatability of 5.38 %.     

基于取代型多酸复合材料的多巴胺电化学检测

本文构建了基于取代型多酸与还原氧化石墨烯（RGO）复合材料的多巴胺电化学传感器. 首先,通过水热法合成了十一钨镍杂多钨硅酸盐K₂H₂SiW₁₁NiO₃₉·xH₂O（SiW₁₁Ni）,利用Hummers法与化学还原法合成了还原氧化石墨烯. 并使用SEM、XRD与FTIR等测试方法对材料进行了表征. 将SiW₁₁Ni与RGO按照一定的比例滴涂在玻碳电极表面,以便成功构建出传感界面（SiW₁₁Ni-RGO/GCE）. 然后,采用电化学阻抗法与循环伏安法等方法研究了传感界面的电化学性质. 优化实验条件后,利用该传感器通过循环伏安法对多巴胺进行定量检测,并且氧化过程展现出较为良好的性能. 其检出限为3.2 μmol·L ^-1（S/N = 3）,灵敏度为9.71 μA·(μmol·L ^-1·cm ^-2) ^-1,线性范围为10 ~ 80 μmol·L ^-1. 同时,所制备的传感器表现出良好的稳定性与抗干扰能力. 该传感器修饰过程简单、成本低、电化学性能良好,为多酸在化学传感领域的应用提供新思路.     

Graphene Nanosheets and Quantum Dots: A Smart Material for Electrochemical Applications

A novel material for the electrochemical determination of endocrine disruptors using a composite based on graphene oxide modified with cadmium telluride quantum dots has been evaluated. The morphology, structure and electrochemical performance of the composite electrodes were characterised by transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, UV‐visible absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra, Raman spectra and cyclic voltammetry. The dynamic light scattering, transmission electronic microscopy and spectrophotometric measurements all showed good distribution of the quantum dots with a small particle size. The electrochemical measurements demonstrated the high performance of the composite response in the presence of a light source. Differential pulse voltammetry allowed the development of a method to determine 17β‐estradiol levels in the range from 0.2 to 4.0 μmol L ^?1 with a detection limit of 2.8 nmol L ^?1 (0.76 μg L ^?1).     

Simultaneous determination of uric acid, xanthine and hypoxanthine at poly(pyrocatechol violet)/functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite film modified electrode

A sensitive and selective electrochemical method was developed for simultaneous determination of uric acid (UA), xanthine (XA) and hypoxanthine (HX) based on a poly (pyrocatechol violet)/carboxyl functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite film modified electrode. The preparation and basic electrochemical performance of the novel composite film modified glassy carbon electrode were investigated in details. The electrochemical behaviors of UA, XA and HX at the modified electrode were studied by cyclic voltammetry. The results showed that this new electrochemical sensor exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of the three analytes. The mechanism of catalysis was discussed. The anodic peaks of the three species were well defined with lowered oxidation potential and enhanced oxidation peak currents, so the modified electrode was used for simultaneous voltammetric measurement of UA, XA and HX by differential pulse voltammetry. Under the optimum conditions, the detection limits were 0.16 μmol L(-1) for UA, 0.05 μmol L(-1) for XA and 0.20 μmol L(-1) for HX, respectively (S/N of 3). The proposed method has been successfully applied to simultaneous determination of UA, XA and HX in human serum samples.     

Electrochemical Detection of Superoxide Anion Released by Living Cells by Manganese(III) Tetraphenyl Porphine as Superoxide Dismutase Mimic

Superoxide anion, one of the most active reactive oxygen species, is associated with the development of many diseases. So monitoring superoxide anion in living cells is of great significance for the pathological research of many diseases. In this work, a new non-enzymatic sensor for the detection of superoxide anion(O₂^·-) was developed, which was fabricated by the nanocomposites composed of manganese(III) tetraphenyl porphine(MnTPP) as super-oxide dismutase mimic and electrochemical reduced graphene oxide(ERGO) as electrode support material to modify the glassy carbon electrode(GCE). The electrochemical behavior of the fabricated electrode(MnTPP/ERGO/GCE) was performed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) and cyclic voltammetry(CV), which revealed that MnTPP/ERGO/GCE possessed good catalytic ability to the electrochemical reduction of O₂^·-. The MnTPP/ERGO/GCE showed excellent electroanalysis performance towards O₂^·- using the technique of differential pulse voltammetry(DPV) with a linear relationship in the range of 0.2-110.0 μmol/L, a sensitivity of 445 μA·L·mmol^-1·cm^-2 and a detection limit of 0.039 μmol/L(S/N=3). The real-time monitoring of O₂^·- from MCF-7 breast cancer cells stimulated by zymosan was realized in this work, which indicates that the MnTPP/ERGO/GCE hold potential application for electrochemical quantification of superoxide anions in biological applications.     

基于还原石墨烯/纳米银复合材料的电化学传感器测定双酚A

石墨烯特有的褶皱层状结构以及银纳米粒子良好的催化性能,使其在电化学方面具有良好的应用潜能.本研究以柠檬酸钠为还原剂,通过水热反应原位制备出还原石墨烯/纳米银复合材料(rGO/AgNPs),用于修饰玻碳电极,研究了双酚A的电化学行为.循环伏安法(CV)和方波伏安法(SWV)的实验结果表明,双酚A可以在rGO/AgNPs修饰电极表面发生快速的氧化还原反应,基于此实现了对双酚A的高灵敏检测.在最优条件下,双酚A的氧化峰电流与其浓度在0.1~40.0μmol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系(r2=0.996),检出限为50.7 nmol/L(S/N=3).将其用于实际环境和塑料样品中双酚A的检测,回收率为91.7%~102.9%.