A Capillary Electrophoresis End‐Column Amperometric Detection System Incorporating Disposable Copper‐Plated Screen‐Printed Carbon Electrodes

We report here the development of copper‐plated screen‐printed carbon electrodes (designated as Cu‐SPE) to employ as electrochemical detectors for the determination of sugars by capillary electrophoresis (CE). A simple end‐column amperometric detection system with easily exchangeable (or even disposable) electrode and capillary in CE is described in this study. A complex alignment procedure was not required in this system based on the end‐column electrode arrangement using an 85 cm length and 20 μm (i.d.) capillary. The optimized separation voltage and applied potential were 9 KV and 0.4 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), respectively, for the detection of sugars using the Cu‐SPE. Good resolution was obtained by this proposed system with migration times of 28.8, 29.5, 29.9, 30.7, 31.2, and 32.0 min for galactose, glucose, arabinose, fructose, xylose, and ribose, respectively.     

Screen‐Printed Electrodes for Amperometric Determination of Iodide

An amperometric method for the determination of iodide ions has been developed using disposable, screen‐printed electrodes. The used sensors have a gold, graphite and platinum working electrodes with an area of about 7 mm². Calibration curves exhibit a linear relationship between the electrode response and the iodide concentration up to 3.00 mM. The correlation coefficients for all calibration curves varied from 0.988 to 0.998. The relative standard deviations were equal to or less than 5.26 % (n=5). The lowest iodide concentration measured was 100 µM.     

高效毛细管电泳安培检测的进展

本文对高效毛细管电泳电化学检测方法中的安培检测进行了评述，安培检测具有灵敏度高，选择的特点，安培检测根据毛细管内径的大小有离柱安培检测和柱端安培检测，近年来脉冲安培分析法、化学修饰电极也已被引入毛细管电泳电化学检测。     

Disposable Screen‐Printed Carbon Electrodes for Dual Electrochemiluminescence/Amperometric Detection: Sequential Injection Analysis of Oxalate

This work describes the development and application of an electrochemical cell specifically designed for disposable screen printed carbon electrodes (SPCE) suitable for simultaneous electrochemiluminescence (ECL) and amperometric detection in sequential injection analysis. The flow system with facility for photomultiplier tube via a fiber optic facing the SPCE is user‐friendly and makes the detection process very easy to operate. Instead of the need to constant deliver the chemiluminescence (CL) reagents to the reaction zone, sequential injection analysis allows a considerable reduction in the consumption of the sample and expensive CL reagents (such as Ru(bpy) salts). The utility of the analyzer was demonstrated for the detection of oxalate based on the ECL reaction with Ru(bpy) . Under optimized conditions, in the presence of 100 μM Ru(bpy) , the linear ranges of peak current and ECL light intensity for oxalate distinctly varied from 10 μM to 5 mM and 0.1 μM to 100 μM, respectively. In other words, the linear detection can be covered over a four‐order range with the combination of these two signals.     

Application of a Square‐Wave Potential Program for Time‐Dependent Amperometric Detection in Capillary Electrophoresis

Use of a square‐wave potential program for time‐dependent amperometric detection of analyte zones in capillary electrophoresis (CE) is described. Electrochemical detection for CE requires that the separation field be isolated from that of the electrochemical detection. This is generally done by physically separating the CE separation field from that of the detection. By applying a time variant potential program to the detection electrode, the detector current has a time dependence that can be used to help isolate the electrochemical detection current from that of the separation. When using a 20 μm inner‐diameter capillary, we find that a square‐wave potential program decreases the RMS baseline current from 4.5×10^?10 A, found with a constant potential amperometric detection, to 1.1×10^?10 A when using a square‐wave potential program. With a 75 μm inner‐diameter capillary, the improvement is even more dramatic, from 2.3×10^?9 A with amperometric detection to 2.06×10^?10 A when using a 1 Hz square‐wave potential program. When not using the time‐dependent detection with the 75 μm capillary, the analyte zones were beneath the S/N for the system and not detected. With the square‐wave potential program and time‐dependent detection, however, the analyte zones for an electrokinetic injection of 200 μM solution of 2,3‐dihydroxybenzoic acid were observed with the 75 μm inner‐diameter capillary. The improvement in the ability to discriminate the analytical signal from the background found experimentally is consistent with modeling studies.     

Screen‐Printed Contactless Conductivity Detector for Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis

A new method for mass fabrication of silver ink conductivity detector electrodes for poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) microchip electrophoretic systems has been developed based on screen‐printing technology. Printing of silver conductivity electrodes was performed through a patterned stencil on thin PMMA sheets. Following the electrode fabrication, the PMMA sheets are cut into cover sheets, and are aligned and sealed to the channel plate thus establishing a complete microchip separation device. The effects of the electrode width and spacing on the response and resolution have been investigated and the optimized electrode performance was compared to commonly used aluminum electrodes in the determination of ammonium, methyl ammonium, and sodium. The utility of the screen‐printed contactless conductivity detector (SPCCD) electrodes is further demonstrated for the separation and detection of organic acids with excellent reproducibility (RSD values of 3.7% and 4.1% for oxalate and tartrate, respectively). The thick‐film fabrication of the electrode material demonstrates the ability to mass‐fabricate detection devices with total process of device fabrication requiring less than 4 h (including the fabrication of channel plate, cover sheet with the electrodes, and subsequent bonding). The fabrication method described here is convenient and does not compromise the detector performance, hence offers great promise for producing single use field deployable analytical microsystems.     

Sensitive Electrochemical Detection of Horseradish Peroxidase at Disposable Screen‐Printed Carbon Electrode

A rapid, simple and sensitive electrochemical assay of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) performed on disposable screen‐printed carbon electrode was developed. HRP activities were monitored by square‐wave voltammetric (SWV) measuring the electroactive enzymatic product in the presence of o‐aminophenol and hydrogen peroxide substrate solution. SWV analysis demonstrated a greater sensitivity and shorter analysis time than the widely used amperometric and differential‐pulsed voltammetric methods. The voltammetric characteristics of substrate and enzymatic product as well as the parameters of SWV analysis were optimized. Under optimized conditions, a linear response for HRP from 0.003 to 0.1 U/mL and a detection limit of 0.002 U/mL (1.25×10^?15 mol in 25 μL) were obtained with a good precision (RSD=8%; n=6). This rapid and sensitive HRP assay with microliter‐assay volume could be readily integrated to portable devices and point‐of‐care (POC) diagnosis applications.     

Amperometric Biosensor for Choline Based on Gold Screen‐Printed Electrode Modified with Electrochemically‐Deposited Silica Biocomposite

A mediator‐free choline biosensor was developed using the electrochemically assisted sol‐gel deposition on gold screen‐printed electrodes. The addition of 12 mM of cationic surfactant CTAB in silica sol allowed enhancing the stability of the sensor. The modified electrode demonstrated catalytic activity and stable amperometric response to choline for over 3 weeks of exploitation with the sensitivity of 6 µA mM^?1 and LOD of 6 µM. The interference of ascorbic acid was reduced by pretreating the analyzed solution with MnO₂ powder. The application of the sensor with the purpose of identifying choline in the baby milk demonstrated satisfactory metrological characteristics.     

Pyrolyzed Photoresist Carbon Electrodes for Microchip Electrophoresis with Dual‐Electrode Amperometric Detection

The fabrication and evaluation of pyrolyzed photoresist films (PPF) for microchip capillary electrophoresis (CE) with dual‐electrode electrochemical (EC) detection is described. The sensitivity, linearity, and reproducibility were evaluated using catecholamines and related compounds, including dopamine (DA), 5‐hydroxyindole‐3‐acetic acid (5‐HIAA), ascorbic acid (AA), and catechol. Initial studies with DA show the response of the PPF electrodes to be linear between 25 and 500 μM (r²=0.999) with a limit of detection (LOD) of 5 μM (S/N=3) and sensitivity of 5.8 pA/μM. Selectivity was further enhanced by employing dual‐electrode detection in the series configuration for detection of species exhibiting chemically reversible redox reactions.     

Capillary Zone Electrophoresis of Eleven Priority Phenols with Amperometric Detection

A scheme for separation and detection of eleven priority phenols using capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) coupled with amperometric detection is described. With a capillary of I.D. 50 μm and length 62.5 cm at 9 kV and an electrophoretic buffer of 20 mM CHES (pH 10.1), complete separation of the eleven compounds was achieved in less than 17 min. Amperometric detection was carried out using a carbon fiber microelectrode of diameter 9 μm inserted into the end of the detection capillary. Linearity over two orders of magnitude was generally obtained for the eleven priority phenols. With an electrode potential+1.10 V (vs. Ag/AgCl reference), the concentration limits of detection were in the sub-ppm (10^?6 M) level. This method was successfully applied to analysis of priority phenols in industrial waste water.     

毛细管电泳安培型电化学检测法

本文评述了近年来安培型电化学检测法在毛细管电泳中的发展概况，归纳了二种检测方式及其装置的结构特点。阐述了金属电极、液膜电极和修饰电极等在电化学检测应用研究中的作用以及此方法在微区分析、活体分析中的重要意义，并展望了其发展前景。     

毛细管电脉在柱安培检测信号的小波滤噪研究

采用一种新的小波滤噪方法对毛细管电泳在柱安培检测信号进行了处理,研究了小波基的选择、噪音在不同细节中的特征以及噪音阈值的确定等,用此方法对酚类定量分析,结果信噪比、检测限和线性范围均有较大改善。     

Homogeneous Platinum‐Deposited Screen‐Printed Edge Band Ultramicroelectrodes for Amperometric Sensing of Carbon Monoxide

We report here the fabrication and application of an electrochemical carbon monoxide (CO) gas sensor based on the deposition of Pt nanoparticles on a screen‐printed edge band ultramicroelectrode (SPUME) with Nafion as the solid polymer electrolyte. Homogeneous size and distribution of Pt nanoparticles is stably deposited on the SPUME without either protective or capped agents. The edge diffusion effect at the SPUME, to even out the generation rate of hydrogen and to speed up the mass transfer of Pt solution, is believed to play a key role in achieving the deposition result. The obvious advantage of the proposed ultramicroelectrode system is that no supporting electrolyte (i.e., internal electrolyte) is required in the sensor scheme. The current–time curve recorded under conditions of +0.45 V vs. pseudo Ag reference electrode and various CO concentrations suggests that current response depends linearly on CO concentration up to 1000 ppm (correlation coefficient=0.994) with a sensitivity of 3.76 nA/(ppm?cm²). This report demonstrates potential application of the disposable CO gas sensor.     

毛细管电泳安培法分析单个神经细胞

毛细管电泳安培法分析单个神经细胞胡深，庞代文，王宗礼，程介克（武汉大学化学系，武汉，４３００７２）李之望，樊友珍，胡宏镇（同济医科大学实验医学研究中心，武汉，４３００３０）关键词毛细管电泳，安培法检测，单个细胞分析在生命科学研究中，单个水平的神经细胞...     

毛细管电泳安培检测技术进展

对毛细管电泳离柱和柱端安培检测方式、不同形式电极在安培检测中的应用、安培检测在芯片毛细管电泳中的应用、安培检测池等内容进行了总结和讨论 ,并预测了安培检测技术未来发展方向     

Separation and Detection of Nitrophenols at Capillary Electrophoresis Microchips with Amperometric Detection

A miniaturized analytical system for the separation and amperometric detection of toxic nitrophenols, based on the coupling of a micromachined capillary electrophoresis (CE) chip with a glassy carbon detector is described. This microsystem enables a rapid (120 s/sample) simultaneous determination of five priority nitrophenolic pollutants (2‐nitrophenol, 3‐nitrophenol, 4‐nitrophenol, 2,4‐dinitrophenol, and 2‐methyl‐4,6‐dinitrophenol). These compounds can be detected down to the 1×10^?5 M level using a 15 mM phosphate buffer pH 7.2 (containing 1.3 mM α‐cyclodextrin) as running solution on 77 mm long microchannel by applying a separation voltage of 3000 V and a negative potential of ?0.7 V (vs. Ag /AgCl wire). Applicability to ground water samples was demonstrated.     

毛细管电泳方波安培检测法研究

报道了一种新型CE-ECD检测技术方波安培检测法(Squarewaveamperometricdetection,SWAD),并结合柱端检测方式应用于毛细管电泳中.SWAD采用在恒定电压上叠加一小振幅方波交流电压,测量方波后期通过电解池的交流电流而进行定量分析.以神经递质多巴胺和肾上腺素作为分离检测对象,详细讨论了方波频率、方波振幅、平衡电位、分离高压以及毛细管内径等因素对分离检测结果的影响.实验结果表明,SWAD具有良好的抗分离高压影响的能力,同时对于微Pt和Au等金属工作电极表现了良好的稳定性和重现性.CE-SWAD对多巴胺的检出限达到1.0×10^-7mol/L(S/N=3).     

毛细管电泳的微机化安培法检测

毛细管电泳的微机化安培法检测胡深，李培标，程介克（武汉大学化学系，武汉，４３００７２）关键词毛细管电泳；微电极；安培法检测；微型计算机安培法电化学检测器用于毛细管电泳有独特的优点，如线性范围宽，选择性好，可以进行生物微环境电活性物质的分离检测［１，２...     

毛细管电泳安培检测法测定密蒙花中的黄酮类化合物

采用毛细管电泳-安培检测法(CE-AD)对蒙花苷、刺槐素、木犀草素和芹黄素四种黄酮类化合物进行分离分析.在电极电位为+0.95 V(vs.Ag/AgCl),电泳运行液为pH=9.00的60 mmol/L Na2 B4O7-120 mmol/L NaH2 PO4缓冲溶液,分离电压为18kV时,四种黄酮类化合物得到完全分离...     

高效毛细管电泳安培检测器的研制

介绍了一种结构简单的毛细管电泳安培检测器。该检测器通过一只内径与毛细管外径相仿的不锈钢针头作分离毛细管与毛细管工作电极的导引管解决了工作电极与分离毛细管的对接 毛细管碳糊电极为工作电极,在内径为５０μｍ毛线管邮几种酚类化合物,结果表明该系统性能优良。