Voltammetric/amperometric detection for liquid chromatography

A voltammetric/amperometric detector based on a dual-electrode electrochemical detector is described for liquid chromatography. The detector combines the advantages of both voltammetric and amperometric detection. A three-dimensional data array of current response as a function of both time (chromatographic domain) and potential (electrochemical domain) is obtained. From the chromatographic point of view, this allows post-experimental choice of the optimal detection potential. Different detection potentials can even be chosen for each chromatographic peak. Having the voltammetric data as well as the chromatographic data provides ready identification of chromatographically unresolved compounds and the ability to resolve such co-eluting compounds voltammetrically. The voltammetric data also provide a second method of peak identification for greater certainty in peak assignments. Voltammetric detection limits of less than 10 pmol of material injected on the column were achieved with this detection method. From the electrochemical perspective, voltammetric/amperometric detection provides a technique for obtaining hydrodynamic voltammograms with small amounts or small volumes of sample. Voltammograms can also be obtained for the individual components of complex mixtures without the need for isolation steps.     

Label-free DNA electrochemical sensor based on a PNA-functionalized conductive polymer

An electrochemical hybridization biosensor based on peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe is presented. PNA were attached covalently onto a quinone-based electroactive polymer. Changes in flexibility of the PNA probe strand upon hybridization generates electrochemical changes at the polymer-solution interface. A reagentless and direct electrochemical detection was obtained by detection of the electrochemical changes using square wave voltammetry (SWV). An increase in the peak current of quinone was observed upon hybridization of probe on the target, whereas no change is observed with non-complementary sequence. In addition, the biosensor is highly selective to effectively discriminate a single mismatch on the target sequence. The sensitivity is also presented and discussed.     

Platinum-gold alloy nanoparticles and horseradish peroxidase functionalized nanocomposite as a trace label for ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of thrombin

A novel tracer, platinum-gold alloy nanoparticles (Pt-AuNPs) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) composite, is employed to label the secondary thrombin aptamer for constructing an ultrasensitive electrochemical aptasensor. Thionine, immobilized on functionalized SWCNTs, provides a pair of distinguished redox peak for electrochemical detection. Both the high-content Pt-AuNPs and HRP on SWCNTs amplify the electrochemical signal of thionine through electrocatalytic reduction of H(2)O(2). Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) is employed to detect thrombin with different concentrations. The reduction peak current is logarithmically related to the concentration of thrombin in an extremely wide range from 10 fM to 5 nM with a detection limit of 3.6 fM. The dual signal amplification of Pt-AuNPs and HRP functionalized nanocomposite provides a promising way for ultrasensitive assay in electrochemical aptasensors.     

葡萄糖在亚硝基五氰合铁酸铁修饰碳糊电极上的电化学行为研究

采用亚硝基五氰合铁酸铁(FePCNF)粉末与碳粉质量比为2∶3混合,制备了FePCNF修饰碳糊电极.研究了FePCNF修饰碳糊电极在KNO3溶液中的电化学行为和扫速、pH值及不同支持电解质的影响.该电极可用于催化氧化检测葡萄糖.实验表明:FePCNF修饰碳糊电极在0.5 mol/L KNO3溶液中有一对灵敏的氧化还原峰,峰电流与扫速呈线性关系.氧化峰电流与葡萄糖的浓度在2.0×10-6～2.4×10-5 mol/L之间有良好的线性关系(r=0.9934),检出限为6.3×10-7 mol/L.该电极具有良好的稳定性和重现性,适合于微量葡萄糖的检测.     

巯基取代噻二唑自组装铂电极测定对苯二酚

用自己合成的巯基取代噻二唑试剂对铂电极进行了首次自组装,用电化学方法研究了该电极的电化学性质.研究了对苯二酚在该电极上的电化学行为.实验结果表明,在0.1mol/LKCl溶液中,对苯二酚表现出一种准可逆行为,峰电流对称且峰电位差为80mV,峰电位较之裸铂电极上有较大的降低,峰电流较裸电极大大提高.利用该电极DPV法进行了对苯二酚的电化学测定,峰电流对其浓度在1×10-7~5×10-4mol/L之间成良好的线性关系,检出限为4×10-8mol/L.对对苯二酚模拟品进行了测定,回收率在96.6%-99.6%之间.     

Sensitive Electrochemical Detection of Bisphenol A Using Molybdenum Disulfide/Au Nanorod Composites Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Bisphenol A, an important compound that is classified as an environmental hormone, has been proven to have harmful effects on human health and ecology. A molybdenum disulfide/Au nanorod‐modified glassy carbon electrode was prepared as an electrochemical sensor for the detection of bisphenol A using a simple and convenient approach. UV–Vis spectrophotometry and transmission electron microscopy were employed to characterize the composite. The electrochemical behavior of bisphenol A at the modified electrode was investigated via differential pulse voltammetry and cyclic voltammetry. The results show that bisphenol A exhibits a good electrochemical signal at the modified electrode under optimized conditions, and a good linear relationship was observed between the bisphenol A concentration and peak current within the range of 0.01–50 μM, with a detection limit of 3.4 nM. Furthermore, the fabricated electrodes showed good anti‐interference, reproducibility and stability. The proposed electrochemical method was successfully applied for the detection of bisphenol A in milk and water samples, and its potential for applications in pollutant detection was demonstrated.     

Dual detection strategy for electrochemical analysis of glucose and nitrite using a partitionally modified electrode

A dual-region modified electrode was designed and fabricated by means of partitioned electrodeposition of gold and platinum nanoparticles on an indium tin oxide (ITO) conductive glass for dual-component electrochemical detection. The two differently modified regions were assigned to detect two analytes, separately and simultaneously. The gold nanoparticle modified ITO region (AuNPs/ITO) was used for glucose detection while the platinum nanoparticle modified ITO region (PtNPs/ITO) for nitrite detection. The glucose oxidation peak current at 0.10 V on AuNPs/ITO exhibited a linear dependence on the concentration of glucose and was used to determine the concentration of glucose in dual-detection. The nitrite reduction peak current at PtNPs/ITO showed a nonlinear dependence on the concentration of nitrite. A theoretical model combining the adsorption-controlled and the mass-transfer-controlled kinetics was proposed to quantitatively describe the nonlinear behavior. Though the presence of glucose interfered with the electrochemical detection of nitrite, it was demonstrated that the influence of glucose on nitrite detection can be corrected. On the basis of the proposed theoretical model, the simultaneous dual-detection of glucose and nitrite was accomplished at ITO electrodes partitionally modified with AuNPs and PtNPs.     

Fast separation and sensitive detection of carcinogenic aromatic amines by reversed-phase micro-liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection

A micro-LC method was developed for the fast and sensitive analysis of aromatic amines by electrochemical detection. The chromatographic separation of nine carcinogenic aromatic amines was performed on an ABZ + PLUS column with detection limits up to pM L(-1) levels. Mobile phase comprised of methanol-acetate buffer of pH 5 (45:55, v/v) used at a flow rate of 0.2 ml min(-1). The detection was performed with a 6 mm glassy carbon electrode at an applied potential of 0.8 V versus Ag/AgCl. An intraday RSD for retention time and peak area were between 0.22% and 0.73% and 1.86% and 4.03%, respectively. The interdays RSD for retention time and peak area were between 0.47% and 1.35% and 2.04% and 4.42%, respectively. The applicability of the assay has been demonstrated by analyzing these aromatic amines in lake water and synthetic food colour additives. A comparison is given between electrochemical and UV detection.     

Determination of the total phenol content of soils by high speed liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection

The total phenol content of soil samples has been measured using high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. Soils are extracted with sodium hydroxide solution and the phenols present in the extract are recovered on solid phase C₁₈ cartridges after pH adjustment. The measurement stage employs a short (3 cm) reversed phase column and electrochemical detection. The short column focuses the phenolic species into a single peak which can be integrated. Electrochemical detection provides both sensitivity and selectivity. Hence high speed measurement of a composite peak representing total phenol content is achieved.     

Nickel and Tungsten Bimetallic Nanoparticles Modified Pencil Graphite Electrode: A High-performance Electrochemical Sensor for Detection of Endocrine Disruptor Bisphenol A

In this work, an economically viable, very low cost, indigenous, ubiquitously available electrochemical sensor based on bimetallic nickel and tungsten nanoparticles modified pencil graphite electrode (NiNP-WNP@PGE) was fabricated for the sensitive and selective detection of bisphenol A (BPA). The NiNP-WNP@PGE sensor was prepared by a facile electrochemical one step co-deposition method. The prepared nanocomposite was morphologically characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), electrochemically by cyclic voltammetry (CV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The proposed sensor displayed high electrocatalytic activity towards electro-oxidation of BPA with one irreversible peak. The fabricated sensor displayed a wide detection window between 0.025 μM and 250 μM with a limit of detection of 0.012 μM. PGE sensor was successfully engaged for the detection of BPA in bottled water, biological, and baby glass samples.     

Electrochemical immunoassay using quantum dot/antibody probe for identification of cyanobacterial hepatotoxin microcystin-LR

The presence of cyanobacterial hepatotoxins such as microcystin-LR poses health threats to humans due to their potential for causing severe physiological effects when contaminated drinking water is ingested. Here, the electrochemical detection of microcystin-LR is explored using a quantum dot/antibody (QD/Ab) probe for nanoparticle-based amplification and direct electrochemical transduction. The immunological recognition of microcystin-LR using the QD/Ab probe was amplified and converted to an electrochemical signal by measuring the cadmium ions released from QD based on square wave stripping voltammetry under optimized electrochemical factors. Whereas a qualitative analysis for microcystin-LR was achieved using the specific peak potential of the anodic voltammogram at −0.6 ± 0.05 V, concentration of the toxin was quantified based on the charge density of the anodic peak; a dynamic range of 0.227 to 50 μg/L and limit of detection of 0.099 μg/L were obtained with high sensitivity. The extracted microcystin-LR from Microcystis aeruginosa was estimated as 1,944 μg/g of dried weight of the microorganism.     

Electrochemical determination of histamine derivatized with o-phthalaldehyde and 2-mercaptoethanol

High-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection was used to determine histamine following precolumn derivatization with o-phthalaldehyde (OPA) and 2-mercaptoethanol. The isoindole derivative which is obtained as reaction product was electrochemically active at a moderate potential (peak potential +0.4 V). Direct oxidation of histamine required a much higher potential (peak potential +1.05 V) and was of no practical use. No electrochemical signal was observed for the reaction product of histamine with OPA. Changing the pH of the mobile phase had little effect on the electrochemical response of the isoindole derivative of histamine, which was well separated from analogous derivatives of methylated histamines, mono- and polyamines and amino acids by isocratic elution from a reversed-phase column. An example of a practical application of the method to the estimation of histamine in rat brain is presented.     

Electrochemical Estrogen Receptor α based Biosensor for Label‐Free Detection of Estradiol

We describe a new electrochemical biosensor based on estrogen receptor α (ER‐α) for label‐free detection of 17β‐estradiol, a model of endocrine‐disrupting compounds. ER‐α is coupled onto the gold electrode through its 6‐His tag and NTA‐copper complex. After interaction of estradiol with ER‐α, the biosensor presents a well‐defined peak at +500 mV due to estradiol oxidation (E17 peak). The linear range of detection is from 1 fM to 1 nM and the detection limit is 1 fM. Good selectivity was obtained for interfering substances at nanomolar level, for concentration of E17 up to 0.1 pM. The E17 was detected in hospital effluents.     

基于离子液体-石墨烯-二茂铁的高灵敏电化学免疫传感器检测CEA

研究了在PBS缓冲介质中,一种检测癌胚抗原的新型免标记免疫电化学传感器的制备,将石墨烯、二茂铁的高效催化及壳聚糖的优良生物相容性和成膜性、离子液体的导电性等优势充分结合构建了电化学免疫传感器。通过循环伏安法及交流阻抗对修饰的电极进行表征,在最优条件下,癌胚抗原的质量浓度在0.2～50.0 ng/mL的范围内与差分脉冲伏安法峰电流呈良好的线性关系,回归方程为Δi=0.38-1.31ρ,相关系数分别为0.9967,检测限为0.06 ng/mL,该传感器可用于人血清样品的测定。     

盐酸环丙沙星分子印迹电化学传感器

本文将电化学合成与分子印迹技术相结合,采用循环伏安法在石墨电极表面,形成盐酸环丙沙星(CPX)分子印迹聚吡咯薄膜,制备了CPX分子印迹传感器。实验对传感器的制备条件进行了优化,用铁氰化钾作为活性电子探针,采用方波伏安法研究了传感器性能。结果表明,在1×10~(-8)~1×10~(-4)mol/L范围内,峰电流与CPX浓度负对数呈良好的线性关系,检出限(S/N=3)为3.5×10~(-9)mol/L。传感器对模板分子CPX选择性强,重现性和稳定性好,置于室温下15d峰电流强度无明显变化。     

Highly Selective and Sensitive Graphene Based Electrochemical Sensor for Quantification of Receptor Agonist Rizatriptan

A highly selective and sensitive electrochemical sensor has been developed by modification of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) with graphene (GRP) for quantification of Rizatriptan. The significant increase of the peak current and the improvement of the oxidation peak potential indicate that the electrochemical sensor facilitates the electron transfer of Rizatriptan. The oxidation peak current was proportional to the Rizatriptan concentration in the range from 100 to 600 µg/mL with detection (LOD) and quantification limit (LOQ) of 36.52 and 121.73 µg/mL, respectively. The developed method was successfully employed for quantification of Rizatriptan in pharmaceutical formulations. The sensor shows great promise for simple, sensitive and quantitative detection of Rizatriptan.     

用于DNA杂交检测的丝网印刷型生物传感器的研究

将单链DNA(ssDNA)固定到丝网印刷碳电极上构成电化学DNA传感器,采用电化学指示剂,建立DNA杂交的检测方法.Co(phen)33+电化学指示剂通过钴盐与配体邻菲罗啉络合制备,采用等离子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)和核磁共振法(NMR)表征功能基团,采用循环伏安法(CV)分析指示剂的电化学特性,并以此为基础研究ssDNA在电极表面的固定及DNA杂交过程.本研究探讨了直接吸附、静电吸附与键合等3种ssD-NA在电极表面的固定方法,结果表明,静电吸附法和键合法具有较高的ssDNA固定量,采用静电吸附法固定探针的电极杂交目标DNA后,Co(phen)33+易于嵌入双链DNA (dsDNA)中,CV峰电流(ip)信号随目标DNA浓度增加.本研究采用静电吸附ssDNA的电极检测DNA杂交,实验表明,当探针固定液中ssDNA浓度为5 mg/L时,目标DNA浓度在6.65×10- 8～4.26× 10-6mol/L范围内,Co(phen)33+在dsDNA修饰电极上ip值与DNA浓度呈良好的线性关系,R2为0.9819.本研究为建立新的微生物分子分型手段提供了初步依据.     

Polymer-DNA hybrids as electrochemical probes for the detection of DNA

The syntheses of several norbornene block copolymers containing oligonucleotide and ferrocenyl side chains and their use in the electrochemical detection of DNA are described. Two kinds of DNA-containing block copolymers with either ferrocenyl or dibromoferrocenyl groups were prepared via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). Based on these two distinct ferrocene derivatives, a triblock copolymer labeling strategy was developed. With this strategy, the identity of DNA target can be determined by the E1/2s of the ferrocenyl moieties and the ratio of peak currents. These polymers exhibit predictable and tailorable electrochemical properties, high DNA duplex stability, and unusually sharp melting transitions, which are highly desirable characteristics for DNA detection applications. Significantly, single-base mismatches could be easily detected using two distinct block copolymers as dual-channel detection probes in an electrochemical DNA detection format.     

基于石墨烯分子印迹电化学传感器测定芦丁

将石墨烯(GR)滴涂至裸Au电极表面,并以邻氨基酚为功能单体,芦丁为模板分子,制备了芦丁分子印迹膜电化学传感器,利用循环伏安法(CV)和差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)对制得的传感器进行了电化学性能研究,并且对制备条件和测定条件进行了优化。结果表明,与裸Au电极相比,该GR修饰的Au电极在[Fe(CN)_6]~(3-/4-)溶液中峰电流明显增大,显著提高了芦丁分子印迹传感器的灵敏度。在最优实验条件下,基于GR分子印迹电化学传感器在4.40×10~(-6)~2.80×10~(-4) mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检测限为1.46×10~(-6) mol/L。用该传感器测定了黑茶中芦丁的含量,获得较好结果。