Sensitive voltammetric determination of tyrosine using multi-walled carbon nanotubes/4-aminobenzeresulfonic acid film-coated glassy carbon electrode

A chemically modified electrode is constructed based on the multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)/4-aminobenzeresulfonic acid (4-ABSA) film-coated glassy carbon electrode. The electrocatalytic oxidation of tyrosine (Tyr) is investigated on the surface of the MWNTs/4-ABSA-modified electrode using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The prepared modified electrode shows voltammetric responses with high sensitivity and selectivity for Tyr in optimal conditions, which makes it very suitable for sub-micromolar detection of Tyr. A sensitive oxidation peak at +0.64 V is employed to determine Tyr. Good linear relationship between the oxidation peak current and the Tyr concentration in the range of 1 × 10⁻⁷ to 5 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L is obtained in phosphate buffer solution with pH 7.0. By use of modified electrode, the voltammetric detection limit for Tyr in DPV measurements is 8 × 10⁻⁸ mol/L (S/N = 3). Good sensitivity, selectivity and stability of the low-cost modified electrode make it very suitable for the determination of trace amounts of Tyr in pharmaceutical and clinical preparations.     

Sensitive voltammetric determination of baicalein at DNA Langmuir-Blodgett film modified glassy carbon electrode

The present paper describes to modify a double stranded DNA-octadecylamine (ODA) Langmuir-Blodgett film on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surface to develop a voltammetric sensor for the detection of trace amounts of baicalein. The electrode was characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Electrochemical behaviour of baicalein at the modified electrode had been investigated in pH 2.87 Britton-Robinson buffer solutions by CV and square wave voltammetry (SWV). Compared with bare GCE, the electrode presented an electrocatalytic redox for baicalein. Under the optimum conditions, the modified electrode showed a linear voltammetric response for the baicalein within a concentration range of 1.0 × 10⁻⁸-2.0 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹, and a value of 6.0 × 10⁻⁹ mol L⁻¹ was calculated for the detection limit. And the modified electrode exhibited an excellent immunity from epinephrine, dopamine, glucose and ascorbic acid interference. The method was also applied successfully to detect baicalein in the medicinal tablets and spiked human blood serum samples with satisfactory results.     

Sensitive electrochemical detection of picloram utilising a multi-walled carbon nanotube/Cr-based metal-organic framework composite-modified glassy carbon electrode

This study describes the utilisation of a glassy carbon electrode modified with a composite of multi-walled carbon nanotube and Cr-based metal-organic framework (MIL-101, Cr-BDC, BDC = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate) for the sensitive, simple and fast voltammetric determination of picloram in environmental samples. Under optimum conditions, additions of picloram using square wave voltammetry showed linear ranges of picloram concentrations from 24.15 to 3018 µg?L^?1 (0.1–12.5 μM) and from 3018 to 9658 µg?L^?1 (12.5–40 μM) with a detection limit of 14.49 µg?L^?1 (0.06 µM). The method was successfully applied to the determination of picloram in tap and river water samples spiked with picloram without any purification step by the standard addition method. The good recovery values obtained ranging from 97.5% to 105.0% revealed the reliability and accuracy of the method.     

Anodic stripping voltammetric determination of mercury using multi-walled carbon nanotubes film coated glassy carbon electrode

An electrochemical method for the determination of trace levels of mercury based on a multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) film coated glassy carbon electrode (GCE) is described. In 0.1 mol L^–1 HCl solution containing 0.02 mol L^–1 KI, Hg²⁺ was firstly preconcentrated at the MWNT film and then reduced at –0.60 V. During the anodic potential sweep, reduced mercury was oxidized, and then a sensitive and well-defined stripping peak at about –0.20 V appeared. Under identical conditions, a MWNT film coated GCE greatly enhances the stripping peak current of mercury in contrast to a bare GCE. Low concentrations of I^– remarkably improve the determining sensitivity, since this increases the accumulation efficiency of Hg²⁺ at the MWNT film coated GCE. The stripping peak current is proportional to the concentration of Hg²⁺ over the range 8×10^–10–5×10^–7 mol L^–1. The lowest detectable concentration of Hg²⁺ is 2×10^–10 mol L^–1 at 5 min accumulation. The relative standard deviation (RSD) at 1×10^–8 mol L^–1 Hg²⁺ was about 6% (n=10). By using this proposed method, Hg²⁺ in some water samples was determined, and the results were compared with those obtained by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). The two results are similar, suggesting that the MWNT-film coated GCE has great potential in practical analysis.     

Electrochemical determination of malachite green using a multi-wall carbon nanotube modified glassy carbon electrode

A multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWNT) film-modified electrode is described for the determination of malachite green (MG). The electrochemical profile of MG was examined using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), suggesting that the MWNT film facilitates the electron transfer of MG in terms of a potential shift and then significantly enhances the oxidation peak current of MG. The experimental parameters, such as supporting electrolyte, thickness of MWNT film, scan rate and accumulation time, were optimized. Consequently, a sensitive and convenient electrochemical method is proposed for the determination of MG. The oxidation peak current is proportional to the concentration of MG over the range from 5.0 × 10⁻⁸ to 8.0 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ obeying the following equation: i_p = 0.09 + 1.19 × 10⁷ C (r = 0.995, i_p in μA, C in mol L⁻¹). The detection limit is 6.0 × 10⁻⁹ mol L⁻¹ (signal to noise = 3) after 5 min of accumulation. Moreover, this method possesses good reproducibility (RSD is 5.6%, n = 8) as well as long-term stability. Finally, the new method was employed to determine MG in fish samples. Correspondence: W. Huang, Department of Chemistry, Hubei Institute for Nationalities, Enshi 445000, P.R. China     

Enhanced voltammetric determination of dopamine using a glassy carbon electrode modified with ionic liquid-functionalized graphene and carbon dots

The authors describe a dopamine (DA) sensor based on a glassy carbon electrode modified with a composite film composed of carbon dots (C-dots) and graphene functionalized with an ionic liquid. The C-dots were functionalized with carboxy groups whose negative charge promotes electrostatic attraction to the protonated amino groups in DA. The presence of an imidazole cation in the IL facilitates interaction with the C-dots and DA via electrostatic interactions and π-stacking forces. Under optimal conditions, the modified GCE display improved electrochemical response to DA compared to a bare GCE, or a GCE modified with C-dots or IL-graphene only. The oxidation current, measured best at a potential of 0.22 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) is linearly related to the DA concentration in the 0.1 to 600 μM range, with a 30 nM detection limit at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. Ascorbic acid does not interfere even in large excess, and the sensor is stable for at least a month. The modified GCE was applied to the determination of DA in spiked fetal bovine serum and gave satisfactory results.     

Electrochemical parameters of ethamsylate at multi-walled carbon nanotube modified glassy carbon electrodes

In this paper, some electrochemical parameters of ethamsylate at a multi-walled carbon nanotube modified glassy carbon electrode, such as the charge number, exchange current density, standard heterogeneous rate constant and diffusion coefficient, were measured by cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry and chronocoulometry. The modified electrode exhibits good promotion of the electrochemical reaction of ethamsylate and increases the standard heterogeneous rate constant of ethamsylate greatly. The differential pulse voltammetry responses of ethamsylate were linearly dependent on its concentrations in a range from 2.0 x 10(-6) to 6.0 x 10(-5) mol L(-1), with a detection limit of 4.0 x 10(-7) mol L(-1).     

Sensitive voltammetric determination of paracetamol by poly (4-vinylpyridine)/multiwalled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode

A novel glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with a composite film of poly (4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (P4VP/MWCNT GCE) was used for the voltammetric determination of paracetamol (PCT). This novel electrode displayed a combined effect of P4VP and MWCNT on the electro-oxidation of PCT in a solution of phosphate buffer at pH 7. Hence, conducting properties of P4VP along with the remarkable physical properties of MWCNTs might have combined effects in enhancing the kinetics of PCT oxidation. The P4VP/MWCNT GCE has also demonstrated excellent electrochemical activity toward PCT oxidation compared to that with bare GCE and MWCNT GCE. The anodic peak currents of PCT on the P4VP/MWCNT GCE were about 300 fold higher than that of the non-modified electrodes. By applying differential pulse voltammetry technique under optimized experimental conditions, a good linear ratio of oxidation peak currents and concentrations of PCT over the range of 0.02–450 μM with a limit of detection of 1.69 nM were achieved. This novel electrode was stable for more than 60 days and reproducible responses were obtained at 99% of the initial current of PCT without any influence of physiologically common interferences such as ascorbic acid and uric acid. The application of this electrode to determine PCT in tablets and urine samples was proposed.     

Electrochemical behavior and voltammetric determination of L-tryptophan and L-tyrosine using a glassy carbon electrode modified with single-walled carbon nanohorns

We report a simple method for the direct and quantitative determination of L-tryptophan (Trp) and L-tyrosine (Tyr) using a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with single-walled carbon nanohorns (SWCNHs). The SWCNH modified GCE exhibits high electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of both Trp and Tyr. It shows a linear response to Trp between 0.5 and 50 μM and to Tyr between 2 and 30 μM. The detection limits for Trp and Tyr are 50 nM and 400 nM, respectively. In addition, the modified GCE displays good selectivity and good sensitivity, thus making it suitable for the determination of Trp and Tyr in spiked serum samples.

磺胺在碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极上的电化学行为

磺胺类抗菌药是一类允许在饲料中添加的兽用广谱抗菌药.它被广泛用于治疗家畜呼吸道、消化道细菌感染、猪萎缩性鼻炎、禽霍乱、伤寒等疾病[1].停药期用药或用药不当将导致动物食品中抗菌药残留超标.人们长期食用含磺胺类抗菌药残留超标的动物产品,将导致肝肾损伤和体内耐药菌株产生,危害到人们的身体健康和疾病治疗.     

Reversible electrochemistry of DNA on multi-walled carbon nanotube modified electrode

Calf thymus DNA was electrochemically oxidized at a multi-walled carbon nanotube modified electrode. The potentials for DNA oxidation at pH 7.0 were 0.71 and 0.81 V versus SCE, corresponding to the oxidation of guanine and adenine residues, respectively. The initial 6e-oxidation of adenine, observed in the first scan, resulted a quasi-reversible 2e-redox process of the oxidation product in the following scans.     

Direct electrochemical determination of carbaryl using a multi-walled carbon nanotube/cobalt phthalocyanine modified electrode

The electrochemical detection of carbaryl at low potentials, in order to avoid matrix interferences, is an important challenge. This study describes the development, electrochemical characterization and utilization of a glassy carbon (GC) electrode modified with multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) plus cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) for the quantitative determination of carbaryl in natural waters. The surface morphology was examined by scanning electron microscopy, enhanced sensitivity was observed with respect to bare glassy carbon and electrocatalytic effects reduced the oxidation potential to +0.80 V vs. SCE in acetate buffer solution at pH 4.0. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was used to estimate the rate constant of the oxidation process and square-wave voltammetry to investigate the effect of electrolyte pH. Square-wave voltammetry in acetate buffer solution at pH 4.0, allowed the development of a method to determine carbaryl, without any previous step of extraction, clean-up, or derivatization, in the range of 0.33-6.61 μmol L⁻¹, with a detection limit of 5.46 ± 0.02 nmol L⁻¹ (1.09 ± 0.02 μg L⁻¹) in water. Natural water samples spiked with carbaryl and without any purification step were successfully analyzed by the standard addition method using the GC/MWCNT/CoPc film electrode.     

Determination of trace thiocyanate with nano-silver coated multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode

Novel nano-silver coated multi-walled carbon nanotube composites were prepared and used to fabricate a modified electrode. The application of the nano-silver coated multi-walled carbon nanotube composites modified electrode for determination of trace thiocyanate is demonstrated for the first time. The influence of substrate, pH and interference of coexisting substances was investigated for response properties of the electrode. There was a linear relationship at the range 2.5 × 10⁻⁹ to 5 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹ and 5 × 10⁻⁸ to 1 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ of thiocyanate with the decrement of anodic DPV peak currents. The limit of detection was 1 × 10⁻⁹ mol L⁻¹(S/N = 3). The constructed electrode showed excellent reproducibility and stability. Actual urine and saliva samples of smoker and non-smoker were analyzed and satisfactory results were obtained. This method provides a new way to construct any electrode for biological and environmental analysis.     

Sensitive L-leucine sensor based on a glassy carbon electrode modified with SrO nanorods

Microchimica Acta - Strontium oxide nanorods (SrO NR) were prepared in alkaline medium by a wet-chemical method. They were characterized by FTIR, UV/Vis, field emission scanning electron...     

Direct electrochemistry and voltammetric determination of midecamycin at a multi-walled carbon nanotube coated gold electrode

Magnesium l-ascorbic acid 2-phosphate (MAAP) and α-tocopherol acetate (α-TAc), as the stable vitamin C and vitamin E derivative, respectively, are often applied to skin care products for reducing UV damage. The encapsulation of MAAP (0.5%, g/mL) and α-TAc (5%, g/mL) together within the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers was demonstrated using a coaxial electrospinning technique. The structure and morphology characterizations of the core-shell fibers MAAP/α-TAc-PAN were investigated by SEM, FTIR and XRD. As a negative control, the blend nanofibers MAAP/α-TAc/PAN were prepared from a normal electrospinning method. The results from SEM indicated that the morphology and diameter of the nanofibers were influenced by concentration of spinning solution, the polymer component of the shell, the carrying agent of the core and the fabricating methods, and the core-shell nanofibers obtained at the concentration of 8% had finer and uniform structure with the average diameters of 200 ± 15 nm. From in vitro release studies it could be seen that both different fiber specimens showed a gradual increase in the amount of α-TAc or MAAP released from the nanofibers. Furthermore, α-TAc and MAAP released from the blend nanofibers showed the burst release at the maximum release of ～15% and ～40% during the first 6 h, respectively, but their release amount from the core-shell nanofibers was only 10–12% during the initial part of the process. These results showed that core-shell nanofibers alleviated the initial burst release and gave better sustainability compared to that of the blend nanofibers. The present study would provide a basis for further optimization of processing conditions to obtain desired structured core-shell nanofibers and release kinetics for practical applications in dermal tissue.     

Electrochemical sensor using glassy carbon electrode modified with acylpyrazolone-multiwalled carbon nanotube composite film for determination of xanthine

In this work, an electrochemical sensor 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-(2-furoyl)-5-pyrazolone/multiwalled carbon nanotubes/glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was prepared for the determination of xanthine (XN) in the presence of an excess of uric acid. Cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry were used to characterize the electrode. The oxidation of XN occurred in a well-defined peak having E _p 0.73 V in phosphate buffer solution of pH 6.0. Compared with the bare GCE, the electrochemical sensor greatly enhanced the oxidation signal of XN with negative shift in peak potential about 110 mV. Based on this, a sensitive, rapid, and convenient electrochemical method for the determination of XN has been proposed. Under the optimized conditions, the oxidation peak current of XN was found to be proportional to its concentration in the range of 0.3~50 μM with a detection limit of 0.08 μM. The analytical utility of the proposed method was demonstrated by the direct assay of XN in urine samples and was found to be promising at our preliminary experiments.     

Voltammetric determination of disinfectants at multiwalled carbon nanotube modified glassy carbon electrode

The voltammetric method for simultaneous determination of some disinfectants at glassy carbon electrode modified with multiwalled carbon nanotubes is presented. The examined compounds are: 2-phenylphenol, 4-chloro-3-methylphenol, triclosan (5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole. The measurements has been performed using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry in Britton-Robinson buffers as supporting electrolytes. The modification of electrode surface with multiwalled carbon nanotubes enhances the peak current. It is possible to measure mixtures of two compounds (2-phenylphenol and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, 4-chloro-3-methylphenol and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, triclosan and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole) in the solution of pH 9.9, which provides the best separation of oxidation peaks.     

多壁碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极测定铜离子

以多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)修饰玻碳电极为工作电极,采用阳极溶出线性扫描法研究了铜离子的电化学测定方法。探讨了MWCNTs修饰层数、富集电位、富集时间、溶液pH、支持电解质对峰电流的影响。实验表明,铜离子浓度在1.0×10-8~1.0×10-5mol·L-1范围内与峰电流呈良好的线性关系,检测限为2.0×10-9mol·L-1,且该电极具有良好的稳定性和抗干扰能力。     

Voltammetric oxidation and determination of cinnarizine at glassy carbon electrode modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes

We discovered a novel method to prepare a protein-based hydrogel, that is, a “Three-Dimensional Nanostructured Protein Hydrogel (3D NPH)”, which is composed of protein–polymer hybrid nanoparticles. In this study, we propose a novel protein microarray whose 3D NPH spots were prepared by dispensing a small volume of the solution of protein–polymer mixture on a substrate. The dispensed solution had a short time for cross-linking before its drying-up and the resulting 3D NPH had loosely cross-linked, thin spongy structure. Therefore, the reaction ratio between ligands and analytes was drastically improved in this system compared with the large volume system for Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) protein microarray.