肌红蛋白在碳纳米管修饰电极上的直接电化学和电催化性能

将肌红蛋白(Mb)通过吸附的方法固定在碳纳米管(CNT)表面, 用AFM、XPS、UV-Vis和FTIR对其进行了表征, 研究了CNT对Mb直接电子转移反应的促进作用. 循环伏安结果表明, Mb在CNT表面能进行有效和稳定的直接电子转移反应, 其循环伏安曲线上表现出一对良好的、几乎对称的氧化还原峰; 在20−160 mV•s−1的扫速范围内, 式量电位E0′几乎不随扫速而变化, 其平均值为(−0.343±0.001) V (vs SCE, pH 7.0); Mb在CNT表面直接电子转移的表观速率常数为(3.11±0.98) s−1; 式量电位E0′与溶液pH的关系表明, Mb的直接电化学过程是一个有H+参与的电极过程. 进一步的实验结果显示, 固定在CNT表面的Mb能保持其对H2O2和O2还原的生物电催化活性.     

碳纳米管修饰电极上葡萄糖氧化酶的直接电子转移

制备了碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极(CNT/GC), 利用吸附的方法将葡萄糖氧化酶(GOx)固定到CNT/GC电极表面, 形成GOx-CNT/GC电极．研究了GOx的直接电子转移, 实验结果表明, GOx在CNT/GC电极表面没有发生变性, 能进行有效和稳定的直接电子转移反应, 其循环伏安图上表现出一对很好的、几乎对称的氧化还原峰; 式量电位E^0’几乎不随扫速(至少在10~140 mV·s^−1的扫速范围内)而变化, 其平均值为−0.456±0.0008 V (vs. SCE); GOx在CNT/GC电极表面直接电子转移的速率常数为1.74±0.42 s^−1, 比文献中报道的值大了数十倍; 进一步的实验结果显示, 固定在CNT/GC电极表面的GOx能保持其对葡萄糖氧化的生物电催化活性, 而且电催化活性很稳定. 文中制备碳纳米管修饰电极和固定酶的方法具有简单和易于操作等优点, 可用于获得其他生物氧化还原蛋白质和酶的直接电子转移.     

碳纳米管电极上辣根过氧化物酶的直接电化学

制备了碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极(CNT/GC).将辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)固定在CNT/GC电极表面,形成HRP-CNT/GC电极.研究了HRP的直接电子转移.实验结果表明,HRP在CNT/GC电极表面能进行有效和稳定的直接电子转移反应,其循环伏安曲线上表现出一对良好的、几乎对称的氧化还原峰;式量电位E^0'几乎不随扫速(至少在20～100 mV/s的扫速范围内)而变化,其平均值为(-0.319±0.002) V (vs. SCE, pH 6.9); HRP在CNT/GC电极表面直接电子转移的速率常数为(2.07±0.56) s^-1;式量电位E^0'与溶液pH 的关系表明HRP的直接电化学是(1e+1H⁺)的电极过程.进一步的实验结果显示,固定在CNT/GC电极表面的HRP能保持其对H₂O₂还原的生物电催化活性,而且能快速地响应H₂O₂浓度的变化.本文制备碳纳米管修饰电极和固定酶的方法具有简单和易于操作等优点,可用于获得其它生物氧化还原蛋白质和酶的直接电子转移.     

铁氰化钆修饰电极的制备及表征

应用电化学循环扫描法于玻碳电极表面沉积并形成铁氰化钆修饰电极(GdHCF/GC),扫描电镜(SEM)显示,有两种大小和外形明显不同的颗粒状GdHCF附着在电极表面.红外光谱表明,GdCHF的C≡N弯曲振动吸收峰出现在2062.5 cm-1处.循环伏安法测试表明,在0.2 mol/L NaC l溶液中,GdHCF/GC电极出现两对氧化还原峰,扫速为20 mV/s时,其氧化还原峰的式量电位分别为E0’(I)=192.5 mV和E0’(II)=338.5 mV.研究了不同支持电解质对GdHCF/GC电极电化学性能的影响,GdHCF对Na+离子有优先选择性.     

碳纳米管促进氧化还原蛋白质和酶的直接电子转移

将血红蛋白(Hb)、辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)和葡萄糖氧化酶(GOx)分别固定在经碳纳米管修饰的玻碳电极(CNT/GC)上,制成Hb CNT/GC、HRP CNT/GC和GOx CNT/GC电极.Hb、HRP和GOx在CNT/GC电极表面均能发生有效和稳定的直接电子转移反应,其相应的循环伏安曲线均显示出一对几近对称的氧化还原峰;在60mV/s下,其式量电位E0'分别为-0.343V、-0.319V和-0.456V(vs.SCE,pH6.9),且不随扫速而变;以上三者在CNT/GC电极表面直接电子转移的表观速率常数ks依次为1.25±0.25、2.07±0.56和1.74±0.42s-1;根据式量电位E0'随缓冲溶液pH值的变化关系,确知在CNT/GC电极上,Hb或HRP发生的直接电化学遵从(1e+1H+)电极过程机理,而GOx发生的直接电化学反应则遵从(2e+2H+)机理.此外,固定在CNT/GC电极表面的Hb、HRP和GOx也同时表现出对各自底物的生物电催化活性.由本文制备的碳纳米管修饰电极及其固定生物蛋白质(酶)的方法具有简单、易于操作等优点,并可用于对其它生物氧化还原蛋白质和酶的直接电子转移测试.     

葡萄糖氧化酶在炭黑上的固定及直接电化学

经红外光谱和电化学测量证明, 用简单的吸附法能将葡萄糖氧化酶(GOx)固定在炭黑(CB)表面. 电化学测量表明, 固定在CB上的GOx能进行准可逆的直接电化学反应, 其式量电位(E0’)为-0.436 V, 在40-150 mV·s-1范围内, 不随扫描速率而变化. 电化学反应速率常数(ks)为0.800 s-1, 比文献报道的大30多倍. 而且, 固定在CB上的GOx能保持其对葡萄糖氧化的生物电催化活性. 即使在保存两周后, 其电催化活性仅下降了5%, 表明固定在CB上的GOx有良好的稳定性.     

基于明胶-碳纳米管的辣根过氧化物酶修饰电极在离子液体中的直接电化学

制备了明胶(Gel)-多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)纳米复合物,将其修饰在玻碳电极表面,再吸附辣根过氧化物酶(HRP),制得明胶-多壁碳纳米管-辣根过氧化物酶修饰电极(Gel-MWCNTs-HRP/GCE).该修饰电极在PBS中的循环伏安图上出现了一对峰形良好、几乎对称的氧化还原峰,式量电位为-0.356 V(vs.SCE),表明包埋在Gel-MWCNTs中的HRP与电极之间发生了直接电子传递.当扫速在20 ～ 180 mV/s时,氧化峰电流(Ipa)与还原峰电流(Ipc)均与扫速成正比,表明电极过程是受电子传递速率控制的表面传质过程.运用循环伏安法研究了修饰电极的电化学特性,探讨了工作电位、pH值、干扰物质等对修饰电极的影响.实验结果表明,HRP在修饰电极表面能有效和稳定地进行直接电子转移,并保持了其对过氧化氢(H2O2)的生物催化活性.进一步研究发现,在含有亲水性离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸([BMIM]BF4)的溶液中,修饰电极对H2O2显示出更灵敏的催化活性,其线性范围为2.0×10-7～0.13 mol/L,检出限(S/N =3)为2.3×10-8 mol/L.该电极具有灵敏度高、重现性及稳定性好、使用寿命较长等优点,同时还显示了较好的抗干扰能力.     

碳纳米管的快速糖基化及用于糖-凝集素特异性识别作用的研究

将含糖基的简单两亲分子N-十八烷基麦芽糖酰胺(N-n-Octadecyl-D-maltonamide, NOMA)非共价修饰到单壁碳纳米管(SWNT)表面形成糖-碳纳米管复合体(NOMA-SWNT), 谱学和形态学结果表明, NOMA不仅能快速、高效地吸附到SWNT表面, 而且能有效地改善SWNT在水溶液中的分散性能. 以NOMA-SWNT管束为导通沟道构建了碳纳米管场效应管(CNTFET)器件, 检测了麦芽糖和伴刀豆凝集素蛋白(Con A)的特异性识别作用. 检测器件在每个修饰阶段的电学性能的变化证明了NOMA对SWNT的非共价糖基化修饰及用CNTFET来检测糖-凝集素特异性识别作用的可能性.     

铁氧化还原蛋白在多壁碳纳米管上的固定、表征及直接电子转移

将来源于Spinacia Oleracea的铁氧化还原蛋白(ferredoxin, SOFd)固定在多壁碳纳米管(CNT)表面, 紫外-可见及红外光谱表明, SOFd在CNT表面没有变性, 仍保持原来的二级空间结构. 循环伏安结果表明, SOFd在CNT表面能进行有效和稳定的直接电子转移反应, 伏安曲线上出现一对良好的、几乎对称的氧化还原峰, 式量电位E^0'为(－570.4±1.5) mV (vs. SCE, 0.1 mol/L磷酸盐缓冲液), 且不随扫速和溶液pH值的变化而变化. SOFd直接电子转移的表观速率常数k_s为(0.73±0.04) s^－1.     

氧化铁和羟基氧化铁光催化还原银离子

在波长λ≥320 nm的紫外灯照射下, 水溶液中的银离子能在氧化铁和羟基氧化铁催化剂表面发生还原反应而生成颗粒银. 在这些催化剂上, Ag(I)的等温吸附线都符合Langmuir吸附方程; Ag(I)的初始还原速率均随其初始吸附量的增加而线性增大, 并且增大的幅度依α-Fe2O3>α-FeOOH>γ-Fe2O3>γ-FeOOH>δ-FeOOH的顺序降低. 但是, 在前三种催化剂上, 只有当Ag(I)的吸附量达到其饱和吸附量的一半时, Ag(I)的还原才能发生, 并且几乎不受氮气的影响. 在δ-FeOOH和TiO2体系中通入氮气, 能显著加快Ag(I)的光催化还原. 这说明O2与Ag(I)竞争催化剂上的吸附位点和还原物种, 且与催化剂的性质有关. XRD分析表明, α-Fe2O3和δ-FeOOH分别具有较好和较差的结晶度. 这说明氧化铁和羟基氧化铁的结晶度越高, 越有利于光生载流子的分离及其与表面目标物种发生氧化还原反应.     

Immobilization and direct electrochemistry of cytochrome <Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">c</Emphasis> at a single-walled carbon nanotube-modified electrode

A single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT)-modified electrode was fabricated and characterized by SEM and ac impedance techniques. The direct electrochemistry of cytochrome c (Cyt c), which was adsorbed on the surface of the SWNT, was studied by cyclic voltammetry. The results from cyclic voltammetry and infrared spectroscopy indicated that Cyt c remained in its original structure and did not undergo structural change after its immobilization on the SWNT. Further results demonstrated that the SWNT had promotional effects on the direct electron transfer of Cyt c and also indicated that the immobilized Cyt c retained its electrocatalytic activity to the reduction of H₂O₂. This modified electrode might be used in development of new biosensors and the biofuel cells.     

Direct Bioelectrocatalysis of PQQ‐Dependent Glucose Dehydrogenase

The direct bioelectrocatalysis was demonstrated for pyrroloquinoline quinone‐dependent glucose dehydrogenase (PQQ‐dependent GDH) covalently attached to single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The homogeneous ink‐like SWNT suspension was used for both creating the SWNT network on the microelectrode carbon surface and for enzyme immobilization. Functionalization of the SWNT surface by forming active ester groups was found to considerably enhance SWNT solubility in water with a range from 0.1 to 1.0 mg/mL. The PQQ‐dependent GDH immobilized on the surface of the SWNTs exhibited fast heterogeneous electron transfer with a rate constant of 3.6 s^?1. Moreover, the immobilized PQQ‐dependent GDH retained its enzymatic activity for glucose oxidation. A fusion of PQQ‐dependent GDH with SWNTs has a great potential for the development of low‐cost and reagentless glucose sensors and biofuel cells.     

Covalent attachment and hybridization of DNA oligonucleotides on patterned single-walled carbon nanotube films

DNA oligonucleotides were covalently immobilized to prepatterned single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) multilayer films by amidation. SWNT multilayer films were constructed via consecutive condensation reactions creating stacks of functionalized SWNT layers linked together by 4,4'-oxydianiline. Aminated- or carboxylated-DNA oligonucleotides were covalently immobilized to the respective carboxylated or aminated SWNT multilayer films through amide bond formation using 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride. UV-vis-NIR spectroscopic analysis indicated that the SWNT film surface density increased uniformly according to the number of reaction cycles. Scanning electron microscopy and contact angle measurements of the SWNT multilayer film revealed a uniform coverage over the substrate surface. The covalent attachment of DNA oligonucleotides to the SWNT multilayer films and their subsequent hybridization with complementary oligonucleotides were verified using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and fluorescence-based measurements. This is the first report demonstrating that DNA oligonucleotides can be covalently attached to immobilized SWNT multilayer films. The anchored DNA oligonucleotides were shown to exhibit excellent specificity, realizing their potential in future biosensor applications.     

High-performance hydrogen production and oxidation electrodes with hydrogenase supported on metallic single-wall carbon nanotube networks

We studied the electrocatalytic activity of an [FeFe]-hydrogenase from Clostridium acetobutylicum (CaH2ase) immobilized on single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) networks. SWNT networks were prepared on carbon cloth by ultrasonic spraying of suspensions with predetermined ratios of metallic and semiconducting nanotubes. Current densities for both proton reduction and hydrogen oxidation electrocatalytic activities were at least 1 order of magnitude higher when hydrogenase was immobilized onto SWNT networks with high metallic tube (m-SWNT) content in comparison to hydrogenase supported on networks with low metallic tube content or when SWNTs were absent. We conclude that the increase in electrocatalytic activities in the presence of SWNTs was mainly due to the m-SWNT fraction and can be attributed to (i) substantial increases in the active electrode surface area, and (ii) improved electronic coupling between CaH2ase redox-active sites and the electrode surface.     

Chemical Adsorption onto an ITO Substrate of Single‐Wall Carbon Nanotube Functionalized by Carboxylic Groups as an Efficient Support for Electrocatalyst

A single‐wall carbon nanotube functionalized by carboxylic groups (SWNT‐CA) was found to be adsorbed on an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode by chemical interaction between carboxylic groups and the ITO surface. The adsorption experiments indicated that the narrow pH conditions (around pH 3.0) exist for its adsorption which is restricted by preparation of stable fluid dispersion (favorable at higher pH) and by the chemical interaction (favorable at lower pH). Atomic force microscopic (AFM) measurements suggest that fragmented SWNT‐CA are adsorbed, primarily lying on the surface. Electrochemical impedance analysis indicated that an electrochemical double layer capacitance of the SWNT‐CA/ITO electrode is considerably higher than that for the ITO electrode, suggesting that the interfacial area between the electrode surface and the electrolyte solution is enlarged by the SWNT‐CA layer. Pt particles were deposited as a catalyst on the bare ITO and SWNT‐CA‐coated ITO (SWNT‐CA/ITO) electrodes to give respective Pt‐modified electrodes (denoted as a Pt/ITO electrode and a Pt/SWNT‐CA/ITO electrode, respectively). The cathodic current for the Pt/SWNT‐CA/ITO electrode was 1.7 times higher than that for the Pt/ITO electrode at 0.0 V, showing that the Pt/SWNT‐CA/ITO electrode works more efficiently for O₂ reduction at 0.0 V due to the SWNT‐CA layer. The enhancement by the SWNT‐CA layer is also effective for electrocatalytic proton reduction. It could be ascribable to the enlarged interfacial area between the electrode surface and the electrolyte solution.     

Immobilization and Characterization of Glucose Oxidase on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Its Application to Sensing Glucose

The negatively charged （at pH 8.2） glucose oxidase （GOx, pI ca. 4.2） was assembled onto the surface of single-walled carbon nanotubes （SWNT）, which was covered （or wrapped） by a layer of positively charged polyelectrolyte poly（dimethyldiallylammonium chloride） （PDDA）, via the electrostatic interaction forming GOx-PDDASWNT nanocomposites. Fourier transform infrared （FTIR）, UV-Vis and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS） were used to characterize the growth processes of the nanocomposites. The results indicated that GOx retained its native secondary conformational structure after it was immobilized on the surface of PDDA-SWNT. A biosensor （Nafion-GOx-PDDA-SWNT/GC） was developed by immobilization of GOx-PDDA-SWNT nanocomposites on the surface of glassy carbon （GC） electrode using Nafion （5%） as a binder. The biosensor showed the electrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of glucose under the presence of ferrocene monocarboxylic acid （FcM） as an electroactive mediator with a good stability, reproducibility and higher biological affinity. Under an optimal condition, the biosensor could be used to detection of glucose, presenting a typical characteristic of Michaelis-Menten kinetics with the apparent Michaelis-Menten constant of KM^app ca. 4.5 mmol/L, with a linear range of the concentration of glucose from 0.5 to 5.5 mmol/L （with correlation coefficient of 0.999） and the detection limit of ca. 83 μmol/L （at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3）. Thus the biosensor was useful in sensing the glucose concentration in serum since the normal glucose concentration in blood serum was around 4.6 mmol/L. The facile procedure of immobilizing GOx used in present work would promote the developments of electrochemical research for enzymes （proteins）, biosensors, biofuel cells and other bioelectrochemical devices.     

Patterning of single-wall carbon nanotubes via a combined technique (chemical anchoring and photolithography) on patterned substrates

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) have been chemically attached with high density onto a patterned substrate. To form the SWNT pattern, the substrate was treated with acid-labile group protected amine, and an amine prepattern was formed using a photolithographic process with a novel polymeric photoacid generator (PAG). The polymeric PAG contains a triphenylsulfonium salt on its backbone and was synthesized to obtain a PAG with enhanced efficiency and ease of spin-coating onto the amine-modified glass substrate. The SWNT monolayer pattern was then formed through the amidation reaction between the carboxylic acid groups of carboxylated SWNTs (ca-SWNTs) and the prepatterned amino groups. A high-density multilayer was fabricated via further repeated reaction between the carboxylic acid groups of the ca-SWNTs and the amino groups of the linker with the aid of a condensation agent. The formation of covalent amide bonding was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. Scanning electron microscopy and UV-vis-near-IR results show that the patterned SWNT films have uniform coverage with high surface density. Unlike previously reported patterned SWNT arrays, this ca-SWNT patterned layer has high surface density and excellent surface adhesion due to its direct chemical bonding to the substrate.     

Direct electrochemistry and bioelectrocatalysis of hemoglobin immobilized on carbon black

It is reported for the first time that hemoglobin (Hb) was immobilized on the surface of carbon black powders modified at the surface of a glassy carbon electrode. The cyclic voltammetric results showed that the immobilized Hb could undergo a direct quasi-reversible electrochemical reaction. Its formal potential, E(0), is -0.330 V in phosphate buffer solution (pH 6.9) at a scan rate of 100 mV/s and is almost independent of the scan rate in the range of 40-200 mV/s. The dependence of E(0), on the pH of the buffer solution indicated that the conversion of Hb-Fe(III)/Hb-Fe(II) is a one-electron-transfer reaction process coupled with one-proton-transfer. The experimental results also demonstrated that the immobilized Hb retained its bioelectrocatalytic activity for the reduction of H(2)O(2). Furthermore, the immobilized Hb can be stored at 4 degrees C for several weeks without any loss of the enzyme activity. Thus, the immobilized Hb may be used as a biocathodic catalyst in biofuel cells.     

Single wall carbon nanotube amplification: en route to a type-specific growth mechanism

With the desire to mass produce any specific n,m type of single wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) from a small sample of the same material, we disclose here the preliminary work directed toward that goal. The ultimate protocol would involve taking a single n,m-type nanotube sample, cutting the nanotubes in that sample into many short nanotubes, using each of those short nanotubes as a template for growing much longer nanotubes of the same type, and then repeating the process. The result would be an amplification of the original tube type: a parent SWNT serving as the prolific progenitor of future identical SWNT types. As a proof-of-concept, we use here a short SWNT seed as a template for vapor liquid solid (VLS) amplification growth of an individual long SWNT. The original short SWNT seed was a polymer-wrapped SWNT, end-carboxylated, and further tethered with Fe salts at its ends. The Fe salts were to act as the growth catalysts upon subsequent reductive activation. Deposition of the short SWNT-Fe tipped species upon an oxide surface was followed by heating in air to consume the polymer wrappers, then reducing the Fe salts to Fe(0) under a H2-rich atmosphere. During this heating, the Fe(0) can etch back into the short SWNT so that the short SWNT acts as a template for new growth to a long SWNT that occurs upon introduction of C2H4 as a carbon source. Analysis indicated that the templated VLS-grown long SWNT had the same diameter and surface orientation as the original short SWNT seed, although amplifying the original n,m type remains to be proven. This study could pave the way for an amplified growth process of SWNTs en route to any n,m tube type synthesis from a starting sample of pure nanotubes.