Sensitive Determination of Terbutaline Using a Platform Based on Nanoparticles of Europium Oxide and Carbon Nanotubes

This study presents a sensitive voltammetric determination of terbutaline (TER) on a platform based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and europium oxide nanoparticles (Eu₂O₃NPs) coated glassy carbon electrodes (GCEs). An ultrasonic bath was performed for the preparation of composite material. The material was characterized by energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDX), X‐ray diffraction method (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The Eu₂O₃NPs/CNTs/GCE system was assessed for the oxidation of terbutaline (TER). A broad oxidation peak was appeared at 0.71 V using a bare GCE. However, the voltammetry of TER has been improved at a GCE coated with CNTs and a well‐defined anodic peak exhibited at 0.61 V. Furthermore, the nanoparticles of Eu₂O₃ and CNTs coated GCE has greatly improved the electrochemical behaviour of TER and a sharp peak was appeared at 0.59 V. Cyclic voltammetry at Eu₂O₃NPs/CNTs/GCE also reveals a high catalytic effect for the oxidation of TER with an oxidation peak that is distinctly enhanced compared to GCE and CNTs/GCE. Eu₂O₃ nanoparticles were utilized to enhance the surface area of GCE and then improve the sensitivity of the procedure. The response of TER was linear over a concentration range of 2.0×10^?8 M ?9.5×10^?6 M with an LOD of 3.7×10^?9 M. Square wave voltammetric analysis of tablets by Eu₂O₃NPs/CNTs/GCE yielded a recovery of 99.2 % with an RSD% of 3.2. The modified electrode (EuO₂NPs/CNTs/GCE) provides accuracy and precision to the analysis of samples.     

The effects of abrasive particles on the electrochemical behavior of adrenaline at different electrodes

Cyclic voltammetry (CV), double-potential step chronocoulometry (DPSCC), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques have been performed to study the effects of abrasive particles on the electrochemical reaction of adrenaline at glassy carbon electrode (GCE) and platinum electrode in 0.5 mol/L H₂SO₄ solution. For the electrochemical reaction of adrenaline, it was shown that abrasive particles have a more marked electrocatalytic effect at GCE compared to that at platinum electrode. The electrocatalytic effect of SiC coated GCE is more obvious comparing to that of Al₂O₃ coated GCE. With the coarse degree of the abrasive paper increasing, the peak current (i _p) increases significantly and the peak-to-peak potential separation (ΔE _p) changes a little at the pretreated GCE. The electron transfer process of adrenaline at the different pretreated GCE is controlled by the diffusion in this system.     

延胡索酸泰妙菌素在乙炔黑-离子液体复合修饰玻碳电极上的电化学行为及电分析方法

用乙炔黑(Acetylene black,AB)和离子液体(Ionic liquid,IL)制备了乙炔黑-离子液体复合修饰玻碳电极(AB-ILs/GCE),并用电化学阻抗谱(EIS)进行了表征。采用循环伏安法(Cyclic voltammetry,CV)和计时电流法(Chronoamperometry,CA),方波伏安法(Square wave voltammetry,SWV)研究了延胡索酸泰妙菌素(TF)在此电极上电化学行为及电化学动力学性质。结果表明,TF在玻碳电极(GCE)上于0.74 V处出现一个不可逆氧化峰,与GCE相比TF在AB/GCE上的氧化峰电位基本不变,氧化峰电流增大1.8倍;而与AB/GCE相比,TF在AB-ILs/GCE上的氧化峰电位略有负移,氧化峰电流增大3倍。实验结果表明,AB-ILs/GCE对TF电化学氧化有明显的催化作用。同时考察了实验条件对TF电化学行为的影响,测定了电极反应过程动力学参数,并用本方法对TF针剂中TF含量进行了定量测定,RSD在1.1%～2.9%之间,加标回收率在98.6%～101.8%之间。据此建立了TF电化学定量测定方法。     

A Selective Voltammetric Method for Detecting Dopamine at Quercetin Modified Electrode Incorporating Graphene

The development of a quercetin‐graphene composite‐modified glassy carbon electrode (Qu/GH/GCE) for the selective and sensitive detection of dopamine (DA) is described in this paper. To fabricate the Qu/GH/GCE, graphene (GH) was first coated onto the surface of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) and then quercetin (Qu) was electrodeposited on the GH matrix. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to characterize the morphology of the obtained GH and Qu/GH, and the electrochemical properties of the modified electrode were studied using electrochemical techniques. The as‐prepared Qu/GH/GCE occupied a synthetic property between GH and Qu. The common overlapped electrochemical oxidation peaks of DA and AA were completely separated and a remarkable increasing electron‐oxidation current of DA occurred on the Qu/GH/GCE, which enabled the sensitive and selective electrochemical detection of DA in the presence of ascorbic acid (AA) with peak difference of ca. 452 mV between DA and AA. The peak current obtained at 0.174 V (vs. saturated calomel electrode, SCE) from differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) is linearly dependent on the DA concentration in the range from 3.0×10^?8 to 4.0×10^?4 mol/L with a detection limit of 1.0×10^?8 mol/L. Furthermore, the Qu/GH/GCE exhibits good reproducibility and stability, and has been used for the determination of DA in samples of rat’s striatum tissue with satisfactory results.     

Determination of Uric Acid and Norepinephrine by Chitosan‐Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Modified Electrode

A novel chemically modified electrode based on the chitosan‐multiwall carbon nanotube (MWNT) coated glassy carbon electrode (GCE) is described, which exhibited an attractive ability to determine uric acid (UA) and norepinephrine (NE) simultaneously. The responses of UA and NE merged into a large peak at a bare GCE, but yielded two well‐defined oxidation peaks at the chitosan‐MWNT modified GCE (MC/GCE). The experimental parameters were optimized, and a direct electrochemical method for the simultaneous determine for UA and NE is proposed. The MC/GCE showed good sensitivity, selectivity and stability.     

二茂铁乙炔苯巯基化合物的合成及电化学性质

以室温下Zn/Me2SiCl2/DMA还原体系代替传统低温下(-78 ℃)有机锂试剂体系,高收率合成了4-乙酰巯基碘苯(6)和4-碘苯甲硫醚(7)。 分别将二者与二茂铁乙炔偶联合成了二茂铁乙炔基苯硫酚衍生物1和2。 研究了衍生物1和2的光谱和电化学性质,将其自组装到金电极上,获得了电活性较好的修饰电极。 衍生物1修饰Au/GCE电极对芦丁有良好的催化电氧化作用,在生物/电化学传感器领域有潜在应用前景。     

Electrochemical oxidation of morin and interaction with DNA

A poly (tetrafluroethylene)-deoxyribonucleate acid (PTFE-DNA) film-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) has been fabricated. The electrochemical oxidation behaviors of morin as well as its interaction with DNA have been studied at PTFE-DNA film-modified GCE and bare GCE by electrochemical methods. This modified electrode shows an enhanced effectiveness towards the oxidation of morin. Importantly, as to the interaction between morin and DNA in solution, characteristic parameters such as the binding stoichiometry and association equilibrium constant according to the Hill model for cooperative binding have been determined on the basis of linear sweep voltammetry and chronocoulometry.     

Studies on electrochemical oxidation of azithromycin and its interaction with bovine serum albumin

A novel nanoparticle film modified electrode has been constructed using a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) coated with a carbon nanotube-dihexadecylphosphate (DHP) film. This modified electrode exhibits an enhanced effectiveness for the oxidation of azithromycin. A method is also described for the evaluation of azithromycin-bovine serum albumin (BSA) interaction. The electrochemical behavior of azithromycin as well as its interaction with BSA at this nanoparticle film electrode has been investigated by cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry and chronocoulometry. The binding number and association constant between azithromycin and bovine serum albumin have been obtained.     

Electrochemical reduction and voltammetric determination of metronidazole at a nanomaterial thin film coated glassy carbon electrode

Simple and sensitive electrochemical method for the determination of metronidazole, based on a nanostructured film coated glassy carbon electrode (GCE), is described. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) was dispersed into water in the presence of a hydrophobic surfactant to give very stable and homogeneous MWNT suspension, and a MWNT-film coated GCE was achieved via evaporating solvent. Metronidazole yields a well-defined reduction peak whose potential is −0.71 V at the MWNT-film coated GCE in pH 9.0 Britton-Robinson buffer. Compared with bare GCE, the MWNT-film modified GCE significantly enhances the reduction peak current of metronidazole. All the experimental parameters were optimized for the determination of metronidazole. The detection limit is 6×10⁻⁹ mol/l at 2 min accumulation. This method has been successfully used to determine metronidazole in the drugs. Furthermore, results obtained by the proposed method have been compared with spectrophotometric method.     

Hydrothermal preparation and electrochemical sensing properties of TiO(2)-graphene nanocomposite

A facile hydrothermal method has been developed and shown to be effective for the preparation of TiO(2)-graphene nanocomposite. The as-prepared nanocomposite was characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The TiO(2)-graphene modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) exhibited remarkable electron transfer kinetics and electrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of dopamine (DA). Furthermore, the oxidation of common interfering agent such as ascorbic acid (AA) was significantly suppressed at this modified electrode, which resulted in good selectivity and sensitivity for electrochemical sensing of DA. These results demonstrate that the TiO(2)-graphene hybrid material has promising potential applications in electrochemical sensors and biosensors design.     

An amperometric sensor for hydrazine based on nano-copper oxide modified electrode

A sensitive hydrazine sensor has been fabricated using copper oxide nanoparticles modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) to form nano-copper oxide/GCE. The nano-copper oxide was electrodeposited on the surface of GCE in CuCl₂ solution at −0.4 V and was characterized by Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The prepared modified electrode showed a good electrocatalytic activity toward oxidation of hydrazine. The electrochemical behavior of hydrazine on nano-copper oxide/GCE was explored. The oxidative current increased linearly with improving concentration of hydrazine on nano-copper oxide/GCE from 0.1 to 600 μM and detection limit for hydrazine was evaluated to be 0.03 μM at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. The oxidation mechanism of hydrazine on the nano-copper oxide/GCE was also discussed. The fabricated sensor could be used to determine hydrazine in real water.     

萘乙酸在多壁碳纳米管-离子液体复合修饰电极上的电催化氧化及电分析方法

运用循环伏安法(CV),计时库仑法(CC),计时电流法(CA)研究了萘乙酸(NAA)在玻碳电极(GCE),多壁碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极(MWCNTs/GCE)和多壁碳纳米管-离子液体修饰玻碳电极(MWCNTs-IL/GCE)上的电化学行为及电化学动力学性质.实验结果表明,NAA在GCE电极上于1.00V附近有一不可逆氧化峰...     

以乙二胺为手臂分子制备的DNA修饰电极及其伏安性能

Carboxyl was formed on the surface of glassy carbon electrode(GCE) by electrochemical oxidation. Ethylenediamine(En) was used as the arm molecule to link carboxyl with dsDNA using 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) and N- hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) as the activators to prepare dsDNA modified electrode(dsDNA/En/GCE). It was shown that dsDNA couM be covalently immobilized on the surface of GCE. ssDNA modified electrode(ssDNA/En/GCE) was obtained via the thermal denaturation of dsDNA/En/GCE. The dsDNA/En/GCE and ssDNA/En/GCE were characterized by voltammetry with methylene blue(MB) as the indicator. The results indicated that the currents of the redox peaks of MB at ssDNA/En/GCE were larger than those at dsDNA/En/GCE, and the currents of the redox peaks at En/GCE were the smallest. The peak-currents of MB at the DNA modified electrode had good reproducibility after multi-denaturation and hybridization cycles.     

Electrochemistry and voltammetric determination of colchicine using an acetylene black-dihexadecyl hydrogen phosphate composite film modified glassy carbon electrode

The electrochemical behavior of colchicine at an acetylene black-dihexadecyl hydrogen phosphate (denoted as AB-DHP) composite film coated glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was investigated using cyclic voltammetry (CV), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). Compared with the poor electrochemical signal at the unmodified GCE, the electrochemical response of colchicine at the AB-DHP film modified GCE was greatly improved, as confirmed from the significant peak current enhancement. The remarkable peak current enhancement indicates that the AB-DHP modified GCE has great potential in the sensitive determination of colchicine. Thus, all the experimental conditions, which influence the electrochemical response of colchicine, were studied and the optimum conditions were achieved. Finally, a sensitive and simple voltammetric method with a good linear relationship in the range of 1.0 x 10(-7) approximately 4.0 x 10(-5) mol/L, was developed for the determination of colchicine. The detection limit of colchicine was also examined and a low value of 4.0 x 10(-8) mol/L for 4-min accumulation was obtained (S/N=3). This electrode was successfully applied to detect colchicine in human urine samples.     

石墨烯的制备及石墨烯修饰电极对p-苯二酚的催化氧化

采用氨水还原氧化石墨烯(GO)制备石墨烯(GN), 并考察石墨烯修饰玻碳电极(GN/GCE)电催化氧化p-苯二酚(HQ)的性能. 利用傅里叶红外光谱(FTIR)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、原子力显微镜(AFM)、比表面分析(BET)和电分析化学测试等技术对GN结构、表面形貌和电化学行为进行了表征. 采用循环伏安法(CV)和差分脉冲溶出伏安法(DPV)研究GN/GCE对HQ的电催化氧化性能. 结果表明, 与裸玻碳电极(GCE)相比, [Fe(CN)₆]^3-/4-在GN/GCE上电荷转移电阻为75.0 Ω·cm², 减小约9倍, 说明GN具有良好导电性; 同时HQ在GN/GCE上氧化峰电位负移, 还原峰电位正移, 峰电位差ΔE_p减小165 mV, 且氧化还原峰电流(I_pa和I_pc)均增大, HQ电化学氧化可逆性明显改善, 表明GN/GCE对HQ氧化具有显著电催化作用.     

Electrochemical Preparation of Poly(acriflavine) Film‐Modified Electrode and Its Electrolcatalytic Properties Towards NADH,Nitrite and Sulfur Oxoanions

Electrochemical polymerization of acriflavine (AF) was carried out onto glassy carbon electrodes (GCE) from the aqueous buffer solution containing 1.5×10^?3 M AF monomer (pH 3.5) which produced a thin electrochemically active film. This is noted as poly(AF) film modified electrodes (PAF/GCE). This modified electrode was shown a stable reversible redox couple centered at +0.22 V in pH 3.5 buffer solutions. PAF/GCE was found to be more stable in acidic solutions and its formal potential was found to be pH dependent with a slope close to ?60 mV/pH. The electrochemical deposition kinetics of poly(AF) onto gold coated quartz crystal was studied by using electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) combined with cyclic voltammetry (CV). PAF/GCE was found be good mediator for electrochemical oxidation of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) in pH 5 buffer solutions. The electrocatalytic oxidation of SO and electrocatalytic reduction of NO , SO and S₂O were carried out at PAF/GCE electrode in acidic aqueous solutions. The electrocatalytic oxidation of NADH was also investigated by using amperometric method.     

石墨烯/铁氰化钴复合膜修饰玻碳电极同时测定对苯二酚、邻苯二酚和间苯二酚

采用滴涂法和电沉积法制备了石墨烯/铁氰化钴复合膜修饰玻碳电极. 用扫描电镜对该纳米复合膜进行了表征.用循环伏安法研究了对苯二酚(HQ)、邻苯二酚(CT)和间苯二酚(RS)在修饰电极上的电化学行为. 实验结果表明, 相对于裸玻碳电极和石墨烯修饰电极, HQ, CT 和RS 在石墨烯/铁氰化钴修饰电极上的氧化峰电流显著提高. 利用差分脉冲伏安法测定, HQ, CT 和RS 分别在1.0×10^－6～1.5×10^－4 mol/L, 1.0×10^－6～2.0×10^－4 mol/L 和3.5×10^－6～2.5×10^－4 mol/L浓度范围内与氧化峰电流呈良好的线性关系, 相关系数分别为0.991, 0.993 和0.992. 信噪比为3 时, HQ, CT 和RS 检出限分别为2.0×10^－7, 2.1×10^－7 和3.5×10^－7 mol/L. 将该方法用于水样分析, 回收率为95.6%～106.1%.     

Amperometric determination of nitric oxide at a carbon nanotube modified electrode with redox polymer coating

A novel chemically modified electrode based on an osmium complex-containing redox polymer film coated on single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) has been described for the determination of nitric oxide. The results showed that the oxidation current increased significantly at the SWNT/redox polymer coated GCE, as compared to that observed on a bare GCE- and SWNT-modified GCE. Amperometric measurement was carried out at the potential of +0.80?V (vs. Ag|AgCl) and the current response to NO was found to be directly proportional to its concentration in the range from 2.0?×??0^?? to 4.0?×??0^?? M, and the detection limit was estimated to be 5.0?×??0^?? M.     

Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetric Detection of Single‐Stranded DNA at Electrochemically Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Electrochemically modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was used to study the electrochemical oxidation and detection of denatured single‐stranded (ss) DNA by means of adsorptive stripping voltammetry. The modification of GCE, by electrochemical oxidation at +1.75 V (vs.SCE) for 10 min and cyclic sweep between +0.3 V and ?1.3 V for 20 cycles in pH 5.0 phosphate buffer, results in 100‐fold improvement in sensitivity for ssDNA detection. We speculated that the modified GCE has a high affinity to single‐stranded DNA through hydrogen bond (specific static adsorption). Single‐stranded DNA can accumulate at the GCE surface at open circuit and produce a well‐defined oxidation peak corresponding to the guanine residues at about +0.80 V in pH 5.0 phosphate buffer, while the native DNA gives no signal under the same condition. The peak currents are proportional to the ssDNA concentration in the range of 0–18.0 μg mL^?1. The detection limit of denatured ssDNA is ca. 0.2 μg mL^?1 when the accumulation time is 8 min at open circuit. The accumulation mechanism of ssDNA on the modified GCE was discussed.     

Electrochemical determination of nitrite and iodate based on Pt nanoparticles self-assembled on a chitosan modified glassy carbon electrode

A promising electrochemical sensor was fabricated by the self-assembling of Pt nanoparticles (nano-Pts) on a chitosan (CS) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). A field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electrochemical techniques were used for characterization of these composites. It has been found that nano-Pts are inserted into the CS layer uniformly, and have a larger surface area compared to the chitosan modified glassy carbon electrode. Electrocatalytic experiments for the oxidation of nitrite and the reduction of iodate have shown that nano-Pts/CS/GCE can decrease the over-potential and increase the faradic current, which can be used for the sensitive determination of nitrite and iodate. Moreover, the prepared modified electrode exhibits good reproducibility and stability, and it is possible that this novel electrochemical sensor can be applied in the sensing and/or biosensing field.