石墨烯中杂原子对镉离子检测性能的影响研究

本文基于氧化石墨烯(GO)、电化学还原氧化石墨烯(ERGO)和氮掺杂石墨烯(NG)三种石墨烯材料修饰的电极制备了镉离子(Cd~(2+))电化学传感器。利用循环伏安法和差分脉冲伏安法分析检测Cd~(2+),系统的比较了不同石墨烯材料修饰电极的电化学性质及检测效果。结果表明GO修饰的传感器在灵敏度、检测限和可重复性方面优于ERGO和NG,说明了石墨烯上含氧基团的存在提高了Cd~(2+)检测的灵敏度。     

基于石墨烯修饰电极的电化学生物传感

石墨烯是一种具有单原子厚度的二维碳纳米材料,具有大的比表面积、高的导电性和室温电子迁移率,以及优异的机械力学性能.石墨烯还具有电化学窗口宽,电化学稳定性好,电荷传递电阻小,电催化活性高和电子转移速率快等电化学特性.化学修饰石墨烯,特别是氧化石墨烯(GO)和还原氧化石墨烯(rGO),可以被宏量、廉价地制备出来.它们具有可加工性能,可以被组装、加工或复合成具有可控组成和微结构的宏观电极材料.因此,石墨烯及其化学修饰衍生物是用于电化学生物传感的独特而诱人的电极材料.例如,GO是一种化学修饰石墨烯,也是石墨烯的重要前驱体;其边缘具有大量的羧基可用于共价固定酶,从而能实现酶电极的生物检测.在GO上的不可逆蛋白吸附也可以促进蛋白质的直接电子转移以提高其电化学检测性能.但是,GO大量的含氧官能团破坏了石墨烯本征的共轭结构,降低了其电学性能并限制了其实际应用.GO可以通过化学、电化学、热还原等技术转化成rGO,从而能部分修复其共轭结构,提高其导电性与传感性能.另一方面,石墨烯是一种零带隙材料;原子掺杂可以调控其能带结构,提高其电催化性能.石墨烯材料也常常需要通过与其它功能材料的复合进一步改善其可分散与可加工性能,提高其电催化活性和电化学选择性.本文综述了本征石墨烯(包括GO,rGO和掺杂石墨烯)以及石墨烯与生物分子、高分子、离子液体、金属或金属氧化物纳米粒子等复合材料修饰电极在检测各种生物分子方面的研究进展,并对该研究领域进行了展望.     

部分电化学还原氧化石墨烯修饰玻碳电极用于苦参碱的测定

以部分电化学还原的氧化石墨烯(pErGO)修饰的玻碳电极(GCE)作为工作电极(pErGO/GCE),用于苦参碱(MT)含量的电化学测定.在活化好的GCE上滴涂氧化石墨烯(GO),用恒电位法在-0.75 V下还原GCE表面的GO 200 s,得到的电极即为pErGO/GCE.以0.1 mol·L-1 NaH2 PO4-...     

纳米金/Nafion/石墨烯修饰玻碳电极检测对苯二酚的研究

采用一步电化学共还原的方法将纳米金(AuNPs)、Nafion、电化学还原石墨烯(ERGO)修饰到玻碳电极(GCE)表面,制成修饰电极AuNPs/Nafion/ERGO/GCE。以扫描电镜对其进行表征,用循环伏安法和微分脉冲伏安法研究对苯二酚在该修饰电极上的电催化行为。优化了实验参数,对苯二酚在2.0～100μmol/L及100～800μmol/L浓度范围内与其氧化峰电流呈良好的线性关系,检出限为0.3μmol/L。用该修饰电极成功地进行了实际水样中对苯二酚含量的测定。     

电化学还原氧化石墨烯/纳米金-壳聚糖复合膜修饰玻碳电极对尿酸的灵敏测定

将氧化石墨烯(GO)在玻碳电极(GCE)表面进行直接电化学还原,再组装上纳米金-壳聚糖(AuNPCS)聚阳离子,形成了电化学还原氧化石墨烯/纳米金-壳聚糖(ERGO/AuNP-CS)复合膜修饰的玻碳电极。采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)表征了不同修饰膜表面的形貌,探讨了其对尿酸(UA)分子的差分脉冲伏安(DPV)行为,发现ERGO/AuNP-CS复合膜对UA分子表现出显著的电催化氧化活性。在0.10 mol/L磷酸盐缓冲溶液(pH=6.5)中,扫速为100 mV/s时,此复合膜修饰电极的DPV响应与UA的浓度在0.05~110μmol/L范围内呈性关系,检测限为12.4 nmol/L(S/N=3)。此修饰电极具有良好的选择性、重现性和稳定性,可应用于人体血清和尿液样品中UA的测定,回收率达到93.8%~104.1%。结果与分光光度法和尿酸酶试剂盒法相符。     

纳米铜/石墨烯修饰电极用于离子交换色谱测定五种单糖

把纳米铜和石墨烯修饰在玻碳电极表面,制备了纳米铜/石墨烯复合修饰电极。采用电化学方法,在!1.5~0 V的循环扫描电位条件下,氧化石墨烯(GO)和Cu2+同时在玻碳电极上被电化学还原,形成石墨烯(Gr)和纳米铜(CuNPs)复合膜。所制备的修饰电极对葡萄糖等单糖化合物具有较高的电催化活性,且电极稳定性和重现性均良好。将此修饰电极作为电化学检测器,与高效阴离子交换色谱联用,分离测定了5种单糖化合物(岩藻糖、阿拉伯糖、半乳糖、葡萄糖和甘露糖)。结果表明,岩藻糖和阿拉伯糖的线性范围为0.1~100 mg/L,半乳糖、葡萄糖和甘露糖的线性范围为0.5~100 mg/L,5种单糖化合物的线性相关系数均大于0.998,相对标准偏差RSD(n=6)为1.9%~2.5%,检出限在0.02~0.10 mg/L之间;将此方法用于测定样品桑黄粗多糖的单糖组成,测得5种单糖的回收率为84.8%~94.5%,准确度和精密度均较好。     

二氧化锰/石墨烯/N-取代羧基聚苯胺复合修饰电极对亚硝酸根的电化学催化研究

采用电聚合、静电吸附和恒电位还原的方法在玻碳电极上制备了均匀修饰的还原氧化石墨烯/N-取代羧酸聚苯胺(rGO/NPAN)复合膜。以其为支撑,利用滴涂法将高电催化活性的二氧化锰负载于复合膜上,形成MnO_2/rGO/NPAN复合修饰电极。通过扫描电镜(SEM)对复合膜的形貌进行表征,讨论了NPAN电聚合圈数、GO浓度、电还原时间和pH值等因素对电化学活性和电催化活性的影响。结果表明:该修饰电极具有低的检测电位和高的电化学响应,检测亚硝酸根的浓度范围为0.5×10~(-6)~5.13×10~(-2)mol/L,灵敏度为14.075μA·(mmol/L)~(-1),检出限(S/N=3)低至0.2μmol/L。     

电位调控制备还原氧化石墨烯的电催化性能研究

本文通过控制电位还原氧化石墨烯,可控制备不同含氧官能团的石墨烯纳米材料。以多巴胺、[Fe(CN)_6]~(3-)、NADH为电活性探针,研究了石墨烯表面含氧官能团、缺陷、表面荷电性质以及导电性等对石墨烯电催化性能的影响。研究发现,低还原程度的氧化石墨烯表面含有大量缺陷和丰富的官能团,能够促进多巴胺自催化反应,也有利于K_3[Fe(CN)_6]在电极表面的电子转移;随着氧化石墨烯还原程度提高,其导电性逐渐得到改善,且其表面官能团和缺陷位点数量逐渐减少,对NAD~+的吸附变弱,因而能促进NADH发生电催化氧化。     

电化学还原氧化石墨烯/碳纳米管复合物修饰电极对尿酸的检测

研究了电化学还原氧化石墨烯(ErGO)及多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)复合物修饰电极的制备及应用,建立了一种尿酸测定的电化学分析新方法。通过滴涂法将物理超声共混的氧化石墨烯(GO)和MWNTs复合物修饰于裸电极上,随后将GO进行电化学还原制得ErGO-MWNTs复合物修饰电极。实验发现,相比于单独的ErGO修饰电极或MWNTs修饰电极,ErGO-MWNTs修饰电极具有更好的电催化活性,这归因于二者的协同电催化作用。对该电极进行尿酸检测的实验条件和参数进行了优化。在优化条件下,电极的氧化峰电流与尿酸浓度在0.13~45μmol/L内呈现出良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.99681,检出限为50 nmol/L。     

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.     

Electrochemical Behavior and Voltammetric Determination of Curcumin at Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

This work presents a sensitive voltammetric method for determination of curcumin by using a electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ERGO) modified glass carbon electrode (GCE) in 100 mM KCl‐10 mM sodium phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.40). The electrochemical behaviors of curcumin at ERGO/GCE were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, suggesting that the ERGO/GCE exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activity towards curcumin, compared with bare GCE and GO/GCE electrodes. The electrochemical reaction mechanisms of curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin at the ERGO/GCE were also investigated and discussed systematically. Under physiological condition, the modified electrode showed linear voltammetric response from 0.2 μM to 60.0 μM for curcumin, with the detection limit of 0.1 μm. This work demonstrates that the graphene‐modified electrode is a promising strategy for electrochemical determination of biological important phenolic compounds.     

Determination of Explosives Using Electrochemically Reduced Graphene

A graphene‐based electrochemical sensing platform for sensitive determination of explosive nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) was constructed by means of electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The electrochemically reduced graphene (ER‐GO) adhered strongly onto the GCE surface with a wrinkled morphology that showed a large active surface area. 2,4‐Dinitrotoluene (2,4‐DNT), as a model analyte, was detected by using stripping voltammetry, which gave a low detection limit of 42 nmol L⁻¹ (signal‐to‐noise ratio=3) and a wide linear range from 5.49×10⁻⁷ to 1.1×10⁻⁵ M . Further characterizations by electrochemistry, IR, and Raman spectra confirmed that the greatly improved electrochemical reduction signal of DNT on the ER‐GO‐modified GC electrode could be ascribed to the excellent electrocatalytic activity and high surface‐area‐to‐volume ratio of graphene, and the strong π–π stacking interactions between 2,4‐DNT and the graphene surface. Other explosive nitroaromatic compounds including 1,3‐dinitrobenzene (1,3‐DNB), 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene (TNT), and 1,3,5‐trinitrobenzene (TNB) could also be detected on the ER‐GO‐modified GC electrode at the nM level. Experimental results showed that electrochemical reduction of GO on the GC electrode was a fast, simple, and controllable method for the construction of a graphene‐modified electrode for sensing NACs and other sensing applications.     

A Reduced Graphene Oxide‐based Electrochemical DNA Biosensor for the Detection of Interaction between Cisplatin and DNA based on Guanine and Adenine Oxidation Signals

A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was modified by electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ERGO) for subsequent dsDNA immobilization. The interaction of cisplatin with dsDNA was studied at this modified electrode. Quantitative investigations were performed by adsorptive transfer stripping voltammetry (AdTSV) using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The morphology and structure of graphene oxide (GO) and ERGO modified GCEs (GO/GCE and ERGO/GCE, respectively) were characterized by UV‐vis, FT‐IR, Raman spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. Compared with the bare GCE and the GO/GCE, the ERGO/GCE exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of dsDNA due to guanine and adenine groups, testified by high oxidation peak currents and decreased oxidation potentials. The interaction of micromolar concentrations of cisplatin with surface confined dsDNA was readily detected as inferred from the decrease of the voltammetric oxidation peaks of guanine and adenine. This trend was significantly greater at the ERGO/GCE compared to the GO/GCE. The interaction of cisplatin with dsDNA was also studied in solution phase by AdTSV with detection at the ERGO/GCE.     

Fabrication of Electrochemical Reduced Graphene Oxide Films on Glassy Carbon Electrode by Pulsed Potentiostatic Methods and Its Electrochemical Application

A graphene‐based electrochemical sensing platform for sensitive determination of baicalein was constructed by means of pulsed potentiostatic reduction of graphene oxide (GO) on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The resulting electrode (ERGO/GCE) was characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The electrochemical behaviors of baicalein at the ERGO/GCE were investigated in detail by CV, chronoamperometry (CA) and chronocoulometry (CC). The experimental results demonstrated that the ERGO/GCE exhibited excellent response toward the redox of baicalein as evidenced by the significant enhancement of redox peak currents (i_p) and the decreased peak‐to‐peak separation (ΔE_p) in comparison with a bare GCE. Under the optimum experimental conditions, the reduction peak cureent was proportioanal to the baicalein concentration in the range of 5.0 × 10^‐9 ～ 5.0 × 10^‐7 mol L^‐1 with the detection limit of 2.0 × 10^‐9 mol L^‐1. The proposed method was also applied successfully to determine baicalein in spiked human blood serum samples.     

Preparation of electrochemically reduced graphene oxide-modified electrode and its application for determination of p-aminophenol

A simple and eco-friendly electrochemical method to reduce graphene oxide precursor was employed for fabrication of graphene sheets modified glassy carbon electrode, and then, the resulting electrode [electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ERGO)/glassy carbon electrode (GCE)] was used to determine p-aminophenol. The experimental results demonstrated that the modified electrode exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activity toward the redox of p-aminophenol as evidenced by the significant enhancement of redox peak currents and the decreased peak-to-peak separation in comparison with a bare GCE. A highly sensitive and selective voltammetry determination of p-aminophenol is developed using the ERGO/GCE. This method has been applied for the direct determination of p-aminophenol in artificial wastewater.     

Gold Nanoparticles Decorated Graphene as a High Performance Sensor for Determination of Trace Hydrazine Levels in Water

Electrochemical sensors provide a selective, sensitive and an easy approach to detect hazardous substances such as hydrazine. Herein, we investigate a facile route for the fabrication of a nanostructured composite based on Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) decorated graphene and present its sensing performance towards hydrazine. Our strategy involves electrophoretic deposition (EPD) of graphene oxide (GO) on Au substrate to obtain a uniform layer EPD‐GO, followed by electrochemical reduction of GO to yield high quality graphene ERGO and electrodeposition of monodispersed AuNPs on ERGO (AuNPs/ERGO/Au). The modified AuNPs/ERGO/Au electrode was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR) techniques. The sensor exhibited an improved catalytic activity with a peak potential of +87 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl) for hydrazine oxidation. The high performance of this hybrid electrode is due to the presence of a synergistic effect between AuNPs and ERGO at their interface. Insights into the mechanism and kinetics of hydrazine oxidation are withdrawn from varying the voltage scan rate as the reaction is fully irreversible and diffusion‐controlled. The proposed hydrazine sensor showed suitability for nanomolar detection (detection limit of 74 nM), high selectivity in the presence of common ions and efficiency for application in water samples.     

Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide as Screen‐printed Electrode Modifier for Fenamiphos Determination

In this study, electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ERGO) was used for the preparation of a screen‐printed modified electrode and applied for the voltammetric determination of fenamiphos (FNP) in tomato samples. Graphene oxide (GO) used for sensor construction was prepared according to an improved Hummers method and characterized by XRD, TEM, and FTIR, which confirmed the nanomaterial obtention. The ERGO formation was carried out from the electrodeposition by cyclic voltammetry, at 50 mV s^?1 in the potential range of 0.0 to ?1.5 V, during 50 cycles. ERGO‐SPE was used in the evaluation of the voltammetric behavior of FNP. The ERGO‐SPE proposed presented excellent electrochemical performance towards FNP oxidation, promoting an enhance on the anodic peak current and a decrease of peak potential. Under optimized conditions, it was possible to construct an analytical curve, using square wave voltammetry, with a linear region of 0.25 to 25.0 μM, with calculated limits of detection and quantification of 0.067 and 0.22 μM. From this, it was possible to analyze FNP in fortified tomato samples at three concentration levels, which showed recoveries values varying between 82 and 102 %. The ERGO‐SPE device proved useful in determining FNP, where the effect of the electrodeposition of the GO promoted a significant increase in the employability of the printed electrode.     

High loading MnO2 nanowires on graphene paper: Facile electrochemical synthesis and use as flexible electrode for tracking hydrogen peroxide secretion in live cells

Recent progress in flexible and lightweight electrochemical sensor systems requires the development of paper-like electrode materials. Here, we report a facile and green synthesis of a new type of MnO₂ nanowires–graphene nanohybrid paper by one-step electrochemical method. This strategy demonstrates a collection of unique features including the effective electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) paper and the high loading of MnO₂ nanowires on electrochemical reduced GO (ERGO) paper. When used as flexible electrode for nonenzymatic detection of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), MnO₂–ERGO paper exhibits high electrocatalytic activity toward the redox of H₂O₂ as well as excellent stability, selectivity and reproducibility. The amperometric responses are linearly proportional to H₂O₂ concentration in the range 0.1–45.4 mM, with a detection limit of 10 μM (S/N = 3) and detection sensitivity of 59.0 μA cm⁻² mM⁻¹. These outstanding sensing performances enable the practical application of MnO₂–ERGO paper electrode for the real-time tracking H₂O₂ secretion by live cells macrophages. Therefore, the proposed graphene-based nanohybrid paper electrode with intrinsic flexibility, tailorable shapes and adjustable properties can contribute to the full realization of high-performance flexible electrode material used in point-of-care testing devices and portable instruments for in-vivo clinical diagnostics and on-site environmental monitoring.     

Comparative Studies on Electrocatalytic Activities of Chemically Reduced Graphene Oxide and Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide Noncovalently Functionalized with Poly(methylene blue)

This study compares the electrocatalytic activities of chemically reduced graphene oxide (crGO) and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (erGO), which are both noncovalently functionalized with a polyaromatic dye, poly(methylene blue) (polyMB), toward the oxidation of β‐nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH). PolyMB‐crGO and polyMB‐erGO composites were obtained via electropolymerization of methylene blue on crGO and GO modified glassy carbon (GC) electrodes, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) results indicate that these two types of integrated electrodes reveal different electrocatalytic activities. PolyMB‐crGO integrated electrode possesses lower catalytic oxidation potential, suggesting higher catalytic activity. The present study is helpful for the understanding and screening of graphene‐based advanced carbon nanomaterials for potential electrochemical applications.     

Precise Tuning of Surface Composition and Electron‐Transfer Properties of Graphene Oxide Films through Electroreduction

Graphene materials are generally prepared from the exfoliation of graphite oxide (GO) to graphene oxide, followed by subsequent chemical or thermal reduction. These methods, although efficient in removing most of the oxygen functionalities from the GO material, lack control over the extent of the reduction process. We demonstrate here an electrochemical reduction procedure that not only allows for precise control of the reduction process to obtain a graphene material with a well‐defined C/O ratio in the range of 3 to 10, but also one that is able to tune the electrocatalytic properties of the reduced material. A method that is able to precisely control the amount and density of the oxygen functionalities on the graphene material as well as its electrochemical behaviour is very important for several applications such as electronics, bio‐composites and electrochemical devices.