Direct electrochemistry of glucose oxidase on a graphite nanosheet–Nafion composite film modified electrode

The direct electrochemistry of glucose oxidase (GOD) immobilized in a modified electrode based on a composite film of exfoliated graphite nanosheets (GNSs) and Nafion has been investigated for the first time. Direct electron communication between GOD and the electrode was achieved with a fast electron transfer rate (12.6 s^?1). In addition, the bioactivity of GOD was retained after immobilization in the composite film and glucose could be determined based on the decrease of the electrocatalytic response of the reduced form of GOD to dissolved oxygen. The resulting biosensor exhibited higher sensitivity (3.4 μA mM^?1). Considering much lower cost of GNSs and ready preparation from graphite, the GNSs-based modified electrode described here is superior to the carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-based modified electrodes and should have wide applications in third-generation biosensors, bioelectronics and electrocatalysis.     

Development of an amperometric sulfite biosensor based on a gold nanoparticles/chitosan/multiwalled carbon nanotubes/polyaniline-modified gold electrode

A sulfite oxidase (SOx) purified from leaves of Syzygium cumini (Jamun) was immobilized covalently onto a gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)/chitosan (CHIT)/carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (cMWCNTs)/polyaniline (PANI) composite that was electrodeposited onto the surface of a gold (Au) electrode. A novel and highly sensitive sulfite biosensor was developed that used this enzyme electrode (SOx/AuNPs/CHIT/cMWCNT/PANI/Au) as the working electrode, Ag/AgCl as the standard electrode, and Pt wire as the auxiliary electrode. The modified electrode was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry (CV), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) before and after the immobilization of the SOx. The sensor produced its optimum response within 3 s when operated at 50 mVs⁻¹ in 0.1 M phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, and at 35 °C. The linear range and detection limit of the sensor were 0.75–400 μM and 0.5 μM (S/N = 3), respectively. The biosensor was employed to determine sulfite levels in fruit juices and alcoholic beverages. The enzyme electrode was used 300 times over a period of three months when stored at 4 °C.     

Novel Composite of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Gold Nanoparticles Stabilized by Chitosan and Hydrophilic Ionic Liquid for Direct Electron Transfer of Glucose Oxidase

A novel composite was fabricated through dispersing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) in gold nanoparticle (GPs) colloid stabilized by chitosan and ionic liquid (i.e., 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, BMIMBF₄). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) experiment showed that the GPs highly dispersed on the MWNTs probably due to the electrostatic interaction among GPs, MWNTs and the imidazolium cation of BMIMBF₄. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) indicated that thus‐formed gold nanostructure was mediated by BMIMBF₄. When glucose oxidase (GOD) was immobilized on the composite (MWNTs‐GPs) its ultraviolet‐visible absorption spectrum kept almost unchanged. The immobilized GOD coated glassy carbon electrode (GOD/MWNTs‐GPs/GC) exhibited a pair of well‐defined peaks in 0.10 M pH 7.0 phosphate buffer solution (PBS), with a formal potential of ?0.463 V (vs. SCE). The electrochemical process involved two‐electron transfer. The electron transfer coefficient was ca.0.56 and the electron transfer rate constant was 9.36 s^?1. Furthermore, the immobilized GOD presented good catalytic activity to the oxidation of glucose in air‐saturated PBS. The K_m and I_m values were estimated to be 13.7 μM and 0.619 μA. The GOD/MWNTs‐GPs/GC electrode displayed good stability and reproducibility.     

Ionic liquid/mesoporous carbon/protein composite microelectrode and its biosensing application

A functional composite was prepared by mixing mesoporous carbon, glucose oxidase (GOD) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, an ionic liquid, and characterized by SEM and RA-IR. The composite was filled in a microcavity to fabricate a paste microelectrode, demonstrating direct electrochemistry of GOD with a pair of well-defined redox peaks. The composite microelectrode was used as a glucose microsensor, showing good sensitivity over a concentration range from 10.0 to 80.0 μmol/L and a Michaelis–Menten constant of 2.42 μmol/L. This work demonstrates an efficient and accurate approach to study direct electrochemistry with potential applications in various enzymatic biosensors.     

Direct electrochemistry of glucose oxidase immobilized on NdPO4 nanoparticles/chitosan composite film on glassy carbon electrodes and its biosensing application

The direct electrochemistry of glucose oxidase (GOx) immobilized on a composite matrix based on chitosan (CHIT) and NdPO(4) nanoparticles (NPs) underlying on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was achieved. The cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were used to characterize the modified electrode. In deaerated buffer solutions, the cyclic voltammetry of the composite films of GOx/NdPO(4) NPs/CHIT showed a pair of well-behaved redox peaks that are assigned to the redox reaction of GOx, confirming the effective immobilization of GOx on the composite film. The electron transfer rate constant was estimated to be 5.0 s(-1). The linear dynamic range for the detection of glucose was 0.15-10 mM with a correlation coefficient of 0.999 and the detection limit was estimated at about 0.08 mM (S/N=3). The calculated apparent Michaelis-Menten constant was 2.5 mM, which suggested a high affinity of the enzyme-substrate. The immobilized GOx in the NdPO(4) NPs/CHIT composite film retained its bioactivity. Furthermore, the method presented here can be easily extended to immobilize and obtain the direct electrochemistry of other redox enzymes or proteins.     

Direct electrochemistry study of glucose oxidase on Pt nanoparticle-modified aligned carbon nanotubes electrode by the assistance of chitosan–CdS and its biosensoring for glucose

Aligned carbon nanotubes (ACNTs) electrode has been developed for the direct protein electrochemistry and enzyme-biosensor study involving two types of nanoparticles. Pt nanoparticles (Pt_nano) were electro-modified on the ACNTs’ each tube, greatly increasing the electrode surface area for locating protein and also its electronic transfer ability. Glucose oxidase (GOD) with chitosan (CS) and CdS nanoparticles electrochemically coated on each tube of ACNTs–Pt_nano by the electrodeposition reaction of CS when pH value passing its pKa. The CdS nanoparticles between ACNTs electrode and GOD have stimulated the GOD’s direct electron transfer during its redox reaction of FAD/FADH₂. The CS–GOD–CdS/ACNTs–Pt_nano electrode also offer sensitive response to the substrate of glucose with detection limit of 46.8 μM (S/N = 3) and apparent Michaelis–Menten constant of 11.86 mM.     

Electrospun palladium (IV)-doped copper oxide composite nanofibers for non-enzymatic glucose sensors

Pd (IV)-doped CuO oxide composite nanofibers (PCNFs) have been successfully fabricated via electrospinning and then employed to construct an amperometric non-enzymatic glucose sensor. The PCNFs based glucose sensors display distinctly enhanced electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of glucose, showing significantly lower overvoltage (0.32 V) and ultrafast (1 s) and ultrasensitive current (1061.4 μA mM⁻¹ cm⁻²) response with a lower detection limit of 1.9 × 10⁻⁸ M (S/N = 3). Additionally, excellent selectivity, reproducibility and stability have also been obtained. These results indicate that PCNFs are promising candidates for amperometric non-enzymatic glucose detection.     

Amperometric biosensing of glutamate using carbon nanotube based electrode

Amperometric biosensing of glutamate using nanobiocomposite derived from multiwall carbon nanotube (CNT), biopolymer chitosan (CHIT), redox mediator meldola’s blue (MDB) and glutamate dehydrogenase (GlDH) is described. The CNT composite electrode shows a reversible voltammetric response for the redox reaction of MDB at −0.15 V; the composite electrode efficiently mediates the oxidation of NADH at −0.07 V, which is 630 mV less positive than that on an unmodified glassy carbon (GC) electrode. The CNTs in the composite electrode facilitates the mediated electron transfer for the oxidation of NADH. The CNT composite electrode is highly sensitive (5.9 ± 1.52 nA/μM) towards NADH and it could detect as low as 0.5 μM of NADH in neutral pH. The CNT composite electrode is highly stable and does not undergo deactivation by the oxidation products. The electrode does not suffer from the interference due to other anionic electroactive compounds such as ascorbate (AA) and urate (UA). Separate voltammetric peaks have been observed for NADH, AA and UA, allowing the individual or simultaneous determination of these bioanalytes. The glutamate biosensor was developed by combining the electrocatalytic activity of the composite film and GlDH. The enzymatically generated NADH was electrocatalytically detected using the biocomposite electrode. Glutamate has been successfully detected at −0.1 V without any interference. The biosensor is highly sensitive, stable and shows linear response. The sensitivity and the limit of detection of the biosensor was 0.71 ± 0.08 nA/μM and 2 μM, respectively.     

固载于壳聚糖-纳米金复合膜修饰玻碳电极上的葡萄糖氧化酶的直接电化学研究及其生物传感应用

通过将葡萄糖氧化酶固载于壳聚糖-纳米金复合膜内所构置的传感器,实现了葡萄糖氧化酶的直接电化学,并采用循环伏安法与电化学阻抗法对修饰电极进行了表征。研究表明：在除氧缓冲溶液中,葡萄糖氧化酶-壳聚糖-纳米金复合膜修饰电极表现出一对良好的氧化还原峰,这对峰归因于葡萄糖氧化酶的氧化还原,证明葡萄糖氧化酶被成功固载于复合膜内。电子传递速率常数为15.6 s-1,说明葡萄糖氧化酶的电活性中心与电极之间的电子传递很快。将壳聚糖与纳米金相结合还提高了葡萄糖氧化酶在复合膜内的稳定性并保持其生物活性,并可以用于葡萄糖检测。计算得到其表观米氏常数为10.1 mmol·L-1。而且,该生物传感器可以用于血样中葡萄糖含量的测定。     

Nanosized anatase titanium dioxide loaded porous carbon nanofiber webs as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Nanosized anatase titanium dioxide loaded porous carbon nanofibers (TiO₂/PCNFs) were prepared from electrospun TiO(OAc)₂/PAN/PMMA composite precursor fibers with different amount of PMMA porogen, which were sequentially heat-treated in different environments. Electrochemical measurement results show that these as-prepared TiO₂/PCNFs present higher cyclic reversible capacity than the TiO₂/CNFs counterpart (without PMMA porogen in its precursor fibers). Among the as-prepared TiO₂/PCNFs samples, the representative TiO₂/PCNFs (the mass ratio of PAN to PMMA is 3:1) exhibits the best high-rate performance with a high stable capacity retention about 200 mAhg^{− 1} at a current density as high as 800 mAg^{− 1}. This novel TiO₂/PCNFs composite material opens up a promising application in high-power lithium-ion batteries.     

GCE/DNA/PFS/RTIL/HRP修饰电极的制备及其电催化行为

将辣根过氧化物酶（HRP）固定在室温离子液体（RTIL）/聚二茂铁硅烷（PFS）/DNA复合材料修饰的玻碳电极（GCE）表面,构建了GCE/DNA/PFS/RTIL/HRP修饰电极,详细地研究了该修饰电极的电催化行为,优化了电解质溶液的pH值和RTIL的体积对催化过氧化氢（H2O2）的影响。 电化学实验结果表明,DNA、PFS和RTIL复合膜既为HRP提供了一个生物兼容的微环境;又有效地促进了电子在HRP和电极表面之间的传递。 在最优实验条件下,该修饰电极对H2O2具有快速的催化响应,在2 s内即可达到稳态电流的95%,其响应在3.25 μmol/L~1.47 mmol/L（r=0.999,n=10）和1.86~5.35 mmol/L（r=0.996,n=12）范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限为0.86 μmol/L。 该传感器灵敏度高、重现性和稳定性好。 此外,该修饰电极还能催化O2还原。     

Adsorption of ammonia and water on functionalized edge-rich carbon nanofibers

The preparation, characterization and ammonia and water adsorption properties of edge-rich carbon nanofibers (CNFs) were studied, including platelet CNFs (PCNFs) and cup-stacked CNFs (CSCNFs). Since PCNFs and CSCNFs have many chemically active exposed edges, functionalization by oxidizing the edges was carried out by ozone stream and by nitric acid. Transmission electron microscopy, N₂ adsorption isotherms and temperature-programmed desorption analysis showed that the nitric acid treatment partly destroyed the graphite structure of the PCNFs and created acid functional groups and micropores, whereas the ozone treatment created functional groups without damaging the structure. Ammonia adsorption isotherms clarified that NH₃ adsorption on PCNFs and CSCNFs occurred mainly on oxygen-containing groups, whereas the adsorption on activated carbon fibers (ACFs) occurred on both oxygen-containing groups and the carbon surface without the functional groups, and the CSCNFs showed larger amounts of adsorbed ammonia compared to the PCNFs. Especially at a relatively low pressure range (<0.2 atm), the PCNFs/CSCNFs/ACFs showed the same ammonia adsorption mechanism; that is, the one-to-one interaction between oxygen atoms in the functional groups and hydrogen atoms in ammonia molecules. In addition, the adsorption on the ACFs appeared to occur mainly by interaction with the carbon surface at relatively high pressure (0.3–1.0 atm). Our experimental results and previous findings suggest that NH₃ adsorption on PCNFs is due mainly to NH…O hydrogen bonding between oxygen-containing groups and ammonia rather than to chemical bonding.     

Electrochemical Study of Chitosan‐SiO2‐MWNT Composite Electrodes for the Fabrication of Cholesterol Biosensors

We report a novel composite electrode made of chitosan‐SiO₂‐multiwall carbon nanotube (CHIT‐SiO₂‐MWNT) composite coated on the indium‐tin oxide (ITO) glass substrate. Cholesterol oxidase (ChOx) was covalently immobilized on the CHIT‐SiO₂‐MWNT/ITO electrode that resulted in a ChOx/CHIT‐SiO₂‐MWNT/ITO cholesterolactive bioelectrode. The CHIT‐SiO₂‐MWNT/ITO and ChOx/CHIT‐SiO₂‐MWNT/ITO electrodes were characterized with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The influence of various parameters was investigated, including the applied potential, pH of the medium, and the concentration of the enzyme on the performance of the biosensor. The cholesterol bioelectrode exhibited a sensitivity of 3.4 nA/ mgdL^?1 with a response time of five seconds. The biosensor using ChOx/CHIT‐SiO₂‐MWNT/ITO as the working electrode retained its original response after being stored for six months. The biosensor using ChOx/CHIT‐SiO₂‐MWNT/ITO as the working electrode showed a linear current response to the cholesterol concentration in the range of 50–650 mg/dL.     

Glucose oxidase/colloidal gold nanoparticles immobilized in Nafion film on glassy carbon electrode: Direct electron transfer and electrocatalysis

The direct electron transfer of glucose oxidase (GOD) was achieved based on the immobilization of GOD/colloidal gold nanoparticles on a glassy carbon electrode by a Nafion film. The immobilized GOD displayed a pair of well-defined and nearly reversible redox peaks with a formal potential (Eo ') of -0.434 V in 0.1 M pH 7.0 phosphate buffer solution and the response showed a surface-controlled electrode process. The dependence of Eo ' on solution pH indicated that the direct electron transfer reaction of GOD was a two-electron-transfer coupled with a two-proton-transfer reaction process. The experimental results also demonstrated that the immobilized GOD retained its electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of glucose. So the resulting modified electrode can be used as a biosensor for detecting glucose.     

二茂铁功能化Fe3O4/碳纳米管/壳聚糖复合膜葡萄糖生物传感电极的研究

采用交联法制备了羧基二茂铁功能化Fe₃O₄纳米粒子（FMC-AFNPs）复合材料,并将该复合纳米材料与多壁碳纳米管（MWNTs）、壳聚糖（CS）及葡萄糖氧化酶（GOD）混合修饰于自制的磁性玻碳基底(MGC)表面,制备了GOD/FMC-AFNPs/MWNTs/CS复合膜生物传感器电极. 实验结果表明,FMC-AFNPs复合材料有效地克服了二茂铁在电极表面的泄漏,且FMC-AFNPs/MWNTs/CS复合膜良好的生物兼容性较大地改善了固定化GOD的生物活性. MWNTs具有良好的导电性和大比表面积,在修饰膜内可作为电子传递“导线”,极大地促进电极的电子传递速率,提高电极的电催化活性和灵敏度. 该电极的葡萄糖检测的线性范围为1.0×10^-5 ~ 6.0×10^-3 molL^-1,检测限为3.2×10^-6 mmolL^-1（S/N=3）,表观米氏常数为5.03×10^-3 mmolL^-1,且有较好的稳定性和重现性.     

介孔碳修饰玻碳电极上葡萄糖氧化酶的直接电化学

使用简单的方法将葡萄糖氧化酶(GOD)固定在介孔碳(Mesoporous Carbon)修饰的玻碳电极(GCE)表面.循环伏安测试表明:修饰电极上的GOD在0.1mol/L磷酸缓冲溶液(PBS)(pH=7.1)中发生了准可逆的氧化还原反应,其克式量电位为-0.4294 V,并且该电化学反应包含有两电子两质子的传递.在氮气饱和的情况下,以羧基二茂铁作为电子传递中介体,GOD能将葡萄糖彻底催化氧化,可见介孔碳修饰电极上的GOD保持了其生物学活性.     

Direct electrochemistry and electrocatalysis of hemoglobin based on poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) functionalized graphene sheets/room temperature ionic liquid composite film

The functionalized graphene nanosheets (PDDA-G) with poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) were synthesized and used to combine with room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL). The resulting RTIL/PDDA-G composite displayed an enhanced capability for the immobilization of hemoglobin to realize its direct electrochemistry. Moreover, the RTIL/PDDA-G based biosensor exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activity for the detection of nitrate with a wide linear range from 0.2 to 32.6 μM and a low detection limit of 0.04 μM at 3σ. This work opens a new way to functionalized graphene nanosheets with good biocompatibility and solubility in biosensors.     

Amperometric determination of xanthine in fish meat by zinc oxide nanoparticle/chitosan/multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyaniline composite film bound xanthine oxidase

Xanthine oxidase (XOD) was immobilized on a composite film of zinc oxide nanoparticle/chitosan/carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyaniline (ZnO-NP/CHIT/c-MWCNT/PANI) electrodeposited over the surface of a platinum (Pt) electrode. A xanthine biosensor was fabricated using XOD/ZnO-NP/CHIT/c-MWCNT/PANI/Pt as working electrode, Ag/AgCl as reference electrode and Pt wire as auxiliary electrode connected through a potentiostat. The ZnO-NPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the enzyme electrode was characterized by cyclic voltammetry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The biosensor showed optimum response within 4 s at 0.5 V potential, pH 7.0, 35 °C and linear range 0.1-100 μM with a detection limit of 0.1 μM. The enzyme electrode was employed for determination of xanthine in fish meat during storage. The electrode lost 30% of its initial activity after 80 uses over one month, when stored at 4 °C.     

基于纳米MnO2的免标记型DNA电化学生物传感器用于大肠杆菌的测定

以室温固相合成法制备纳米MnO2,通过壳聚糖（CHIT）的成膜效应将纳米MnO2固定在玻碳电极表面。DNA在MnO2/CHIT膜上的固定和杂交通过循环伏安和电化学交流阻抗进行表征。以电化学阻抗免标记法检测目标DNA,固定于电极表面的DNA探针与目标DNA杂交后使电极表面的电子传递电阻增大,以此作为检测信号可以高灵敏度地测定目标DNA。电化学阻抗谱检测大肠杆菌基因片段的线性范围为2.0&#215;10^-11 ～2.0&#215;10^-6mol/L,检出限为1.0&#215;10^-12mol/L。     

Bienzymatic amperometric biosensor for glucose based on polypyrrole/ceramic carbon as electrode material

A novel amperometric biosensor utilizing two enzymes, glucose oxidase (GOD) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP), was developed for the cathodic detection of glucose. The glucose biosensor was constructed by electrochemical formation of a polypyrrole (PPy) membrane in the presence of GOD on the surface of a HRP-modified sol-gel derived-mediated ceramic carbon electrode. Ferrocenecarboxylic acid (FCA) was used as mediator to transfer electron between enzyme and electrode. In the hetero-bilayer configuration of electrode, all enzymes were well immobilized in electrode matrices and showed favorable enzymatic activities. The amperometric detection of glucose was carried out at +0.16 V (versus saturated calomel reference electrode (SCE)) in 0.1 M phosphate buffer solution (pH 6.9) with a linear response range between 8.0×10⁻⁵ and 1.3×10⁻³ M glucose. The biosensor showed a good suppression of interference in the amperometric detection.