Amperometric Biosensors Based on Platinum Nanowires

Abstract

Platinum nanowires (PtNW) were prepared by an electrodeposition strategy using nanopore alumina template. The nanowires prepared were dispersed in chitosan (CHIT) solution and stably immobilized onto the surface of glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The electrochemical behavior of PtNW‐modified electrode and its application to the electrocatalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) are investigated. The modified electrode allows low potential detection of hydrogen peroxide with high sensitivity and fast response time. As an application example, the glucose oxidase was immobilized onto the surface of PtNW‐modified electrode through cross‐linking by glutaric dialdehyde. The detection of glucose was performed in phosphate buffer at –0.2 V. The resulting glucose biosensor exhibited a short response time (<8 s), with a linear range of 10^?5?10^?2 M and detection limit of 5×10^?6 M.     

Direct Electron Transfer of Glucose Oxidase and Glucose Biosensor Based on Nano-structural Attapulgite Clay Matrix

The direct electrochemistry of glucose oxidase (GOD) was achieved based on the immobilization of GOD on a natural nano‐structural attapulgite (ATP) clay film modified glassy carbon (GC) electrode. The immobilized GOD displayed a pair of well‐defined quasi‐reversible redox peaks with a formal potential (E^0′) of ?457.5 mV (vs. SCE) in 0.1 mol·L^?1 pH 7.0 phosphate buffer solution. The peak current was linearly dependent on the scan rate, indicating that the direct electrochemistry of GOD in that case was a surface‐controlled process. The immobilized glucose oxidase could retain bioactivity and catalyze the oxidation of glucose in the presence of ferrocene monocarboxylic acid (FMCA) as a mediator with the apparent Michaelis‐Menten constant K^app_m of 1.16 mmol·L^?1. The electrocatalytic response showed a linear dependence on the glucose concentration ranging widely from 5.0×10^?6 to 6.0×10^?4 mol·L^?1 (with correlation coefficient of 0.9960). This work demonstrated that the nano‐structural attapulgite clay was a good candidate material for the direct electrochemistry of the redox‐active enzyme and the construction of the related enzyme biosensors. The proposed biosensors were applied to determine the glucose in blood and urine samples with satisfactory results.     

Amperometric Glucose Biosensor Based on Ultrafine Platinum Nanoparticles

Abstract

In the present paper the ultrafine and highly dispersed platinum nanoparticles (average size 3 nm) were used for the construction of a glucose biosensor in a simple method. An excellent response to glucose has been obtained with a high sensitivity (137.7 µA mM^?1 cm^?2) and fast response time (5 s). The biosensor showed a detection limit of 5 µM (at the ratio of signal to noise, S/N=3) and a linear range form 0.2 to 3.2 mM with a correlation coefficient r=0.999. The apparent Michaelis–Menten constant (k _m) and the maximum current were estimated to be 9.36 and 1.507 mA mM^?1 cm^?2, respectively. In addition, effects of pH value, applied potential and the interferents on the amperometric response of the sensor were investigated and discussed.     

Direct Electrochemistry of Hemoglobin Based on Fe3O4@SiO2 Nanoparticles Modified Electrode

A biosensor based on hemoglobin‐Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ nanoparticle bioconjunctions modified indium‐tin‐oxide (Hb/Fe₃O₄@SiO₂/ITO) electrode was fabricated to determine the concentration of H₂O₂. UV‐vis absorption spectra, fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR) spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry (CV) and high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) were used to characterize the bioconjunction of Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ with Hb. Experimental results demonstrate that the immobilized Hb on the Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ matrix retained its native structure well. In addition, Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ nanoparticles (NPs) are very effective in facilitating electron transfer of the immobilized enzyme, which can be attributed to the unique nanostructure and larger surface area of the Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ NPs. The biosensor displayed good performance for the detection of H₂O₂ with a wide linear range from 2.03×10^?6 to 4.05×10^?3 mol/L and a detection limit of 0.32 µmol/L. The resulting biosensor exhibited fast amperometric response, good stability, reproducibility, and selectivity to H₂O₂.     

Controlling Proton and Electron Transfer Rates to Enhance the Activity of an Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst

An electrochemical approach is developed that allows for the control of both proton and electron transfer rates in the O₂ reduction reaction (ORR). A dinuclear Cu ORR catalyst was prepared that can be covalently attached to thiol‐based self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au electrodes using azide–alkyne click chemistry. Using this architecture, the electron transfer rate to the catalyst is modulated by changing the length of the SAM, and the proton transfer rate to the catalyst is controlled with an appended lipid membrane modified with proton carriers. By tuning the relative rates of proton and electron transfer, the current density of the lipid‐covered catalyst is enhanced without altering its core molecular structure. This electrochemical platform will help identify optimal thermodynamic and kinetic parameters for ORR catalysts and catalysts of other reactions that involve the transfer of both protons and electrons.     

Direct Electron Transfer between Glucose Oxidase and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes

The direct dedrochemical behavior between the glucose oxfdase ( GOD ) and the multi-wailed carbon nauotubes (MWNTs) has been studied. Two pairs of cyclic voltammetric peaks corresponding to the two different processes, i. e. mass-transportand surface reaction of GOD are observed on this MWNTs. The formal potentials with E^o‘=-0.45Vand E^o‘=-0.55V were obtained respectively.The GOD film was observed on the carbon nanotube by the TEM.     

酶直接电化学与第三代生物传感器

本文详细地评述并展望了酶直接电化学与第三代生物传感器这个领域已取得的成果，主要内容涉及生物电催化的三个发展阶段，实现酶与电极之间的直接电子转移方法和相应机理、以及第三代酶传感器的研制。     

Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Electron Transfer of Electrode-Immobilized Small Laccase from Streptomyces coelicolor

The thermodynamic and kinetic properties for heterogeneous electron transfer (ET) were measured for the electrode-immobilized small laccase (SLAC) from Streptomyces coelicolor subjected to different electrostatic and covalent protein-electrode linkages, using cyclic voltammetry. Once immobilized electrostatically onto a gold electrode using mixed carboxyl- and hydroxy-terminated alkane-thiolate SAMs or covalently exploiting the same SAM subjected to N-hydroxysuccinimide+1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (NHS-EDC) chemistry, the SLAC-electrode electron flow occurs through the T1 center. The E°′ values (from +0.2 to +0.1 V vs. SHE at pH 7.0) are lower by more than 0.2 V compared to the protein either in solution or immobilized with different anchoring strategies using uncharged SAMs. For the present electrostatic and covalent binding, this effect can, respectively, be ascribed to the negative charge of the SAM surfaces and to deletion of the positive charge of Lys/Arg residues due to amide bond formation which both selectively stabilize the more positively charged oxidized SLAC. Observation of enthalpy/entropy compensation within the series indicates that the immobilized proteins experience different reduction-induced solvent reorganization effects. The E°′ values for the covalently attached SLAC are sensitive to three acid base equilibria, with apparent pK_a values of pK_a1ox = 5.1, pK_a1red = 7.5, pK_a2ox = 8.4, pK_a2red = 10.9, pK_a2ox = 8.9, pK_a2red = 11.3 possibly involving one residue close to the T1 center and two residues (Lys and/or Arg) along with moderate protein unfolding, respectively. Therefore, the E°′ value of immobilized SLAC turns out to be particularly sensitive to the anchoring mode and medium conditions.     

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.     

自组装单分子膜在电化学电子转移过程中的应用

综述了自组装单分子膜作为模型体系在电化学电极过程中长程电子转移方面应用的一些重要研究成果。重点介绍了电子转移距离、电活性中心的微环境、膜表面分子的设计和状态等因素对长程电子转移的影响情况。展望了该领域今后的发展方向。     

Direct Electron Transfer and Electrocatalysis of Myoglobin Based on its Direct Immobilization on Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrode

Direct electron transfer of myoglobin (Mb) was achieved by its direct immobilization on carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE) with a conductive hydrophobic ionic liquid, 1‐butyl pyridinium hexaflourophosphate ([BuPy][PF₆]) as binder for the first time. A pair of well‐defined, quasi‐reversible redox peaks was observed for Mb/CILE resulting from Mb redox of heme Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox couple in 0.1 M phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.0) with oxidation potential of ?0.277 V, reduction potential of ?0.388 V, the formal potential E°′ (E°′=(E_pa+E_pc)/2) at ?0.332 V and the peak‐to‐peak potential separation of 0.111 V at 0.5 V/s. The average surface coverage of the electroactive Mb immobilized on the electrode surface was calculated as 1.06±0.03×10^?9 mol cm^?2. Mb retained its bioactivity on modified electrode and showed excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the reduction of H₂O₂. The cathodic peak current of Mb was linear to H₂O₂ concentration in the range from 6.0 μM to 160 μM with a detection limit of 2.0 μM (S/N=3). The apparent Michaelis–Menten constant (K and the electron transfer rate constant (k_s) were estimated to be 140±1 μM and 2.8±0.1 s^?1, respectively. The biosensor achieved the direct electrochemistry of Mb on CILE without the help of any supporting film or any electron mediator.     

Amperometric Glucose Biosensors Based on Composite Polymeric Structures to Prevent Interferences

ABSTRACT

High sensitive glucose biosensors were realised by oxidative polymerisation of amphiphilic pyrrole monomer-glucose oxidase mixtures, previously adsorbed on platinum electrodes. These sensors, based on H₂O₂ electrooxidation at 0.5V vs SCE, exhibited marked interferences due to electrooxidisable endogenous (ascorbate and urate) and exogenous (paracetamol) compounds. Bilayer structures, combining the preceding polymer film as an outer layer and electrogenerated poly(phenylene diamine), overoxidised polypyrrolic films or Nafion as an inner layer, were fabricated in order to minimise interferences. Finally, the use of Nafion as a semipermeable barrier appeared to be more efficient than the electrogenerated films. The Nafion-based biosensor exhibited glucose sensitivity of 0.4 mA.M^?1; .cm^?2, while interference of ascorbate, urate and paracetamol was negligible.     

Direct electrochemistry behavior of Cytochrome c on silicon dioxide nanoparticles-modified electrode

A newfangled direct electrochemistry behavior of Cytochrome c (Cyt c) was found on glassy carbon (GC) electrode modified with the silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanoparticles by physical adsorption. A pair of stable and well-defined redox peaks of Cyt c′ quasi-reversible electrochemical reaction were obtained with a heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant of 1.66×10-3 cm/s and a formal potential of 0.069 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) (0.263 V versus NHE) in 0.1 mol/L pH 6.8 PBS. Both the size and the amount of SiO2 nanoparticles could influence the electron transfer between Cyt c and the electrode. Electrostatic interaction which is between the negative nanoparticle surface and positively charged amino acid residues on the Cyt c surface is of importance for the stability and reproducibility toward the direct electron transfer of Cyt c. It is suggested that the modification of SiO2 nanoparticles proposes a novel approach to realize the direct electrochemistry of proteins.     

Novel Roles of Metal Ions in Layered Self-assembled Films of Polynuclear Complexes on Their Photoinduced Electron Transfer Properties

Three metal ion bridged self-assembled(SA)films of cis-di(thiocyanato)-bis(2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-dicarboxylate)ruthenium were fabricated and characterized by contact angle,UV spectra,cyclic voltammetry and XPS.Theirphotoinduced electron transfer properties(PETP)were examined.Among the titled systems,the highest steady an-odic photocurrent of 1773—1843 nA/cm~1 and the highest quantum yield of 3.2% were achieved.The effects of in-cident light intensity,bias voltage,and electron donor were also studied.The possible mechanism of electron trans-fer was proposed.The results reveal that different metal ion in SA films could affect significantly the photoinducedelectron transfer property.Our experimental results clearly show that bridging metal ions can play both functionaland structural roles in these self-assembled systems.This method of forming functional films can provide a new ap-proach to regulate the property of similar systems.     

高分子聚合物-多壁碳纳米管复合物固定漆酶及其在玻碳电极上的直接电子迁移

采用不同结构的高分子聚合物与纯化的多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)共混的方法,制备得到聚合物非共价功能化多壁碳管复合物,测定了这些载体对漆酶(lac)的担载量、固定漆酶的比活力及稳定性.以固定漆酶的复合物修饰玻碳(GC)电极后,采用循环伏安法研究这些电极在无氧磷酸盐缓冲液(PBS)中的直接电化学行为及催化氧还原活力,粗略地测定了固定漆酶与电极间电子转移的速率常数.实验结果表明,当聚合物中含亲漆酶基团或能与漆酶活性中心发生相互作用的官能团时利于直接电子转移,而且复合物固定漆酶保持了游离漆酶的天然构象.这些电极中,lac/NIPAM-co-BPCP-M WCNTs/GC(NIPAM-co-BPCP:N-烯丙基-1-苯甲酰基-3-苯基-4,5-2H-4-甲酰胺基吡唑-co-N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)在无氧PBS中发生直接电子转移的式电位(605mV)更接近漆酶活性中心的式电位(580mV),具有较快的异相电子转移速率(0.726s-1),较高的漆酶担载量(103.5mg/g)和固定漆酶比活力(1.68U/mg),较高的催化氧还原能力(氧还原起始电位820mV,在650mV时的催化峰电流为85.5μA)以及良好的重复使用性和长期使用性.     

On the Roles of Electron Transfer in Catalysis by Nanoclusters and Nanoparticles

Electron transfer plays a major role in chemical reactions and processes, and this is particularly true of catalysis by nanomaterials. The advent of metal nanoparticle (NP) catalysts, recently including atomically precise nanoclusters (NCs) as parts of nanocatalyst devices has brought increased control of the relationship between NP and NC structures and their catalytic functions. Consequently, the molecular definition of these new nanocatalysts has allowed a better understanding and management of various kinds of electron transfer involved in the catalytic processes. This Minireview brings a chemist‘s view of several major aspects of electron-transfer functions concerning NPs and NCs in catalytic processes. Particular focus concerns the role of NPs and NCs as electron reservoirs and light-induced antenna in catalytic processes from H₂ generation to more complex reactions and sustainable energy production.     

Ferrocene and Porphyrin Monolayers on Si(100) Surfaces: Preparation and Effect of Linker Length on Electron Transfer

The missing link : Ferrocene and porphyrin monolayers are tethered on silicon surfaces with short (see picture, left) or long (right) linkers. Electron transfer to the silicon substrate is faster for monolayers with a short linker.

     

基于担载贵金属纳米粒子聚苯二胺的生物传感器

系统论述了基于聚苯二胺的电流型生物传感器,如过氧化氢传感器、葡萄糖传感器和免疫传感器等的探测性能。指出聚苯二胺中的大量氨基/亚胺基及其膜的形态结构有助于加大贵金属纳米粒子的载入量,这种载有贵金属的聚苯二胺对酶的高效锚定作用以及贵金属纳米粒子的快速电子传输能力使其具有明显的电流增敏效果。聚苯二胺膜具有优异的选择透过性能,对抗坏血酸、脲酸、醋氨酚等常见干扰物质具有较强的抗干扰能力。由此制备的生物传感器生物物质探测与分析等领域展现出了广阔的应用前景。     

Direct Measurement of Charge Regulation in Metalloprotein Electron Transfer

Determining whether a protein regulates its net electrostatic charge during electron transfer (ET) will deepen our mechanistic understanding of how polypeptides tune rates and free energies of ET (e.g., by affecting reorganization energy, and/or redox potential). Charge regulation during ET has never been measured for proteins because few tools exist to measure the net charge of a folded protein in solution at different oxidation states. Herein, we used a niche analytical tool (protein charge ladders analyzed with capillary electrophoresis) to determine that the net charges of myoglobin, cytochrome c, and azurin change by 0.62±0.06, 1.19±0.02, and 0.51±0.04 units upon single ET. Computational analysis predicts that these fluctuations in charge arise from changes in the pK_a values of multiple non‐coordinating residues (predominantly histidine) that involve between 0.42–0.90 eV. These results suggest that ionizable residues can tune the reactivity of redox centers by regulating the net charge of the entire protein–cofactor–solvent complex.