Sensitive Electrochemical Detection of Bisphenol A Using Molybdenum Disulfide/Au Nanorod Composites Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Bisphenol A, an important compound that is classified as an environmental hormone, has been proven to have harmful effects on human health and ecology. A molybdenum disulfide/Au nanorod‐modified glassy carbon electrode was prepared as an electrochemical sensor for the detection of bisphenol A using a simple and convenient approach. UV–Vis spectrophotometry and transmission electron microscopy were employed to characterize the composite. The electrochemical behavior of bisphenol A at the modified electrode was investigated via differential pulse voltammetry and cyclic voltammetry. The results show that bisphenol A exhibits a good electrochemical signal at the modified electrode under optimized conditions, and a good linear relationship was observed between the bisphenol A concentration and peak current within the range of 0.01–50 μM, with a detection limit of 3.4 nM. Furthermore, the fabricated electrodes showed good anti‐interference, reproducibility and stability. The proposed electrochemical method was successfully applied for the detection of bisphenol A in milk and water samples, and its potential for applications in pollutant detection was demonstrated.     

Ultrasensitive Label‐free Electrochemical Immunosensors for Multiple Cell Surface Biomarkers on Liver Cancer Stem Cells

Liver cancer is one of the most widely spread cancers in the world. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a small subpopulation of liver cancer cells that are thought to be responsible for relapse of cancer and the resistance to chemotherapy. Detection of CSCs is highly demanded for screening patients who are at high risk for developing metastatic cancers. However, the current methodologies for CSCs detection are sophisticated, expensive and not reliable. Here, we report the development of a label‐free impedance immunosensors for liver CSC quantification using four established CSC surface biomarkers (CD44, CD90, CD133/2 and OV‐6). The immunosensors were simply fabricated by the covalent attachment of four biomarkers specific antibodies on gold electrodes using cysteamine/phenylene isothiocyanate linker. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was employed to detect the binding of the cells to the immunosensors. The binding of the CSCs to the gold electrode surface retards the access of ferri‐ferrocyanide redox molecules to the electrode leading to enhancement in the charge transfer resistance (R_ct) which represents the basis of the detection signal. The developed electrochemical immunosensors showed high sensitivity and selectivity for CSC detection with a wide linear range from 1 × 10¹ to 1× 10⁴ cells/mL with a limit of detection of 1 cell/ml. This work represents a new, accurate, simple and low cost method for the detection of liver CSC that might help in the early diagnosis of metastatic disease and cancer relapse.     

An electrochemical immunosensor using p-aminophenol redox cycling by NADH on a self-assembled monolayer and ferrocene-modified Au electrodes

Redox cycling of enzymatically amplified electroactive species has been widely employed for high signal amplification in electrochemical biosensors. However, gold (Au) electrodes are not generally suitable for redox cycling using a reducing (or oxidizing) agent because of the high background current caused by the redox reaction of the agent at highly electrocatalytic Au electrodes. Here we report a new redox cycling scheme, using nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), which can be applied to Au electrodes. Importantly, p-aminophenol (AP) redox cycling by NADH is achieved in the absence of diaphorase enzyme. The Au electrodes are modified with a mixed self-assembled monolayer of mercaptododecanoic acid and mercaptoundecanol, and a partially ferrocenyl-tethered dendrimer layer. The self-assembled monolayer of long thiol molecules significantly decreases the background current of the modified Au electrodes, and the ferrocene modification facilitates easy oxidation of AP. The low amount of ferrocene on the Au electrodes minimizes ferrocene-mediated oxidation of NADH. In sandwich-type electrochemical immunosensors for mouse immunoglobulin G (IgG), an alkaline phosphatase label converts p-aminophenylphosphate (APP) into electroactive AP. The amplified AP is oxidized to p-quinoneimine (QI) by electrochemically generated ferrocenium ion. NADH reduces QI back to AP, which can be re-oxidized. This redox cycling enables a low detection limit for mouse IgG (1 pg mL(-1)) to be obtained.     

Enzyme-free Recycling Amplification-based Sensitive Electrochemical Thrombin Aptasensor

In this work, an enzyme-free recycling amplification-based sensitive electrochemical thrombin aptasensor using catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) and bisferrocene was proposed for electrochemical beacon. Thrombin triggered the CHA reaction that in turn formed a number of double-stranded complexes,which are fixed on the surface of the gold electrode through potential-assisted Au−S deposition, and a large number of labeled bisferrocene are placed close to the gold electrode to generate electrochemical signal. The linear range of the electrochemical sensor was 0.25 pM-2.5 nM for thrombin with detection limit of 0.18 pM. This sensor can be employed to monitor the thrombin in human serum samples.     

Enhanced electrochemical activity of redox-labels in multi-layered protein films on indium tin oxide nanoparticle-based electrode

Facile electrical communication between redox-active labeling molecules and electrode is essential in the electrochemical detection of bio-affinity reactions. In this report, nanometer-sized indium tin oxide (ITO) particles were employed in the fabrication of porous thick film electrodes to enhance the otherwise impeded electrochemical activity of redox labels in multi-layered protein films, and to enable quantitative detection of avidin/biotin binding interaction. To carry out the affinity reaction, avidin immobilized on an ITO electrode was reacted with mouse IgG labeled with both biotin and ruthenium Tris-(2,2′-bipyridine) (Ru-bipy). The binding reaction between avidin and biotin was detected by the catalytic voltammetry of Ru-bipy in an oxalate-containing electrolyte. On sputtered ITO thin film electrode, although a single layer of Ru-bipy labeled avidin exhibited substantial anodic current, attaching the label to the outer IgG layer of the avidin/biotin-IgG binding pair resulted in almost complete loss of the signal. However, electrochemical current was recovered on ITO film electrodes prepared from nanometer-sized particles. The surface of the nanoparticle structured electrode was found by scanning electron microscopy to be very porous, and had twice as much surface binding capacity for avidin as the sputtered electrode. The results were rationalized by the assumption of different packing density of avidin inner layer on the two surfaces, and consequently different electron transfer distance between the electrode and Ru-bipy on the IgG outer layer. A linear relationship between electrochemical current and IgG concentration was obtained in the range of 40-4000 nmol L⁻¹ on the nanoparticle-based electrode. The approach can be employed in the electrochemical detection of immunoassays using non-enzymatic redox labels.     

Construction of an electrochemical sensor based on the electrodeposition of Au-Pt nanoparticles mixtures on multi-walled carbon nanotubes film for voltammetric determination of cefotaxime

Mixtures of gold-platinum nanoparticles (Au-PtNPs) are fabricated consecutively on a multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) coated glassy carbon electrode (GCE) by the electrodeposition method. The surface morphology and nature of the hybrid film (Au-PtNPs/MWCNT) deposited on glassy carbon electrodes is characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) techniques. The modified electrode is used as a new and sensitive electrochemical sensor for the voltammetric determination of cefotaxime (CFX). The electrochemical behavior of CFX is investigated on the surface of the modified electrode using linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). The results of voltammetric studies exhibited a considerable improvement in the oxidation peak current of CFX compared to glassy carbon electrodes individually coated with MWCNT or Au-PtNPs. Under the optimized conditions, the modified electrode showed a wide linear dynamic range of 0.004-10.0 μM with a detection limit of 1.0 nM for the voltammetric determination of CFX. The modified electrode was successfully applied for the accurate determination of trace amounts of CFX in pharmaceutical and clinical preparations.     

Principles and applications of electrochemical and optical biosensors

The principles of biocatalytic and bioaffinity biosensors are reviewed with emphasis on electron transfer-type enzyme sensors, optical enzyme sensors and optical immunosensors for homogeneous immunoassay. An enzyme sensor for ethanol was fabricated by electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole onto the surface of platinized platinum-adsorbed alcohol dehydrogenase—NAD—Meldola Blue. Ethanol was determined amperometrically by measuring the oxidative current through polypyrrole. An optical enzyme sensor is exemplified by an acethylcholine sensor based on an optical pH fibre sensor using a thin polyaniline film. The optical immunosensor for homogeneous immunoassay consists of an optical fibre, the end of the which is coated with an optically transparent platinum electrode. With using luminol as a label, highly sensitive homogeneous immunoassay is carried out by measuring the electrochemical luminescence of the label.     

A novel nitrite sensor based on graphene/polypyrrole/chitosan nanocomposite modified glassy carbon electrode

A novel nitrite sensor was fabricated based on a graphene/polypyrrole/chitosan nanocomposite film modified glassy carbon electrode. The nanocomposite film was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The electron transfer behaviour of the modified electrodes was investigated in [Fe(CN)(6)](3-)/(4-) redox probe using cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Differential pulse voltammetry and amperometry were used to study the electrochemical properties of the proposed sensor. Under optimum conditions, the sensor exhibited good reproducibility and stability for nitrite determination. Linear response was obtained in the range of 0.5-722 μM with a detection limit of 0.1 μM (S/N = 3) for nitrite determination.     

嵌入式超薄微晶纤维素/碳糊电极的构建及其应用研究

本文以镍铬合金为基体构建了嵌入式超薄微晶纤维素/碳糊电极,该电极是在镍铬合金表面通过直接嵌入微晶纤维素修饰的碳糊膜而制成的。以抗坏血酸为目标物考察其在该电极上的电化学行为,结果表明合金表面嵌入的超薄微晶纤维素/碳糊膜改变了基体电极的电化学性质,扫描电镜表征电极表面形貌,电化学方法考察了该电极对AA的响应。该电极对AA的电氧化显示了良好的增敏作用,可用于实际样品中AA的测定。     

基于Nafion固定磷钼酸和石墨烯共修饰PEDOT膜电极的电化学过氧化氢传感器

以玻碳电极（GCE）为基底电化学聚合制得聚3,4-乙烯二氧噻吩（PEDOT）膜修饰电极,再通过Nafion共固定磷钼酸和石墨烯构建了一种新型的无酶电化学H₂O₂传感器. 利用扫描电子显微镜（SEM）表征制得的修饰电极,并通过循环伏安法和计时电流法研究了传感器对H₂O₂的响应性能. 结果表明,在优化条件下,该传感器对H₂O₂还原具有良好的电催化性能,检测H₂O₂的线性范围为2.91×10^-6 ~ 1.83×10^-2 mol•L^-1,检出限和灵敏度分别为9.90×10^-7 mol•L^-1（S/N = 3）和112.5 μA•（mmol•L^-1）^-1. 此外,该传感器还具有良好的重现性和选择性.     

Selective Electrochemical Determination of Salicylic Acid in Wheat Using Molecular Imprinted Polymers

Salicylic acid is a phytohormone, playing crucial roles in signal transduction, crop growth, and development, and defense to environmental challenges. In this study, a highly selective electrochemical sensor was designed and used to determine salicylic acid using molecularly imprinted polymers for recognition. The electrochemical sensor was fabricated via stepwise modification of gold nanoparticle–graphene–chitosan and molecularly imprinted polymers on a glassy carbon electrode. With electrochemical deposition, a gold nanoparticle–graphene–chitosan film was deposited on the glassy carbon electrode and enhanced the sensitivity. Molecularly imprinted polymers with adsorbed template salicylic acid were added to the surface of the modified electrode. Cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were used to characterize the modified electrodes. Salicylic acid in wheat was quantified by the sensor using the molecularly imprinted polymer/gold nanoparticle–graphene–chitosan/glassy carbon electrode. Concentrations of salicylic acid from 5?×?10^?10 to 5?×?10^?5?mol?L^?1 were determined showing that the developed sensor was suitable for the analysis of food.     

Conical tungsten tips as substrates for the preparation of ultramicroelectrodes

Here we describe a simple method to prepare voltammetric microelectrodes using tungsten wires as a substrate. Tungsten wires have a high tensile modulus and enable the fabrication of electrodes that have small dimensions overall while retaining rigidity. In this work, 125 microm tungsten wires with a conical tip were employed. For the preparation of gold or platinum ultramicroelectrodes, commercial tungsten microelectrodes, completely insulated except at the tip, were used as substrates. Following removal of oxides from the exposed tungsten, platinum or gold was electroplated, yielding surfaces with an electroactive area of between 1 x 10-6 and 2 x 10-6 cm2. Carbon surfaces on the etched tip of tungsten microwires were prepared by coating with photoresist followed by pyrolysis. The entire electrode was then insulated with Epoxylite except the tip, yielding an exposed carbon surface with an area of around 4 x 10-6 to 6 x 10-6 cm2. All three types of ultramicroelectrodes fabricated on the tungsten wire had similar electrochemical behavior to electrodes fabricated from wires or fibers insulated with glass tubes.     

Metallated porphyrin noncovalent interaction with reduced graphene oxide‐modified electrode for amperometric detection of environmental pollutant hydrazine

A reduced graphene oxide/platinum(II) tetraphenylporphyrin nanocomposite (RGO/Pt‐TPP)‐modified glassy carbon electrode was developed for the selective detection of hydrazine. The RGO/Pt‐TPP nanocomposite was successfully prepared via noncovalent π–π stacking interaction. The prepared nanocomposite was characterized using nuclear magnetic resonance, electrochemical impedance, ultraviolet–visible and Raman spectroscopies, scanning electron microscopy and X‐ray diffraction. The electrochemical detection of hydrazine was performed via cyclic voltammetry and amperometry. The RGO/Pt‐TPP nanocomposite exhibited good electrocatalytic activity towards detection of hydrazine with low overpotential and high oxidation peak current. The fabricated sensor exhibited a wide linear range from 13 nM to 232 μM and a detection limit of 5 nM. In addition, the fabricated sensor selectively detected hydrazine even in the presence of 500‐fold excess of common interfering ions. The fabricated electrode exhibited good sensitivity, stability, repeatability and reproducibility. In addition, the practical applicability of the sensor was evaluated in various water samples with acceptable recoveries.     

Multilayer films of carbon nanotubes and redox polymer on screen-printed carbon electrodes for electrocatalysis of ascorbic acid

Multilayer films containing multiwall carbon nanotubes and redox polymer were successfully fabricated on a screen-printed carbon electrode using layer-by-layer (LBL) assembled method. UV-vis spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical method were used to characterize the assembled multilayer films. The multilayer films modified electrodes exhibited good electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of ascorbic acid (AA). Compared with the bare electrode, the oxidation peak potential negatively shifted about 350 mV (versus Ag/AgCl). Furthermore, the modified screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) could be used for the determination of ascorbic acid in real samples.     

聚合电流对锂/聚吡咯电池正极电化学行为的影响

在Pt微盘电极上用恒电流技术在电流密度为0.05-10 mA·cm-2范围合成了1 滋m厚度的聚吡咯(PPy)膜. 采用循环伏安(CV)、计时电势、交流阻抗(EIS)技术考察了不同聚合电流下得到的聚吡咯的电化学行为. 结果表明, 最佳聚合电流区间为1-5 mA·cm-2, 对应的电势一般在3.9-4.1V (vs Li/Li+)之间, PPy的掺杂度为30%左右. 在这一聚合电流密度范围得到的PPy具有较大的电化学容量, 较佳的电化学反应可逆性能、较高的氧化还原电势数值和稳定性能. 处于氧化态的聚吡咯具有优良的导电性. 上述条件下得到的PPy适合于作为锂离子二次电池的正极材料. 适当选择电流, 可以得到有相对完整的共轭仔键的长链结构的PPy 膜.     

Nafion-graphene composite film modified glassy carbon electrode for voltammetric determination of p-aminophenol

A Nafion-graphene (Nafion-GR) nanocomposite film modified glassy carbon electrode was fabricated by a simple drop-casting method, and used in the electrochemical detection of p-aminophenol (4-AP). Owing to the large surface area, good conductivity of GR and good affinity of Nafion, the sensor exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of 4-AP. The electrochemical behaviors of 4-AP on Nafion/GR film modified glassy carbon electrodes were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. A calibration curve is constructed in the same matrix, urine, as the unknown samples to be analyzed. The Nafion-GR film modified electrode was linearly dependent on the 4-AP concentration and the linear analytical curve was obtained in the ranges of 0.5–200 μM with differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and the detection limit was 0.051 μM. The Nafion-graphene nanocomposite modified electrode exhibited good reusability than pure graphene modified GCE. This procedure can be used for the determination of p-aminophenol in the presence of its degradation products and paracetamol. Finally, the proposed method was successfully used to determine p-aminophenol in local tap water samples in urine samples and pharmaceutical preparations.     

基于新型二氧化锰-碳纳米管复合材料的高灵敏过氧化氢传感器

本文以多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)和KMnO4为原料,通过直接氧化还原反应合成了一种新型MnO2-C纳米复合材料,将其滴涂在玻碳(GC)电极表面,成功制备出一种非酶型H2O2传感器。采用循环伏安法和计时电流法研究了该传感器对H2O2的电催化氧化行为。实验结果表明,与GC电极和MWCNTs修饰电极相比,该电极对H2O2氧化显示出更好的催化活性。实验对影响电极性能的各种参数,包括pH值、工作电位及MnO2-C修饰量进行了探讨。在最佳实验条件下,传感器对H2O2响应的线性范围为5.0×10-7～0.2mol·L-1,检测限(S/N=3)为1.4×10-7 mol·L-1。该传感器选材新颖,制备方法简单,重现性好,稳定性和抗干扰能力强。     

基于羟基化酞菁锌-石墨烯纳米材料的和厚朴酚电化学传感器的构建及其应用

通过非共价作用制备了可溶性四羟基酞菁锌-石墨烯纳米复合材料,并将其应用于构建新型高灵敏度和厚朴酚电化学传感器.由于水溶性四羟基酞菁锌和石墨烯的协同作用,显著提高了纳米复合材料的比表面积和导电性,增强了和厚朴酚的电化学响应.在最优实验条件下测定,和厚朴酚在0.01～1.0μmol/L和1.0～100 μmol/L范围内呈...     

二氧化锆/石墨烯复合材料对亚硝酸盐的电化学传感研究

制备了一种二氧化锆/还原氧化石墨烯(ZrO2NPs/rGO)复合材料修饰电极的亚硝酸盐电化学传感器,并成功用于亚硝酸盐的检测.采用循环伏安法和电流-时间曲线考察了修饰电极的电化学行为.实验结果表明,ZrO2NPs/rGO复合材料修饰电极对亚硝酸盐具有良好的电流响应.在最优实验条件下,电流-时间曲线中的电流响应信号与亚硝酸盐浓度在3.0×10Symbolm@@_7～1.0×10Symbolm@@_6 mol/L和1.0×10Symbolm@@_6～6.0×10Symbolm@@_6 mol/L的范围内呈良好的线性关系,检测限为1.0×10Symbolm@@_7 mol/L(S/N 3).该传感器灵敏性高、稳定性和重现性好.使用此传感器检测实际样品香肠中的亚硝酸盐的回收率为93.7％～110.4％,相对标准偏差为1.6％～2.1％.     

Determination of Bisphenol A Using an Electrochemical Sensor Based on a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Modified Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Paste Electrode

A novel electrochemical sensor for bisphenol A was developed through the combination of a molecular imprinting technique with a multiwalled carbon nanotube paste electrode. A molecularly imprinted polymer and nonimprinted polymer were synthesized in the presence and absence of bisphenol A, and then used to prepare the electrode. The bisphenol A imprinted polymer was applied as a selective recognition element in the electrochemical sensor. Differential pulse voltammetry was used to characterize the electrochemical behavior of bisphenol A at the modified electrodes. The results showed that the imprinted sensor had highest response for bisphenol A. Parameters including the carbon paste composition, pH, and adsorption time for the imprinted sensor were optimized. Under the optimized conditions, the differential pulse voltammetry peak current was linear with the concentration of bisphenol A from 0.08 to 100.0 µM, with a detection limit of 0.022 µM. The imprinted sensor for bisphenol A exhibited good selectivity, stability, and reproducibility. This sensor was successfully used for the determination of bisphenol A in real water samples.