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Single-wall carbon nanotube-based voltammetric sensor and biosensor.

Zhiai Xu1, Xu Chen, Xiaohu Qu

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.

Biosensors & Bioelectronics
|October 21, 2004
PubMed
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Single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) modified electrodes show pH sensitivity and can detect ammonia. These SWNT electrodes were used to create stable biosensors for urea and acetylthiocholine detection.

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Area of Science:

  • Electrochemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) possess unique electrochemical properties.
  • Developing pH-sensitive electrodes is crucial for various analytical applications.
  • Carbon nanotube-based sensors offer potential for enhanced sensitivity and stability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the pH-sensitive properties of SWNT-modified electrodes.
  • To investigate the response of SWNT electrodes to pH changes and ammonia.
  • To construct and evaluate voltammetric biosensors using SWNTs for enzyme immobilization.

Main Methods:

  • Differential pulse voltammetry was employed to study pH response.
  • SWNT-modified electrodes were prepared and characterized.

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  • Voltammetric biosensors were constructed by immobilizing urease and acetylcholinesterase using sol-gel hybrid material.

    • Main Results:

    • The SWNT-modified electrode exhibited a reversible Nernstian response to pH changes from 1 to 13.
    • The electrode showed a stable potential response to ammonia within 5 minutes.
    • Constructed biosensors demonstrated significant potential shifts for urea (0.130 V) and acetylthiocholine (0.220 V) detection.

    Conclusions:

    • SWNT-modified electrodes are effective for pH sensing and ammonia detection.
    • The developed biosensors are simple, reproducible, and stable.
    • This work expands the application of carbon nanotubes in electrochemical biosensing for various enzyme substrates.