Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 17, 2026

Evaluating Plasmonic Transport in Current-carrying Silver Nanowires
09:00

Evaluating Plasmonic Transport in Current-carrying Silver Nanowires

Published on: December 11, 2013

Using silver nanoparticle to enhance current response of biosensor.

Xiangling Ren1, Xianwei Meng, Dong Chen

  • 1Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Box 5091, Jia #3, Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China.

Biosensors & Bioelectronics
|August 4, 2005
PubMed
Summary

This study introduces a novel method to enhance glucose biosensor sensitivity using silver nanoparticles. The improved biosensor shows a significantly faster and stronger response to glucose detection.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Control of pathogens in biofilms on the surface of stainless steel by levulinic acid plus sodium dodecyl sulfate.

International journal of food microbiology·2015
Same author

Controlled self-assembly of a pyrene-based bolaamphiphile by acetate ions: from nanodisks to nanofibers by fluorescence enhancement.

Soft matter·2015
Same author

Gradual-order enhanced stability: a frozen section of electrospun nanofibers for energy storage.

Nanoscale·2015
Same author

[Association of human epicardial adipose tissue volume and inflammatory mediators with atherosclerosis and vulnerable coronary atherosclerotic plaque].

Zhonghua xin xue guan bing za zhi·2015
Same author

Ultrasensitive SERS detection of trinitrotoluene through capillarity-constructed reversible hot spots based on ZnO-Ag nanorod hybrids.

Nanoscale·2015
Same author

pERK1/2 silencing sensitizes pancreatic cancer BXPC-3 cell to gemcitabine-induced apoptosis via regulating Bax and Bcl-2 expression.

World journal of surgical oncology·2015

Area of Science:

  • Electrochemistry
  • Biosensors
  • Nanomaterials

Background:

  • Glucose biosensors are crucial for diabetes management.
  • Improving biosensor sensitivity and response time is an ongoing challenge.
  • Silver nanoparticles offer unique electrochemical properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the feasibility of using silver (Ag) sol for immobilizing glucose oxidase (GOx) in amperometric glucose biosensors.
  • To develop a simple procedure for increasing glucose biosensor sensitivity.
  • To evaluate the effect of silver nanoparticles on biosensor performance.

Main Methods:

  • Immobilization of glucose oxidase (GOx) within a silver (Ag) sol matrix.
  • Cross-linking the GOx-Ag sol mixture with polyvinyl butyral (PVB) using glutaraldehyde.

More Related Videos

Rapid Nanoprobe Signal Enhancement by In Situ Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis
07:30

Rapid Nanoprobe Signal Enhancement by In Situ Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis

Published on: March 7, 2018

Bio-inspired Polydopamine Surface Modification of Nanodiamonds and Its Reduction of Silver Nanoparticles
07:58

Bio-inspired Polydopamine Surface Modification of Nanodiamonds and Its Reduction of Silver Nanoparticles

Published on: November 14, 2018

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 17, 2026

Evaluating Plasmonic Transport in Current-carrying Silver Nanowires
09:00

Evaluating Plasmonic Transport in Current-carrying Silver Nanowires

Published on: December 11, 2013

Rapid Nanoprobe Signal Enhancement by In Situ Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis
07:30

Rapid Nanoprobe Signal Enhancement by In Situ Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis

Published on: March 7, 2018

Bio-inspired Polydopamine Surface Modification of Nanodiamonds and Its Reduction of Silver Nanoparticles
07:58

Bio-inspired Polydopamine Surface Modification of Nanodiamonds and Its Reduction of Silver Nanoparticles

Published on: November 14, 2018

  • Coating a platinum electrode with the prepared composite material.
  • Studying the effect of varying Ag particle concentrations on current response.

    • Main Results:

    • The current response of the enzyme electrode increased from 0.531 to 31.17 microA in 10 mmol/L beta-D glucose solution with the inclusion of hydrophobic Ag sol.
    • The time to reach a steady-state current response was reduced from 60 to 20 seconds.
    • A threefold reduction in response time was observed compared to electrodes without Ag particles.

    Conclusions:

    • Immobilization of GOx in Ag sol is a feasible and effective method to enhance amperometric glucose biosensor performance.
    • The use of silver nanoparticles significantly improves both the sensitivity and response speed of glucose biosensors.
    • This simple procedure offers a promising approach for developing next-generation glucose monitoring devices.