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Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube High-Frequency Nanoelectronic Biosensor for Sensing in High Ionic Strength Solutions
Published on: July 22, 2013
An effective nanostructured assembly for ion-selective electrodes. An ionophore covalently linked to carbon nanotubes
Enrique J Parra1, Pascal Blondeau, Gastón A Crespo
1Department of Analytical and Organic Chemistry, University Rovira i Virgili, Campus Sescelades, Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
Abstract:
We report on the synthesis of a new hybrid material, i.e. benzo-18-crown-6 covalently linked to multi-wall carbon nanotubes, and its use in solid-state ion-selective electrodes both as a receptor and an ion-to-electron transducer. This new concept leads to potentiometric sensors with extremely high selectivity.

