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  • Electrochemical sensors are crucial for detecting various analytes.
  • Developing cost-effective and accessible sensor technology is essential.

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  • To develop a novel electrochemical microfluidic system using a 3D electrode array.
  • To demonstrate the system's capability for detecting dopamine and p-nitrophenol.
  • To establish a low-cost, easily fabricated sensor for potential environmental and health monitoring.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a microfluidic channel integrated with a 3D working electrode array made of pencil leads.
  • Testing the system with a redox probe and comparing experimental data with computer simulations.
  • Assessing the system's performance for dopamine determination and p-nitrophenol detection.

Main Results:

  • Successful integration of a 3D pencil lead electrode array into a microfluidic channel.
  • Accurate determination of dopamine concentration at physiological pH.
  • Ultrasensitive, qualitative detection of p-nitrophenol with a limit of detection below 1 nmol L⁻¹.
  • Demonstrated potential for pesticide exposure evaluation via urinalysis.

Conclusions:

  • The developed electrochemical microfluidic system is a low-cost, effective tool for sensitive analyte detection.
  • The unique 3D electrode structure provides a platform for understanding electroanalysis and electrode functionalization.
  • This represents the first use of pencil leads as a 3D electrochemical sensor in a microfluidic channel.