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Ratiometric electrochemical sensor for bisphenol A detection using a glassy carbon electrode modified with a
Zhiyuan Sun1, Qin Xiao1, Jingjing Tang1
1College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China. wangyong@ncu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
A ratiometric electrochemical sensor for bisphenol A (BPA) detection is developed using a glassy carbon electrode modified with a poly(toluidine blue)/gold nanoparticle composite (PTB/AuNP/GCE). The ratiometric signal, namely, the oxidation peak current ratio of BPA to PTB, increases linearly with BPA concentration in the 0.2-5.0 μM range, with a detection limit of 0.15 μM. The electrochemical mechanism of BPA is studied at the PTB/AuNP/GCE, and the results show that BPA undergoes an electrooxidation process of two electrons and two protons at the PTB/AuNP/GCE. The proposed sensor has high sensitivity, high stability and good selectivity. The application of BPA in water samples is successfully verified using the proposed ratiometric electrochemical sensor.
