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Yaojin Xu1, Xingyu Meng1, Yuanyuan Zhang1
1State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410082, China.
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Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) offer excellent performance but are often limited by complex fabrication and high costs. Here, we present a simple, universal method for constructing metal nanoparticle (MNP) microarray electrodes-Au, Ag, and Pd-via in situ reduction on polydopamine (PDA) microarrays patterned by microcontact printing (µCP). Because each microdisk allows for nearly independent spherical diffusion, the system benefits from significantly enhanced mass transport conditions. Using AuNPs microdisk array electrodes, nitrite determination was achieved, which demonstrates a 4-fold enhancement in current density and improved sensitivity (LOD = 2.5 µM) compared to conventional randomly modified electrodes. The sensor also demonstrated successful detection of nitrite in real food samples. This versatile platform allows tunable array geometry and composition, offering broad potential for electroanalytical and electrocatalytic applications.
