1. An electrochemical bifunctional sensor for the detection of nitrite and hydrogen peroxide based on layer-by-layer multilayer films of cationic phthalocyanine cobalt(<scp>ii</scp>) and carbon nanotubes
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Bin Wang, Jialin Zhang, Zhiyu Ren, Yiqun Wu, Hao Wu, Feng Wu, Zhimin Chen, and Chunying He
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Materials science ,Inorganic chemistry ,Layer by layer ,Biomedical Engineering ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,General Medicine ,Carbon nanotube ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Electrochemistry ,Electrocatalyst ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,law ,Phthalocyanine ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology ,Bifunctional ,Selectivity ,Cobalt - Abstract
As vital biological mediators, the accurate detection of nitrite (NO2−) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is desirable for clinical monitoring and diagnosis. Herein, cationic 2,9,16,23-tetra[4-(N-methyl)pyridinyloxy]phthalocyanine cobalt(II) ([TMPyPcCo]4+) and acid-treated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (aCNTs) were alternately self-assembled on the glassy carbon electrode (GCE) by means of the electrostatic interaction, leading to a 3D loose and interconnected assembly of [TMPyPcCo/aCNTs]n multilayer films. In the [TMPyPcCo/aCNTs]n films, [TMPyPcCo]4+ is anchored onto the surface of aCNTs without any inert polymer binders, which is beneficial to expose more active sites for electrocatalysis. The effective combination of [TMPyPcCo]4+ and aCNTs brings many advantages in electrochemical detection, involving the fast oriented transmission of charges, permeable channels for ion adsorption and transport, and more sensing sites, thus the [TMPyPcCo/aCNTs]n films display excellent electrochemical sensitivity towards both NO2− and H2O2. The responses of NO2− and H2O2 vary linearly with respect to the concentration from 5 µM to 30 mM and 10 µM to 9 mM. Furthermore, the superior cycling stability, reproducibility, and selectivity make [TMPyPcCo/aCNTs]n films suitable for the real samples.
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- 2016