1. Plasma functionalized surface of commodity polymers for dopamine detection
- Author
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Jordi Llorca, Carlos Alemán, Joaquin Osorio, Elaine Armelin, Jorge J. Buendía, Georgina Fabregat, Alejandra Castedo, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. IMEM - Innovació, Modelització i Enginyeria en (BIO) Materials, and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. NEMEN - Nanoenginyeria de materials aplicats a l'energia
- Subjects
Biopolímers ,Materials science ,Surface activation ,Dopamine ,Conducting polymers ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Nanotechnology ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Enginyeria química [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] ,Biopolymers ,Polímers conductors ,Inert ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Conductive polymer ,Conducting polymer ,Surfaces and Interfaces ,General Chemistry ,Polymer ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Polythiophene ,0104 chemical sciences ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,chemistry ,Polyethylene ,Polycaprolactone ,Electrode ,Plasma discharge ,Surface modification ,Enginyeria biomèdica ,Polystyrene ,0210 nano-technology ,Biomedical engineering - Abstract
We have fabricated potentially generalizable sensors based on polymeric-modified electrodes for the electrochemical detection of dopamine. Sensitive and selective sensors have been successfully obtained by applying a cold-plasma treatment during 1–2 min not only to conducting polymers but also to electrochemically inert polymers, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polycaprolactone and polystyrene. The effects of the plasma in the electrode surface activation, which is an essential requirement for the dopamine detection when inert polymers are used, have been investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Results indicate that exposure of polymer-modified electrodes to cold-plasma produces the formation of a large variety of reactive species adsorbed on the electrode surface, which catalyse the dopamine oxidation. With this technology, which is based on the application of a very simple physical functionalization, we have defined a paradox-based paradigm for the fabrication of electrochemical sensors by using inert and cheap plastics.
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- 2017