Selective Detection of NADH with Neutral Red Functionalized Carbon Nanotube/Plasma-polymerized Film Composite Electrode

A novel fabrication approach for electrochemical sensing of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) using neutral red (NR) functinalized carbon nanotube/plasma-polymerized film (PPF) composite electrode is reported. The configuration of sensing electrode was NR-functionalized CNTs sandwiched between two acetonitrile PPFs on sputtered gold thin film. The NR as an electron transfer mediator shuttles the electron from CNT to gold electrode. Due to the synergistic effect between NR and CNT, the resulting electrode showed the lower detection potential and the larger sensitivity (current) than that with NR or CNT alone. As a result, the electrode showed the selectivity against the interference ascorbic acid.