Journal
SENSORS
Volume 8, Issue 11, Pages 6924-6935Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s8116924
Keywords
Single-walled carbon nanotubes; Nafion; Carbon fiber microelectrode; Dopamine; Ascorbic acid; Electrocatalytic oxidation
Funding
- Korea Research Foundation
- Korea Government (MOEHRD, Basic Research Promotion Fund) [KRF-2007-070-C00084]
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Carbon fiber microelectrode (CFME) modified by Nafion and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) was studied by voltammetric methods in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solution at pH 7.4. The Nafion-SWNTs/ CFME modified microelectrode exhibited strongly enhanced voltammetric sensitivity and selectivity towards dopamine (DA) determination in the presence of ascorbic acid (AA). Nafion-SWNTs film accelerated the electron transfer reaction of DA, but Nafion film as a negatively charged polymer restrained the electrochemical response of AA. Voltammetric techniques separated the anodic peaks of DA and AA, and the interference from AA was effectively excluded from DA determination. Linear calibration plots were obtained in the DA concentration range of 10 nM - 10 mu M and the detection limit of the anodic current was determined to be 5 nM at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. The study results demonstrate that DA can be determined without any interference from AA at the modified microelectrode, thereby increasing the sensitivity, selectivity, and reproducibility and stability.
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