Effective seed-assisted synthesis of gold nanoparticles anchored nitrogen-doped graphene for electrochemical detection of glucose and dopamine

A novel gold nanoparticle-anchored nitrogen-doped graphene (AuNP/NG) nanohybrid was synthesized through a seed-assisted growth method, as an effective electrocatalyst for glucose and dopamine detection. The AuNP/NG nanohybrids exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity toward glucose and dopamine sensing applications. The as-synthesized nanohybrids exhibited excellent catalytic activity toward glucose, with a linear response throughout the concentration range from 40 mu M to 16.1 mM, a detection limit of 12 mu M, and a short response time (similar to 10 s ). It also exhibited an excellent response toward DA, with a wide detection range from 30 nM to 48 mu M, a low detection limit of 10 nM, and a short response time (similar to 8 s). Furthermore, it also showed long-term stability and high selectivity for the target analytes. These results imply that such nanohybrids show a great potential for electrochemical biosensing application. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.