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MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Volume 117, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111319
Keywords
Cyclic voltammetry sensors; 3D printing; Carbon nanotube; Polylactic; ZnO; Cu; Electronic tongue
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- Integrated Research Program funding from NRMS (NRCT year 2562) Thailand
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In this work, 3D printed electrodes fabricated by blending Polylactic acid (PLA) with carbon nanotube (CNT), CNT/copper (Cu), CNT/zinc oxide (ZnO) composites were applied as cyclic voltammetric sensors for electronic tongue analysis. Porous rectangular rod-shape electrodes were fabricated by fused-deposition-modelling 3D printing of the CNT-based composites produced by a solution blending method. The physical and chemical properties of 3D printed electrodes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, four-point-probe electrical tests and thermoelectric measurements. The characterization results confirmed uniform distributions of CNTs, Cu particles and ZnO nanorods in the composites and high electrical conductivity of interconnected CNT networks. The additions of Cu and ZnO nanostructures slightly modified the electrical conductivity but significantly changed thermoelectric properties of the material. Cyclic voltammetric (CV) data demonstrated satisfactory stability of the composite materials under corrosive CV conditions. In addition, Cu and ZnO additives provided distinct electrochemical behaviors towards K4Fe(CN)(6), H2O2 and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. Principal component analysis of CV features could effectively distinguish the three chemicals with various concentrations, illustrating the possibility to apply 3D printed CNT/PLA-based electrodes for electronic tongue applications.
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