Ruthenium-based Conjugated Polymer and Metal-organic Framework Nanocomposites for Glucose Sensing

Many studies have focused on effective ways to exploit enzyme immobilization on an electrode surface to help improve the performance of enzymatic electrochemical biosensors. Herein, a novel glucose sensor was fabricated by immobilizing glucose oxidase (GOx) onruthenium-based conjugated polymer (CP) and metal-organic framework (MOF) nanocomposites. This has not only reduced the applied potential to 0.2 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), but also improved the effective surface area for enzyme immobilization.PPG@Ru@UiO-66-NH2 was tailored by controlled chemical synthesis from a pre-synthesized water-soluble conjugated polymer (poly(N-phenylglycine)) and metal-organic framework (UiO-66-NH2). The resulting nanocomposites were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. The PPG@Ru@UiO-66-NH2/GOx coated electrodedisplayed a linear measurementrange for glucose from 1 mM to 10 mM, with a sensitivity of 45.92 mu A . mM(-1)cm(-1) and limit of detection of5 mu M(S/N=3). Furthermore, the practical application of the fabricatedglucosesensor was tested in simulative blood samples with satisfactoryaccuracy. This approach alsoopens a new door for applications regarding both enzymatic electrochemical biosensors and enzymatic biofuel cells (EBFCs).

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The study focused on immobilizing glucose oxidase on ruthenium-based conjugated polymer and metal-organic framework nanocomposites to fabricate a novel glucose sensor, improving performance and reducing applied potential. The sensor demonstrated satisfactory accuracy in simulated blood samples.