Journal
SENSORS
Volume 21, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s21082850
Keywords
electrochemical sensor; gold nanoparticles; melamine; methylene blue; glassy carbon electrode; modified electrode; copolymer
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An electrochemical sensor for melamine detection has been developed using a modified glassy carbon electrode, with a large detection range and low detection limit. The sensor's performance in the presence of various interfering species has also been studied.
Melamine has been used as a non-protein nitrogenous additive in food products to artificially increase the apparent false protein content. Melamine is known as a dangerous and poisonous substance for human health and it causes diverse diseases. An electrochemical sensor for melamine detection has been developed by modification of a glassy carbon electrode using copolymer poly[DMAEMA-co-styrene], gold nanoparticles, and methylene blue. The characterization of the modified electrode was conducted using several analysis techniques including cyclic voltammetry (CV), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), chronoamperometry (CA), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The electrochemical detection of melamine was performed by impedance spectroscopy. Obtained results revealed that the developed sensor has a large detection range from 5.0 x 10(-13) to 3.8 x 10(-8) M with a low detection limit of 1.8 x 10(-12) M (at S/N = 3). Various interfering species such as phenol, hydroquinone, and bisphenol A have been used and their behavior on modified electrode has been studied.
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