Journal
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 244-247Publisher
ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2009.06.018
Keywords
Biosensor; Graphitized ordered macroporous carbon; Direct electron transfer; Hemoglobin; Hydrogen peroxide
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20775081]
- Doctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Liaoning Province [20081084]
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A novel graphitized ordered macroporous carbon (GMC, pore size similar to 380 nm) with hierarchical mesopores (2-30 nm) and high graphitization degree was prepared by nickel-catalyzed graphitization of polystyrene arrays. The obtained GMC possessed high specific surface area, large pore volume, and good electrical conductivity, which was explored for the enzyme entrapment and biosensor fabrication by a facile method. With advantages of novel nanostructure and good electrical conductivity, direct electrochemistry of hemoglobin (a model protein) was observed on the GMC-based biocomposite with a formal potential of -0.36V (vs. Ag/AgCl) and an apparent heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (k(s)) of 1.2 s(-1) in pH 7.0 buffer. Comparative studies revealed that GMC offered significant advantages over carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in facilitating direct electron transfer of entrapped Hb. The fabricated biosensor exhibited good sensitivity (101.6 mA cm(-2) M-1) and reproducibility, wide linear range (1-267 mu M), low detection limit (0.1 mu M), and good long-term stability for H2O2 detection. GMC proved to be a promising matrix for enzyme entrapment and biosensor fabrication, and may find wide potential applications in biomedical detection and environmental analyses. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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