Journal
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages 49-54Publisher
ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2011.09.038
Keywords
L-Cysteine; Graphene oxide; Au nanocluster; Electrochemical biosensor
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- Natural Science Research Foundation of China [21175058, 51003039]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China [ZR2011BQ019]
- Excellent Young and Middle-Aged Scientist Reward Foundation of Shandong Province [2008BS09006]
- Technology Development Plan of Shandong Province, China [2011GGB01153, 2009GG20003022]
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In this paper, a linker-free connected graphene oxide/Au nanocluster (GO-Au NCs) composite was prepared under sonication through electrostatic interactions, and characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM), atomic force microscope (AFM), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) and FT-IR spectrum. The morphological and structural characterizations evidence that the Au NCs can be efficiently decorated on the GO. The electrochemical investigations indicated that GO-Au NCs composite has an important role in the electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of L-cysteine (CySH). The GO-Au NCs composite modified electrode shows a large determination range from 0.05 to 20.0 mu mol/L, a remarkably low detection limit is 0.02 mu mol/L and low oxidation potential (+0.387). It was found that metal ions, carbohydrates, nucleotide acids and amino acids had no distinct effect on the determination of L-cysteine. In addition, the sensor has some important advantages such as simple preparation, fast response, good stability and high reproducibility. The direct determination of free reduced and total CySH in human urine samples has been successfully carried out without the assistance of any separation techniques. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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