Direct Electrochemistry of Myoglobin in a Nafion-Ionic Liquid Composite Film Modified Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrode

In this paper two kinds of ionic liquids (ILs) were used for the construction of a myoglobin (Mb) electrochemical biosensor. Firstly a hydrophilic ionic liquid of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMIMBF4) was used as binder to prepare a carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE), then a Nafion and hydrophobic ionic liquid of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMIMPF6) composite film was applied on the surface of the CILE. The direct electrochemistry of Mb in the Nafion-BMIMPF6/CILE was achieve with the cathodic and anodic peak potentials located at -0.34.5 V and -0.213 V (vs. SCE). The formal potential (E') was located at similar to 0.279 V. which was the characteristic of Mb Fe-III/Fe-II redox couples. The electrochemical behaviors of Mb in the Nafion-ionic liquid composite film modified CILE were carefully investigated. The Mb modified electrode showed good electrocatalytic behaviors to the reduction of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and NaNO2, Based on the Nafion-BMIMPF6/Mb/CILE, A new third generation reagentless biosensor was constructed.