Electrochemical determination of β-lactoglobulin employing a polystyrene bead-modified carbon nanotube ink

In this article, we introduce the use of a carboxy-functionalized waterborne carbon nanotube ink for the fabrication of an amperometric biosensor aimed at the quantification of β-lactoglobulin. Detection of this protein from cow’s milk was performed by a sandwich immunoassay onto printed carbon nano...

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Autores: Molinari, Judith, Florez, Laura Carolina, Medrano, Anahi Vanesa, Monsalve, Leandro Nicolas, Ybarra, Gabriel Omar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/177753
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/177753
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CARBON NANOTUBES
ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR
FOOD ALLERGEN
Β-LACTOGLOBULIN
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:In this article, we introduce the use of a carboxy-functionalized waterborne carbon nanotube ink for the fabrication of an amperometric biosensor aimed at the quantification of β-lactoglobulin. Detection of this protein from cow’s milk was performed by a sandwich immunoassay onto printed carbon nanotube electrodes. The electrodes were printed using a carbon nanotube ink modified with polystyrene beads containing a high amount of carboxylic groups for protein immobilization. This strategy showed enhanced sensing performance compared to the use of oxidative treatments for the functionalization of electrodes. These electrodes showed an excellent electrochemical behavior, and proteins could be immobilized on their surface via the carbodiimide reaction. These antibody-immobilized carbon nanotube electrodes allowed for the detection of β-lactoglobulin in sub-ppm concentrations.