Topographic Characterization of Disposable Carbon Pencil Modified Electrodes

Carbón pencil electrodes are proposed as supporting material for the fabrication of disposable devices through surface modification by bismuth plating and polyaniline formation. The surface characteristics were assessed by fractal analysis under semi- infinite linear diffusion employing a soluble mo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Berbejillo, J., Laiz, J., Cerdá, María Fernanda, Martins, María Elisa, Méndez, Eduardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/127889
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/127889
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Química
carbón pencil electrodes
fractals
Randles-Sevcik
topography
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Sumario:Carbón pencil electrodes are proposed as supporting material for the fabrication of disposable devices through surface modification by bismuth plating and polyaniline formation. The surface characteristics were assessed by fractal analysis under semi- infinite linear diffusion employing a soluble molecular probe, and scanning electrón microscopic analysis. The results indicate that the surface topography for bismuth- modified electrodes corresponds to a 2-dimensional smooth surface, while for polyaniline-modified electrodes, a surface fractal dimensión of 2.76 was obtained. These topographic characteristics indicate that bismuth-modified carbón electrodes are suitable for anodic stripping analysis, and polyaniline ones, due to the surface irregularities, may result a good supporting material for biomolecules attachment.