PLA-PEG-Cholesterol biomimetic membrane for electrochemical sensing of antioxidants
Polymeric membranes exhibit unique and modulate transport properties when they are properly functionalised, which make them ideal for ions transport, molecules separation and molecules interactions. The present work proposes the design and fabrication of nanostructured membranes, composed by biodegr...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/399662 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/399662 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143716 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Polymers Poly(lactic acid) Poly(ethyleneglycol) Cholesterol Nanomembranes Antioxidant molecules Electrochemical detection Polímers Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química |
| Resumo: | Polymeric membranes exhibit unique and modulate transport properties when they are properly functionalised, which make them ideal for ions transport, molecules separation and molecules interactions. The present work proposes the design and fabrication of nanostructured membranes, composed by biodegradable poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), incorporating a lipophilic molecule (cholesterol) covalently bonded, were especially designed to provide even more application opportunities in sensors field. Electrochemical studies, by means of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and square wave voltammetry (SWV), revealed important differences regarding the functionalised and non-functionalised PLA systems. PEG-cholesterol building block units showed a clear affinity with ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and Trolox® (a water-soluble analogue of vitamin E), both hydrophilic in nature, with a limit of detection capacity of 8.12 µM for AA and 3.53 µM for AA and Trolox, respectively, in aqueous salt solution. The bioinspired polymer may be used to incorporate antioxidant property that allow the design of anti-stress biosensors, electrodes for the detection of vitamin C or vitamin E in biomedical nutrition programs, among other applications. |
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