Amperometric thyroxine sensor using a nanocomposite based on graphene modified with gold nanoparticles carrying a thiolated beta-cyclodextrin

This article reports a novel electrochemical sensor based on a nanocomposite for the sensitive determination of Thyroxine (T4), the active form of the hormone. Hydrodynamic amperometry is performed with a nanocomposite electrode based on the dispersion of a graphene–based filler hybrid-nanomaterial...

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Autores: Muñoz, José, Riba Moliner, Marta|||0000-0003-0001-2055, Brennan, Lorcan J., Gun'ko, Yuri K., Céspedes, Francisco, González Campo, Arántzazu, Baeza Labat, Mireia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/165258
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/165258
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00604-016-1783-x
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nanocomposites (Materials)
Electrochemical sensors
Epoxy resins
Nanocomposite
Near-percolation composition
High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy
Biorecognition
Carbon filler
Epoxy resin
Nanocompòsits (Materials)
Sensors electroquímics
Resines epoxídiques
Biorreconeixement
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria dels materials
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Sumario:This article reports a novel electrochemical sensor based on a nanocomposite for the sensitive determination of Thyroxine (T4), the active form of the hormone. Hydrodynamic amperometry is performed with a nanocomposite electrode based on the dispersion of a graphene–based filler hybrid-nanomaterial throughout an insulating epoxy resin in the optimum composition ratio (the near–percolation composition). This hybrid-nanomaterial consists of reduced graphene oxide tuned with gold nanoparticles and a biorecognition agent, the thiolated ß-cyclodextrin. Recognition of T4 is accomplished via supramolecular chemistry, due to the formation of an inclusion complex between ß-cyclodextrin and T4. The amperometric device operates at +0.85 V vs. Ag/AgCl, where the oxidation of T4 takes place on the electrode surface. The sensor covers the 1.00 nM to 14 nM T4concentration range in a 0.1 M HCl solution, with a detection limit of 1.00 ± 0.02 nM. The sensor can be easily reset by polishing. It exhibits the lowest detection limit regarding to any other electrochemical electrodes for T4 determination previously described in literature