A Flexible Platform of Electrochemically Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for NADH Sensors

A flexible electrode system entirely constituted by single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) has been proposed as the sensor platform for -nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) detection. The performance of the device, in terms of potential at which the electrochemical process takes place, signifi...

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Autores: Heras Vidaurre, Aránzazu, Vulcano, Fabio, Garoz Ruiz, Jesús, Porcelli, Nicola, Terzi, Fabio, Colina Santamaría, Álvaro, Seeber, Renato, Zanardi, Chiara
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
OAI Identifier:oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/6120
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6120
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Single-walled carbon nanotubes
Caffeic acid
Catechol
NADH oxidation
Electrocatalysis
Amperometric sensor
Voltabsorptometric sensor
Spectroelectrochemistry
Química analítica
Chemistry, Analytic
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Sumario:A flexible electrode system entirely constituted by single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) has been proposed as the sensor platform for -nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) detection. The performance of the device, in terms of potential at which the electrochemical process takes place, significantly improves by electrochemical functionalization of the carbon-based material with a molecule possessing an o-hydroquinone residue, namely caffeic acid. Both the processes of SWCNT functionalization and NADH detection have been studied by combining electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical experiments, in order to achieve direct evidence of the electrode modification by the organic residues and to study the electrocatalytic activity of the resulting material in respect to functional groups present at the electrode/solution interface. Electrochemical measurements performed at the fixed potential of +0.30 V let us envision the possible use of the device as an amperometric sensor for NADH detection. Spectroelectrochemistry also demonstrates the effectiveness of the device in acting as a voltabsorptometric sensor for the detection of this same analyte by exploiting this different transduction mechanism, potentially less prone to the possible presence of interfering species.