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S&M874 Research Paper https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2012.758 Published: April 20, 2012 Sonochemically Fabricated AuPs/HRP/PANI Microelectrode Arrays [PDF] Lerdluck Kaewvimol, Stuart Collyer, Seamus Higson, Chanchana Thanachayanont and Seeroong Prichanont (Received March 10, 2011; Accepted May 31, 2011) Keywords: sonochemical fabrication, microelectrode arrays, enzyme biosensor, gold particles, horseradish peroxidase
This article is the first report on the sonochemical fabrication of enzyme/gold particle microelectrode arrays. The study was aimed at incorporating the exceptional characteristics of both microelectrode arrays and gold particles (AuPs) for AuPs/horseradish peroxidase (HRP)/polyaniline (PANI) microelectrode array fabrication. A suitable sonication time of 17.30 min for microelectrode formation on a polydiaminobenzene (PDB)-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was determined. The microelectrodes obtained were µm- and submicron-scale structures with population densities of approximately 7×104 and 17×104 pores cm–2, respectively. HRP/PANI microelectrode arrays were investigated in comparison to AuPs/HRP/PANI microelectrode arrays in terms of surface characteristics and electrochemical evaluation for phenol detection. Spherical AuPs of around 1 µm were obtained by electrodeposition of AuP ions onto microelectrode surfaces. AuPs incorporated in the HRP/PANI matrix were postulated to enhance interfacial areas for HRP adsorption as well as function as electron conducting pathways between the redox HRP and electrode surfaces. As a consequence, a significantly improved 2.83-times-higher response current was obtained for the AuP-incorporated matrix in comparison to the ones without AuPs. Furthermore, the sensor response time of less than 20 s was achieved both with and without the incorporation of AuPs. Sonochemically fabricated enzyme/AuP microelectrode arrays showed good potential for biosensor applications.
Corresponding author: Seeroong Prichanont![]() Cite this article Lerdluck Kaewvimol, Stuart Collyer, Seamus Higson, Chanchana Thanachayanont and Seeroong Prichanont, Sonochemically Fabricated AuPs/HRP/PANI Microelectrode Arrays, Sens. Mater., Vol. 24, No. 3, 2012, p. 127-140. |