Electrochemical deposition of Pt nanoparticles on carbon nanotube patterns for glucose detection

Analyst. 2010 Jul;135(7):1726-30. doi: 10.1039/c000316f. Epub 2010 Apr 30.

Abstract

Single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) microarrays are successfully patterned on SiO(2) substrates based on an evaporation-induced self-assembly mechanism. On these SWCNT micropatterns, the highly electroactive polycrystalline Pt nanoparticles (PtNPs) are deposited by using the electrochemical method. The obtained PtNP-SWCNT nanocomposites exhibit a low detection limit for hydrogen peroxide (4 microM). The further investigation on a glucose oxidase (GOx)/BSA/PtNP-SWCNT based biosensor indicates that the detection limit and sensitivity for glucose are 0.04 mM and 4.54 microA mM(-1) cm(-2), respectively. Our results prove that the improved electrocatalytic activity originates from the PtNP-SWCNT micropatterns, which provide a potential platform to immobilize different enzymes used for bioelectrochemical applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biocatalysis
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods
  • Electrochemical Techniques / methods*
  • Glucose / analysis*
  • Glucose Oxidase / chemistry
  • Glucose Oxidase / metabolism
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*
  • Platinum / chemistry*

Substances

  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Platinum
  • Glucose Oxidase
  • Glucose