Evaluation of a New Biosensor Based on in Situ Synthesized PPy-Ag-PVP Nanohybrid for Selective Detection of Dopamine

J Phys Chem B. 2017 Feb 9;121(5):1118-1127. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b11225. Epub 2017 Jan 26.

Abstract

In the present work, in situ synthesis of polypyrrole-silver-polyvinylpyrrolidone (PPy-Ag-PVP) nanohybrid using AgNO3 as an oxidant and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a stabilizer and surfactant is demonstrated. The obtained ternary PPy-Ag-PVP nanohybrid was characterized by UV-vis, FT-IR, XRD, Raman, TGA, SEM, and HR-TEM analysis. Further the synthesized PPy-Ag-PVP has been investigated for its selective and sensitive sensing of dopamine (DA). The PPy-Ag-PVP modified glassy carbon electrode shows a reversible electrochemical behavior with superior response for DA. The limit of detection and limit of quantification are found to be 0.0126 and 0.042 μM (S/N = 3 and 10), respectively, with remarkable sensitivity (7.26 μA mM-1 cm-2). The practical application of the present modified electrode has been validated by determining the concentration of DA in human urine samples of different age group.

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques*
  • Carbon / chemistry
  • Dopamine / analysis*
  • Electrochemical Techniques
  • Electrodes
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nanocomposites / chemistry
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Povidone / chemistry*
  • Pyrroles / chemistry*
  • Silver Nitrate / chemistry*

Substances

  • Polymers
  • Pyrroles
  • polypyrrole
  • Carbon
  • Silver Nitrate
  • Povidone
  • Dopamine