Sensitive electrochemical detection of enrofloxacin in eggs based on carboxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites: Molecularlyimprintedrecognition versus direct electrocatalytic oxidation

Food Chem. 2023 Jul 1:413:135579. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135579. Epub 2023 Jan 25.

Abstract

A sensitive electrochemical method for detecting enrofloxacin was proposed using carboxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes-reduced graphene oxide (MWCNT-COOH-RGO) nanocomposites. The MWCNT-COOH-RGO nanocomposites were firstly electrodeposited on a bare electrode, followed by electropolymerization of molecularly imprinted polymers. Enrofloxacin was determined by the mechanisms of direct electrocatalytic oxidation and molecularly imprinted recognition, respectively. Under the optimized conditions, a response range of 5.0×10-7 M to 5.5×10-5 M and limit of detection (LOD) of 2.3×10-7 M were obtained by direct electrocatalytic oxidation of enrofloxacin using chronoamperometry. By contrast, the response range of 1.0×10-10 M to 5.0×10-5 M and LOD of 2.5×10-11 M were achieved by molecularly imprinted recognition of enrofloxacin using square-wave voltammetry. Moreover, the proposed method exhibited good repeatability, stability and selectivity, and could be used for enrofloxacin detection in egg samples with satisfactory results.

Keywords: Direct electrocatalytic oxidation; Electrochemical detection; Enrofloxacin; MWCNT-COOH; Molecularly imprinted recognition; RGO.

MeSH terms

  • Electrochemical Techniques / methods
  • Electrodes
  • Enrofloxacin
  • Graphite*
  • Limit of Detection
  • Molecular Imprinting*
  • Nanocomposites*
  • Nanotubes, Carbon*
  • Oxidation-Reduction

Substances

  • graphene oxide
  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Enrofloxacin
  • Graphite