title: Using silver nanoparticle to enhance current response of biosensor.
abstract: In this paper, we present a simple procedure to increase the sensitivity of a glucose biosensor. The feasibility of an amperometric glucose biosensor based on immobilization of glucose oxidase (GOx) in silver (Ag) sol was investigated for the first time. GOx was simply mixed with Ag nanoparticles and cross-linked with a polyvinyl butyral (PVB) medium by glutaraldehyde. Then a platinum electrode was coated with the mixed solution. The effects of the amount of the Ag particles used, with respect to the current response for enzyme electrodes, were studied. A set of experimental results indicate that the current response for the enzyme electrode containing hydrophobic Ag sol increased from 0.531 to 31.17 microA in the solution of 10 mmol/L beta-D glucose. The time reaching the steady-state current response reduced from 60 to 20s, three times less than those without Ag particles involved.
authors.affiliation: Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Box 5091, Jia #3, Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China.
authors.forename: Xiangling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Xianwei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Fangqiong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiao
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized / Q000737:chemistry; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D005949:Glucose Oxidase / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010316:Particle Size; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D012834:Silver; D005949:Glucose Oxidase; D005947:Glucose