title: Amperometric sensor for ethanol based on one-step electropolymerization of thionine-carbon nanofiber nanocomposite containing alcohol oxidase.
abstract: Thionine had strong interaction with carbon nanofiber (CNF) and was used in the non-covalent functionalization of carbon nanofiber for the preparation of stable thionine-CNF nanocomposite with good dispersion. With a simple one-step electrochemical polymerization of thionine-CNF nanocomposite and alcohol oxidase (AOD), a stable poly(thionine)-CNF/AOD biocomposite film was formed on electrode surface. Based on the excellent catalytic activity of the biocomposite film toward reduction of dissolved oxygen, a sensitive ethanol biosensor was proposed. The ethanol biosensor could monitor ethanol ranging from 2.0 to 252 microM with a detection limit of 1.7 microM. It displayed a rapid response, an expanded linear response range as well as excellent reproducibility and stability. The combination of catalytic activity of CNF and the promising feature of the biocomposite with one-step non-manual technique favored the sensitive determination of ethanol with improved analytical capabilities.
authors: Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science (Education Ministry of China), Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
authors: Lina
authors: L
authors: Wu
authors: Mike
authors: M
authors: McIntosh
authors: Xueji
authors: X
authors: Zhang
authors: Huangxian
authors: H
authors: Ju
mesh_terms: D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D004563:Electrochemistry; D000431:Ethanol / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D010640:Phenothiazines / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013997:Time Factors; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D010640:Phenothiazines; D011108:Polymers; D000431:Ethanol; D002244:Carbon; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; C019643:alcohol oxidase; D010100:Oxygen; C009469:thionine