title: Layer-by-layer thin film-coated electrodes for electrocatalytic determination of ascorbic acid.
abstract: Multilayer thin films composed of poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) have been prepared on the surface of a gold (Au) disk electrode by a layer-by-layer deposition of PAH and CMC and ferricyanide ions ([Fe(CN)(6)](3-)) were confined in the film. [Fe(CN)(6)](3-) ions can be successfully confined in the films from weakly acidic or neutral [Fe(CN)(6)](3-) solutions, while, in basic solution, [Fe(CN)(6)](3-) ion was not confined. The [Fe(CN)(6)](3-) ion-confined Au electrode showed clear redox peaks in the cyclic voltammogram around 0.35V versus Ag/AgCl. The amounts of [Fe(CN)(6)](3-) ions confined in the films depended on the thickness of the films or the number of layers in the LbL films. The [Fe(CN)(6)](3-) ion-confined Au electrode was used for electrocatalytic determination of ascorbic acid in the concentration range of 1-50mM.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
authors.forename: Baozhen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Takio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Jun-Ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anzai