title: Study of the nonenzymatic glucose sensor based on highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes.
abstract: An amperometric biosensor for sensitive and selective detection of glucose has been constructed by using highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes (Pt-MWCNTs) as sensing interface. The Pt-MWCNTs were synthesized by using the two-step pyrolysis method. This composite shows good electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of glucose in alkaline and thus can be used to selectively detect glucose. We found that detection potential and Nafion amount covered on the Pt-MWCNTs modified glassy carbon electrode had considerable influence on the selectivity for amperometric detection of glucose. Under optimal detection conditions (detection potential of 0.0V versus SCE and 10muL 1.5% Nafion), selective detection of glucose in the glucose concentration range of 1.0-26.5mM (correlation coefficient, >0.999) can be performed. The results demonstrate that the Pt-MWCNTs composite is promising for the fabrication of nonenzymatic glucose sensors.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, Pingxiang College, Pingxiang 337055, China.
authors.forename: Lian-Qing
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Rong
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Qing-Yun
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Xing-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Xia