title: Electrochemical properties of polyaniline/carboxydextran (PANI/carDEX) composite films for biofuel cells in neutral aqueous solutions.
abstract: Electrochemical properties of composite films consisting of polyaniline/carboxydextran (PANI/carDEX) as a biofuel cell electrode platform were investigated. These composite films were formed on a planar gold surface through electropolymerization after a simple chemical modification of dextran with carboxyl groups. Cyclic voltammetry indicated that the composite films retained a redox activity in neutral pH environment. The PANI/carDEX composite films showed an electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of ascorbic acid. The PANI/carDEX composite films also demonstrated an excellent electron-transfer mediating capability for the bioelectrocatalytic activation of glucose oxidase (GOx) toward the oxidation of glucose.
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Research Center for Energy Engineering, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Sunmook
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Bokkyu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D045424:Complex Mixtures / Q000378:metabolism; D003911:Dextrans / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005949:Glucose Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D045424:Complex Mixtures; D003911:Dextrans; C416807:polyaniline; D005949:Glucose Oxidase; D005947:Glucose