title: Synergistic contributions of fullerene, ferrocene, chitosan and ionic liquid towards improved performance for a glucose sensor.
abstract: The paper describes an ingenious approach for the fabrication of a promising glucose sensor, GOx/C(60)-Fc-CS-IL, that exploits the synergistic beneficial characteristics of fullerene (C(60)), ferrocene (Fc), chitosan (CS) and ionic liquid (IL) for glucose oxidase (GOx). Cyclic voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy and chronoamperometry were used to evaluate performance of the biosensor, respectively. Since efficient electron transfer between GOx and the electrode was achieved, the biosensor exhibits a high sensitivity (234.67 nA nM(-1) cm(-2)), low detection limit (S/N=3) (3x10(-9) M), fast response time (0.752 s), wide calibration range (from 1x10(-8) M to 1x10(-5) M) and excellent long-term stability (30 weeks). The apparent Michaelis-Menten constant (K(M)) of GOx on the composite medium, 0.03 mM, shows high bioelectrocatalytic activity of immobilized enzyme toward glucose oxidation. Due to low operating potential (100 V), the biosensor is relatively insensitive to electroactive interfering species in human blood such as ascorbic acid, and uric acid, which are commonly found in blood samples. Excellent electrochemical reversibility, high sensitivity and stability, technically simple and possibility of preparation at short period of time are of great advantages of these glucose biosensors.
authors: School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Zhilei
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Zaijun
authors: Sun
authors: S
authors: Xiulan
authors: Fang
authors: F
authors: Yinjun
authors: Liu
authors: L
authors: Junkang
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D003217:Conductometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D005949:Glucose Oxidase / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D000075163:Metallocenes; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D037741:Fullerenes; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D000075163:Metallocenes; D048271:Chitosan; D005949:Glucose Oxidase; D005947:Glucose; C004998:ferrocene