title: Electrochemical-assisted encapsulation of catechol on a multiwalled carbon nanotube modified electrode.
abstract: Electrochemical-assisted encapsulation of a neurotransmitter, catechol (CA), as nanoaggregates on a multiwalled carbon nanotube (>90% of carbon basis MWNT) modified gold electrode (Au/CA@CNT) has been demonstrated without any derivatization or electrode preactivation procedures. Characterization of the CA@CNT by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflection (FTIR/ATR) spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry (CV) collectively revealed stable encapsulation of the CA within strained and misalignment areas of the MWNT capsule. The Au/CA@CNT shows a couple of redox peaks centered at 0 (A1/C1) and 200 mV vs Ag/AgCl (A2/C2) due to the encapsulated (chemisorbed) and physisorbed CA moieties, respectively. The calculated chemisorbed catechol surface excess, Gamma(CA), value was 98.3 x 10(-10) mol x cm(-2). Control solution phase preparations of CA@CNTs yielded poor loading and instability problems, if it is chemically modified on the gold electrode. Electrochemical mediated oxidation of hydrazine on the Au/CA@CNT was demonstrated with an approximately 20 times increase in peak current and 200 mV reduction in the overpotential values in a pH 7 phosphate buffer solution.
authors.affiliation: Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Division, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology University, Vellore 632 014, India.
authors.forename: Annamalai Senthil
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Puchakayala
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Swetha
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002396:Catechols / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004566:Electrodes; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D002396:Catechols; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D006046:Gold; C034221:catechol