Assessing manganese nanostructures based carbon nanotubes composite for the highly sensitive determination of vitamin C in pharmaceutical formulation.
This work is the first report describing the development of a novel three dimensional manganese nanostructures based carbon nanotubes (CNTs-Mn NPs) composite, for the determination of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in pharmaceutical formulation. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were used as a conductive skeleton to anchor highly electrolytic manganese nanoparticles (Mn NPs), which were prepared by a hydrothermal method. Scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy revealed the presence of Mn Nps of 20-25nm, anchored along the whole length of CNTs, in the form of patches having a diameter of 50-500nm. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirmed the surface modification of CNTs by amine groups, whereas dynamic light scattering established the presence of positive charge on the prepared nanocomposite. The binding events were studied by monitoring cyclic voltammetry signals and the developed nanosensor exhibited highly sensitive response, demonstrating improved electrochemical activity towards ascorbic acid. Linear dependence of the peak current on the square root of scan rates (R2=0.9785), demonstrated that the oxidation of ascorbic acid by the designed nanostructures is a diffusion control mechanism. Furthermore, linear range was found to be 0.06-4.0×10-3M, and nanosensor displayed an excellent detection limit of 0.1µM (S/N=3). This developed nanosensor was successfully applied for the determination of vitamin C in pharmaceutical formulation. Besides, the results of the present study indicate that such a sensing platform may offer a different pathway to utilize manganese nanoparticles based CNTs composite for the determination of other bio-molecules as well.
Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan. Electronic address: sadaf_hameed@ymail.com.
Sadaf
S
Hameed
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, P.O. Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Electronic address: anammunwar22@gmail.com.
Anam
A
Munawar
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, P.O. Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Electronic address: waheedskhan@yahoo.com.
Waheed S
WS
Khan
Institute of Chemistry, University of The Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan. Electronic address: adnanmujahid.chem@pu.edu.pk.
Adnan
A
Mujahid
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, P.O. Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Electronic address: aishaehsan@gmail.com.
Ayesha
A
Ihsan
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, P.O. Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Electronic address: asmanano@gmail.com.
Asma
A
Rehman
National Center for Physics, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan. Electronic address: ishaq_ah@yahoo.com.
Ishaq
I
Ahmed
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, P.O. Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Electronic address: sadya2002pk@yahoo.co.uk.
Sadia Z
SZ
Bajwa
D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D057230:Limit of Detection; D008345:Manganese / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014815:Vitamins / Q000032:analysis*
D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D014815:Vitamins; D008345:Manganese; D001205:Ascorbic Acid
Ascorbic acid; Carbon nanotubes composite; Manganese nanoparticles; Pharmaceutical formulation