Abstract
An L-cysteine capped cadmium sulfide-chitosan nanocomposite has been synthesized, characterized and used for surface modification of a glassy carbon electrode. With direct electron transfer, hemoglobin (Hb) adsorbed strongly on the nanocomposite and displayed excellent bioelectrocatalysis for H2O2. The biosensor was capable of reducing H2O2 at -0.35V, with a detection limit of 3.13nM, linearity in the range of 15nM to 10μM and a response time of less than 2s. The Michaelis-Menten constant (KM) was 0.57nM, attesting high bioelectrocatalysis of immobilized Hb for H2O2. Reproducibility of the fabrication method was very satisfactory with a relative standard deviation of 5.3%. The biosensor lost only 6.5% of its original response after 7days when stored in a pH7.4 PBS at 4°C.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2465-2473 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Electroanalysis |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2014 |
Keywords
- Cadmium sulphide
- Chitosan
- Hemoglobin
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Quantum dots