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Eom T, Ozlu B, Ivanová L, Lee S, Lee H, Krajčovič J, Shim BS. Multifunctional Natural and Synthetic Melanin for Bioelectronic Applications: A Review. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:5489-5511. [PMID: 39194016 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.4c00494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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Emerging material interest in bioelectronic applications has highlighted natural melanin and its derivatives as promising alternatives to conventional synthetic conductors. These materials, traditionally noted for their adhesive, antioxidant, biocompatible, and biodegradable properties, have barely been used as conductors due to their extremely low electrical activities. However, recent studies have demonstrated good conductive properties in melanin materials that promote electronic-ionic hybrid charge transfer, attributed to the formation of an extended conjugated backbone. This review examines the multifunctional properties of melanin materials, focusing on their chemical and electrochemical synthesis and their resulting structure-property-function relationship. The wide range of bioelectronic applications will also be presented to highlight their importance and potential to expand into new design concepts for high-performance electronic functional materials. The review concludes by addressing the current challenges in utilizing melanin for biodegradable bioelectronics, providing a perspective on future developments.
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- Taesik Eom
- Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
- KIURI Center for Hydrogen Based Next Generation Mechanical System, Inha University, 36 Gaetbeol-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21999, South Korea
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- Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 118, CZ-612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
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- Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 118, CZ-612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
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Ashraf G, Aziz A, Iftikhar T, Zhong ZT, Asif M, Chen W. The Roadmap of Graphene-Based Sensors: Electrochemical Methods for Bioanalytical Applications. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:1183. [PMID: 36551150 PMCID: PMC9775289 DOI: 10.3390/bios12121183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Graphene (GR) has engrossed immense research attention as an emerging carbon material owing to its enthralling electrochemical (EC) and physical properties. Herein, we debate the role of GR-based nanomaterials (NMs) in refining EC sensing performance toward bioanalytes detection. Following the introduction, we briefly discuss the GR fabrication, properties, application as electrode materials, the principle of EC sensing system, and the importance of bioanalytes detection in early disease diagnosis. Along with the brief description of GR-derivatives, simulation, and doping, classification of GR-based EC sensors such as cancer biomarkers, neurotransmitters, DNA sensors, immunosensors, and various other bioanalytes detection is provided. The working mechanism of topical GR-based EC sensors, advantages, and real-time analysis of these along with details of analytical merit of figures for EC sensors are discussed. Last, we have concluded the review by providing some suggestions to overcome the existing downsides of GR-based sensors and future outlook. The advancement of electrochemistry, nanotechnology, and point-of-care (POC) devices could offer the next generation of precise, sensitive, and reliable EC sensors.
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- Ghazala Ashraf
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Mirzaee M, Rashidi A, Seif A, Silvestrelli PL, Pourhashem S, Sirati Gohari M, Duan J. Amino-silane co-functionalized h-BN nanofibers with anti-corrosive function for epoxy coating. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2022.105244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Adsorption of acetic acid and benzoic acid on pristine and defect containing graphene: A DFT study. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2021.113504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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An improving aqueous dispersion of polydopamine functionalized vapor grown carbon fiber for the effective sensing electrode fabrication to chloramphenicol drug detection in food samples. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Prasert K, Sutthibutpong T. Unveiling the Fundamental Mechanisms of Graphene Oxide Selectivity on the Ascorbic Acid, Dopamine, and Uric Acid by Density Functional Theory Calculations and Charge Population Analysis. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:2773. [PMID: 33920002 PMCID: PMC8071017 DOI: 10.3390/s21082773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The selectivity of electrochemical sensors to ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA), and uric acid (UA) remains an open challenge in the field of biosensing. In this study, the selective mechanisms for detecting AA, DA, and UA molecules on the graphene and graphene oxide substrates were illustrated through the charge population analysis from the density functional theory (DFT) calculation results. Our substrate models contained the 1:10 oxygen per carbon ratio of reduced graphene oxide, and the functionalized configurations were selected according to the formation energy. Geometry optimizations were performed for the AA, DA, and UA on the pristine graphene, epoxy-functionalized graphene, and hydroxyl-functionalized graphene at the DFT level with vdW-DF2 corrections. From the calculations, AA was bound to both epoxy and hydroxyl-functionalized GO with relatively low adsorption energy, while DA was adsorbed stronger to the electronegative epoxy groups. The strongest adsorption of UA to both functional groups corresponded to the largest amount of electron transfer through the pi orbitals. Local electron loss created local electric fields that opposed the electron transfer during an oxidation reaction. Our analysis agreed with the results from previous experimental studies and provided insight into other electrode modifications for electrochemical sensing.
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- Kittiya Prasert
- Theoretical and Computational Physics Group, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Bangkok 10140, Thailand;
- Center of Excellence in Theoretical and Computational Science (TaCS-CoE), Faculty of Science, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), 126 Pracha Uthit Rd., Bang Mod, Thung Khru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Theoretical and Computational Science (TaCS-CoE), Faculty of Science, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), 126 Pracha Uthit Rd., Bang Mod, Thung Khru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
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Li W, Cai X, Wang W, Huang J, Wang G. Simultaneous Improvement of the Mechanical and Flame-Retardant Properties of a Composite Elastomer by a Biomimetic Modified Multilayer Graphene. J MACROMOL SCI B 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2021.1905291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Wen Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Butler D, Moore D, Glavin NR, Robinson JA, Ebrahimi A. Facile Post-deposition Annealing of Graphene Ink Enables Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:11185-11194. [PMID: 33645208 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c21302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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A growing body of research focuses on engineering materials for electrochemical detection of dopamine (DA), a critical neurotransmitter involved in motor function, reward processes, and blood pressure regulation. Among various sensing materials, graphene is highly attractive due to its excellent electrical conductivity and, in particular, the π-π interaction between the aromatic rings of DA and graphene. However, the lowest detection limits reported solely using graphene are nominally 1 nM. To improve the sensor sensitivity, various strategies are being explored, including chemical functionalization, heterostructure/composite formation, elemental doping, and modification with biomolecules (aptamers, enzymes, etc.). In this work, we demonstrate that commercially available graphene ink can exhibit selective and highly sensitive detection of DA by tuning the surface chemistry utilizing a simple, one-step annealing process. The annealing condition directly impacts the sensor response to DA, with the optimal conditions (30 min at 300 °C under 3% H2 + Ar) yielding a distinguishable and selective response to DA down to 5 pM. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirms that the improved selectivity is due to the increased fraction of oxygen functionalities (in particular, C-OH), while Raman spectroscopy shows a higher degree of defectiveness for this condition compared to others. Evaluation of the interaction of three molecular components of DA (i.e., aromatic ring, hydroxyl groups, and amine group) with graphene confirms that the π-π interaction and -OH groups play a prominent role in the improved adsorption of DA on the graphene surface. Furthermore, we demonstrate a proof-of-concept, all-solution processable sensor on polyimide substrates using graphene ink. Tuning the sensor response by varying the annealing condition offers a simple avenue for developing sensitive, selective, and low-cost point-of-care biosensors, while low-temperature annealing ensures compatibility with flexible substrates, such as polyimide.
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- Derrick Butler
- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, WPAFB, Dayton, Ohio 45433, United States
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- Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, WPAFB, Dayton, Ohio 45433, United States
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- Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Density functional theory study of π-aromatic interaction of benzene, phenol, catechol, dopamine isolated dimers and adsorbed on graphene surface. J Mol Model 2019; 25:302. [PMID: 31486895 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-019-4185-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We analyze the influence of different groups on the intermolecular energy of aromatic homodimers and on the interaction between a single aromatic molecule and a graphene surface. The analysis is performed for benzene, phenol, catechol, and dopamine. For calculating the energies, we employ density functional theory within the local density approximation (LDA-DFT). Our results show that the lowest intermolecular energies between the aromatic molecules are related to the T-shaped configurations. This lower energy results from the quadrupole interaction. In the case of the interaction between the graphene sheet and the aromatic molecules, the lowest energy configuration is the face to face. The adsorption energy of a molecule on a graphene surface involves π - π interactions that explain the face to face arrangement. These results provide insight into the manner by which substituents can be utilized in crystal engineering, supramolecular chemistry, bioinspired materials, formation of various molecular clusters, parameterization of force fields suitable for classical simulations, and design of novel sensing, drug delivery, and filters based on graphene.
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Rossi Fernández AC, Domancich NF, Ferullo RM, Castellani NJ. Aluminum adsorption on graphene: Theoretical study of dispersion effects. JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL & COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY 2019. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219633619500196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The interaction between a single atom and graphene is an example in which the density functional theory (DFT) presents serious difficulties in giving an appropriate description of the adsorbate–substrate interaction, giving also different predictions according to the chosen approximation. The present calculations sustain that the inclusion of dispersion interactions in the framework of DFT for the Al/graphene system lead to potential energy curves of different nature according to the theoretical approach employed. The adsorption of an Al atom on the graphene surface was studied using both cluster and slab models. Cluster DFT–PBE calculations show the presence of a minimum at hollow site at an Al–graphene distance of about 2.1–2.3 Å corresponding to an exothermic state. Conversely, under B3LYP the same adsorption mode is endothermic. In comparison, our MP2 reference calculations predict the formation of two minima, both of exothermic nature, separated by an important energy barrier (about 0.2–0.4[Formula: see text]eV). The incorporation of empirical van der Walls (vdW) corrections to B3LYP changes the original behavior, giving an exothermic adsorption; furthermore, it produces a second, more external minimum. Slab calculations with PBE, and specially using the vdW-DF2 functional, predict also the formation of a minimum of very low depth at about 3.1 Å. The analysis of results obtained with cluster and slab models sustains that the bonding of the inner minima is of ionic character while that of the external ones is of dispersion character.
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- Ana C. Rossi Fernández
- Instituto de Quimica del Sur, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Avenida Alem 1253, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Grupo de Materiales y Sistemas Catalíticos, Instituto de Física del Sur, Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional del Sur Avenida Alem 1253, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Quimica del Sur, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Avenida Alem 1253, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Grupo de Materiales y Sistemas Catalíticos, Instituto de Física del Sur, Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional del Sur Avenida Alem 1253, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Domancich N, Rossi Fernández A, Meier L, Fuente S, Castellani N. DFT study of graphene oxide reduction by a dopamine species. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1637029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Instituto de Física del Sur, CONICET-UNS, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Física del Sur, CONICET-UNS, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Física del Sur, CONICET-UNS, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Matsoso BJ, Mutuma BK, Billing C, Ranganathan K, Lerotholi T, Jones G, Coville NJ. The effect of N-configurations on selective detection of dopamine in the presence of uric and ascorbic acids using surfactant-free N-graphene modified ITO electrodes. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Vulcu A, Biris AR, Borodi G, Berghian-Grosan C. Interference of ascorbic and uric acids on dopamine behavior at graphene composite surface: An electrochemical, spectroscopic and theoretical approach. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.06.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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