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de Souza Freire L, Ruzo CM, Salgado BB, Gandarilla AMD, Romaguera-Barcelay Y, Tavares APM, Sales MGF, Cordeiro I, Lalwani JDB, Matos R, Fonseca Filho H, Astolfi-Filho S, Ţălu Ş, Lalwani P, Brito WR. An Electrochemical Immunosensor Based on Carboxylated Graphene/SPCE for IgG-SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Determination. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12121161. [PMID: 36551128 PMCID: PMC9775996 DOI: 10.3390/bios12121161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance and urgent need for rapid and accurate diagnostic tests for detecting and screening this infection. Our proposal was to develop a biosensor based on an ELISA immunoassay for monitoring antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in human serum samples. The nucleocapsid protein (N protein) from SARS-CoV-2 was employed as a specific receptor for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid immunoglobulin G. N protein was immobilized on the surface of a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) modified with carboxylated graphene (CG). The percentage of IgG-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid present was quantified using a secondary antibody labeled with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) (anti-IgG-HRP) catalyzed using 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) mediator by chronoamperometry. A linear response was obtained in the range of 1:1000-1:200 v/v in phosphate buffer solution (PBS), and the detection limit calculated was 1:4947 v/v. The chronoamperometric method showed electrical signals directly proportional to antibody concentrations due to antigen-antibody (Ag-Ab) specific and stable binding reaction.
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- Luciana de Souza Freire
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69067-005, AM, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69067-005, AM, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69067-005, AM, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69067-005, AM, Brazil
- BioMark@UC, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- BioMark@UC, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- BioMark@UC, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69067-005, AM, Brazil
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- Amazonian Materials Group, Federal University of Amapá (UNIFAP), Macapá 49100-000, AP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials Synthesis and Nanoscopy (LSNN), Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus 69067-005, AM, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69067-005, AM, Brazil
- PPGBIOTEC, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69067-005, AM, Brazil
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- The Directorate of Research, Development and Innovation Management (DMCDI), The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Constantin Daicoviciu Street, No. 15, 400020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane (ILMD), Fiocruz Amazônia, Manaus 69067-005, AM, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69067-005, AM, Brazil
- PPGBIOTEC, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69067-005, AM, Brazil
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-92981379920
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Preliminary evaluation of the use of a disposable electrochemical sensor for selective identification of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol by multivariate analysis. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.108108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Two-step hydrothermal and ultrasound-assisted synthesis of CB/NiCo2S4@CeO2 composites for high-sensitivity electrochemical detection of nitrite. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Devi MJ, Gaffar S, Hartati YW. A review post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 serological test: Method and antibody titer response. Anal Biochem 2022; 658:114902. [PMID: 36122603 PMCID: PMC9481475 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2022.114902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The development of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine is one of the most important efforts in controlling the pandemic. Serological tests are used to identify highly reactive human donors for convalescent plasma therapy, measuring vaccine efficacy and durability. This review article presents a review of serology tests and how antibody titers in response to vaccines have been developed. Some of the serological test methods discussed are Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test (PRNT), Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA), chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA), and Chemiluminescent Micro-particle Immunoassay (CMIA). This review can provide an understanding of the application of the body's immune response to vaccines to get some new strategies for vaccines.
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- Melania Janisha Devi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia.
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Orzari LO, Assumpção MHMT, Nandenha J, Neto AO, Junior LHM, Bergamini M, Janegitz BC. Pd, Ag and Bi carbon-supported electrocatalysts as electrochemical multifunctional materials for ethanol oxidation and dopamine determination. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A paper-based electrochemical device for the detection of pesticides in aerosol phase inspired by nature: A flower-like origami biosensor for precision agriculture. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 205:114119. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ivoilova A, Malakhova N, Mozharovskaia P, Nikiforova A, Tumashov A, Kozitsina A, Ivanova A, Rusinov V. Study of Different Carbonaceous Materials as Modifiers of Screen‐Printed Carbon Electrodes for Detection of the Triazid as Potential Antiviral Drug. ELECTROANAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.202100657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B N Yeltsin RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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- Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B N Yeltsin RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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- Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B N Yeltsin RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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- FSBSI I Ya Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis of Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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Zhang T, Guo H, Yang M, Sun L, Zhang J, Wang M, Yang F, Wu N, Yang W. Electrochemical sensor based on UiO-66-NH2/COCl-MWCNT/CB for simultaneous detection of dihydroxybenzene isomers in different water samples. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.107139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Rahmati Z, Roushani M, Hosseini H, Choobin H. Label-free electrochemical aptasensor for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein based on the composite of Cu(OH) 2 nanorods arrays as a high-performance surface substrate. Bioelectrochemistry 2022; 146:108106. [PMID: 35339949 PMCID: PMC8940256 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2022.108106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The development of advanced electrode materials and the combination of aptamer with them have improved dramatically the performance of aptasensors. Herein, a new architecture based on copper hydroxide nanorods (Cu(OH)2 NRs) are directly grown on the surface of screen printed carbon electrode (SPCE) using a two-step in situ, very simple and fast strategy and was used as a high-performance substrate for immobilization of aptamer strings, as well as an electrochemical probe to development a label-free electrochemical aptasensor for SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein measurement. The Cu(OH)2 NRs was characterized using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and electron microscopy (FESEM). In the presence of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein, a decrease in Cu(OH)2 NRs-associated peak current was observed that can be owing to the target-aptamer complexes formation and thus blocking the electron transfer of Cu(OH)2 NRs on the surface of electrode. This strategy exhibited wide dynamic range in of 0.1 fg mL−1 to 1.2 µg mL−1 and with a high sensitivity of 1974.43 μA mM−1 cm−2 and low detection limit of 0.03 ± 0.01 fg mL−1 of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein deprived of any cross-reactivity in the presence of possible interference species. In addition, the good reproducibility, repeatability, high stability and excellent feasibility in real samples of saliva and viral transport medium (VTM) were found from the provided aptasensor. Also, the aptasensor efficiency was evaluated by real samples of sick and healthy individuals and compared with the standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and acceptable results were observed.
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- Zeinab Rahmati
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ilam University, Ilam, P.O. BOX. 69315-516, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ilam University, Ilam, P.O. BOX. 69315-516, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ilam University, Ilam, P.O. BOX. 69315-516, Iran
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Voltammetric Determination of Isoniazid in the Presence of Acetaminophen Utilizing MoS2-Nanosheet-Modified Screen-Printed Electrode. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:mi13030369. [PMID: 35334661 PMCID: PMC8955440 DOI: 10.3390/mi13030369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We used MoS2 nanosheets (MoS2 NSs) for surface modification of screen-printed electrode (MoS2NSs-SPE) aimed at detecting isoniazid (INZ) in the presence of acetaminophen (AC). According to analysis, an impressive catalytic performance was found for INZ and AC electro-oxidation, resulting in an appreciable peak resolution (~320 mV) for both analytes. Chronoamperometry, differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), linear sweep voltammogram (LSV), and cyclic voltammetry (CV) were employed to characterize the electrochemical behaviors of the modified electrode for the INZ detection. Under the optimal circumstances, there was a linear relationship between the peak current of oxidation and the various levels of INZ (0.035–390.0 µM), with a narrow limit of detection (10.0 nM). The applicability of the as-developed sensor was confirmed by determining the INZ and AC in tablets and urine specimens, with acceptable recoveries.
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Nabgan W, Jalil AA, Nabgan B, Ikram M, Ali MW, Lakshminarayana P. A state of the art overview of carbon-based composites applications for detecting and eliminating pharmaceuticals containing wastewater. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 288:132535. [PMID: 34648794 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The growing prevalence of new toxins in the environment continues to cause widespread concerns. Pharmaceuticals, organic pollutants, heavy metal ions, endocrine-disrupting substances, microorganisms, and others are examples of persistent organic chemicals whose effects are unknown because they have recently entered the environment and are displaying up in wastewater treatment facilities. Pharmaceutical pollutants in discharged wastewater have become a danger to animals, marine species, humans, and the environment. Although their presence in drinking water has generated significant concerns, little is known about their destiny and environmental effects. As a result, there is a rising need for selective, sensitive, quick, easy-to-handle, and low-cost early monitoring detection systems. This study aims to deliver an overview of a low-cost carbon-based composite to detect and remove pharmaceutical components from wastewater using the literature reviews and bibliometric analysis technique from 1970 to 2021 based on the web of science (WoS) database. Various pollutants in water and soil were reviewed, and different methods were introduced to detect pharmaceutical pollutants. The advantages and drawbacks of varying carbon-based materials for sensing and removing pharmaceutical wastes were also introduced. Finally, the available techniques for wastewater treatment, challenges and future perspectives on the recent progress were highlighted. The suggestions in this article will facilitate the development of novel on-site methods for removing emerging pollutants from pharmaceutical effluents and commercial enterprises.
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- Walid Nabgan
- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia; Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia; Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Solar Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, 54000, Punjab, Pakistan.
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia; Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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Evaluation of Olive Oil Quality with Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors: A Review. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222312708. [PMID: 34884509 PMCID: PMC8657724 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Electrochemical sensors, sensor arrays and biosensors, alongside chemometric instruments, have progressed remarkably of late, being used on a wide scale in the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of olive oil. Olive oil is a natural product of significant importance, since it is a rich source of bioactive compounds with nutritional and therapeutic properties, and its quality is important both for consumers and for distributors. This review aims at analysing the progress reported in the literature regarding the use of devices based on electrochemical (bio)sensors to evaluate the bioactive compounds in olive oil. The main advantages and limitations of these approaches on construction technique, analysed compounds, calculus models, as well as results obtained, are discussed in view of estimation of future progress related to achieving a portable, practical and rapid miniature device for analysing the quality of virgin olive oil (VOO) at different stages in the manufacturing process.
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Rahmati Z, Roushani M, Hosseini H, Choobin H. An electrochemical immunosensor using SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-nickel hydroxide nanoparticles bio-conjugate modified SPCE for ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Microchem J 2021; 170:106718. [PMID: 34381282 PMCID: PMC8343372 DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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As a promising approach for serological tests, the present study aimed at designing a robust electrochemical biosensor for selective and quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2-specific viral antibodies. In our proposed strategy, recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike protein antigen (spike protein) was used as a specific receptor to detect SARS-CoV-2-specific viral antibodies. In this sense, with a layer of nickel hydroxide nanoparticles (Ni(OH)2 NPs), the screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) surface was directly electrodeposited to ensure better loading of spike protein on the surface of SPCE. The differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) showed signals which were inversely proportional to the concentrations of the antibody (from 1 fg mL-1 L to 1 µg mL-1) via a specific and stable binding reaction. The assay was performed in 20 min with a low detection limit of 0.3 fg mL-1. This biodevice had high sensitivity and specificity as compared to non-specific antibodies. Moreover, it can be regarded as a highly sensitive immunological diagnostic method for SARS-CoV-2 antibody in which no labeling is required. The fabricated hand-held biodevice showed an average satisfactory recovery rate of ~99-103% for the determination of antibodies in real blood serum samples with the possibility of being widely used in individual serological qualitative monitoring. Also, the biodevice was tested using real patients and healthy people samples, where the results are already confirmed using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) procedure, and showed satisfactory results.
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- Zeinab Rahmati
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ilam University, Ilam, P. O. BOX. 69315-516, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ilam University, Ilam, P. O. BOX. 69315-516, Iran,Corresponding author
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ilam University, Ilam, P. O. BOX. 69315-516, Iran
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Mazzaracchio V, Serani A, Fiore L, Moscone D, Arduini F. All-solid state ion-selective carbon black-modified printed electrode for sodium detection in sweat. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Hussain A, Rafeeq H, Qasim M, Jabeen Z, Bilal M, Franco M, Iqbal HMN. Engineered tyrosinases with broadened bio-catalysis scope: immobilization using nanocarriers and applications. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:365. [PMID: 34290948 PMCID: PMC8257883 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-02913-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Enzyme immobilization is a widely used technology for creating more stable, active, and reusable biocatalysts. The immobilization process also improves the enzyme's operating efficiency in industrial applications. Various support matrices have been designed and developed to enhance the biocatalytic efficiency of immobilized enzymes. Given their unique physicochemical attributes, including substantial surface area, rigidity, semi-conductivity, high enzyme loading, hyper catalytic activity, and size-assisted optical properties, nanomaterials have emerged as fascinating matrices for enzyme immobilization. Tyrosinase is a copper-containing monooxygenase that catalyzes the o-hydroxylation of monophenols to catechols and o-quinones. This enzyme possesses a wide range of uses in the medical, biotechnological, and food sectors. This article summarizes an array of nanostructured materials as carrier matrices for tyrosinase immobilization. Following a detailed background overview, various nanomaterials, as immobilization support matrices, including carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon dots (CDs), carbon black (CB), nanofibers, Graphene nanocomposite, platinum nanoparticles, nano-sized magnetic particles, lignin nanoparticles, layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanomaterials, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), and zinc oxide nanoparticles have been discussed. Next, applied perspectives have been spotlights with particular reference to environmental pollutant sensing, phenolic compounds detection, pharmaceutical, and food industry (e.g., cereal processing, dairy processing, and meat processing), along with other miscellaneous applications.
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- Asim Hussain
- grid.414839.30000 0001 1703 6673Department of Biochemistry, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- grid.414839.30000 0001 1703 6673Department of Biochemistry, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- grid.411727.60000 0001 2201 6036International Islamic University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- grid.414839.30000 0001 1703 6673Department of Biochemistry, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- grid.417678.b0000 0004 1800 1941School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai’an, 223003 China
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- grid.412324.20000 0001 2205 1915Departament of Exact Sciences and Technology, State University of Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Brazil
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- grid.419886.a0000 0001 2203 4701Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, 64849 Monterrey, Mexico
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Antonacci A, Attaallah R, Arduini F, Amine A, Giardi MT, Scognamiglio V. A dual electro-optical biosensor based on Chlamydomonas reinhardtii immobilised on paper-based nanomodified screen-printed electrodes for herbicide monitoring. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:145. [PMID: 34001124 PMCID: PMC8130446 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00887-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The indiscriminate use of herbicides in agriculture contributes to soil and water pollution, with important endangering consequences on the ecosystems. Among the available analytical systems, algal biosensors have demonstrated to be valid tools thanks to their high sensitivity, cost-effectiveness, and eco-design. Herein, we report the development of a dual electro-optical biosensor for herbicide monitoring, based on Chlamydomonas reinhardtii whole cells immobilised on paper-based screen-printed electrodes modified with carbon black nanomaterials. To this aim, a systematic study was performed for the selection and characterisation of a collection among 28 different genetic variants of the alga with difference response behaviour towards diverse herbicide classes. Thus, CC125 strain was exploited as case study for the study of the analytical parameters. The biosensor was tested in standard solutions and real samples, providing high sensitivity (detection limit in the pico/nanomolar), high repeatability (RSD of 5% with n = 100), long lasting working (10 h) and storage stability (3 weeks), any interference in the presence of heavy metals and insecticides, and low matrix effect in drinking water and moderate effect in surface one.
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- Amina Antonacci
- Department of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technologies, Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council, Via Salaria km 29.300, Monterotondo, 00015, Rome, Italy
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- Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy.,SENSE4MED, Via Renato Rascel 30, 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technologies, Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council, Via Salaria km 29.300, Monterotondo, 00015, Rome, Italy.,Biosensor Srl, Via degli Olmetti 44, Formello, 00060, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technologies, Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council, Via Salaria km 29.300, Monterotondo, 00015, Rome, Italy.
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Zhao H, Li B, Liu R, Chang Y, Wang H, Zhou L, Komarneni S. Ultrasonic-assisted preparation of halloysite nanotubes/zirconia/carbon black nanocomposite for the highly sensitive determination of methyl parathion. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 123:111982. [PMID: 33812610 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.111982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Herein, a cost-effective and scalable ultrasound assisted approach was proposed to prepare the nanocomposite of halloysite nanotubes/zirconia/carbon black (Hal/ZrO2/CB), which was used to fabricate a novel electrochemical sensor for the highly sensitive determination of methyl parathion (MP). In the Hal/ZrO2/CB nanocomposite, Hal with large specific surface area and numerous active sites could enhance the adsorption capacity and accelerate the redox reaction of MP; ZrO2 nanoparticles with high affinity toward the phosphate group could contribute to good recognition performance for MP; CB nanoparticles with good dispersibility formed an interconnected pearl-chain-like conductive network. Benefitting from the synergistic effect of the three components, the Hal/ZrO2/CB/GCE (glassy carbon electrode) sensor showed a remarkably low detection limit of 5.23 nM in a good linear MP detection range of 0.01-10 μM. The Hal/ZrO2/CB/GCE sensor possessed a pretty decent practicality with satisfactory RSD and recovery results for the determination of MP in peach, pear, and apple juices. Therefore, the Hal/ZrO2/CB/GCE sensor has important implication on the quite sensitive detection of MP.
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- Hongyuan Zhao
- Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Department of Ecosystem Science and Management and Materials Research Institute, Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China.
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- Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management and Materials Research Institute, Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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Rahmati Z, Roushani M, Hosseini H, Choobin H. Electrochemical immunosensor with Cu 2O nanocube coating for detection of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:105. [PMID: 33651173 PMCID: PMC7921825 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04762-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic starting in 2020. Accordingly, testing is crucial for mitigating the economic and public health effects. In order to facilitate point-of-care diagnosis, this study aims at presenting a label-free electrochemical biosensor as a powerful nanobiodevice for SARS-CoV-2 spike protein detection. Utilizing the IgG anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike antibody onto the electrode surface as a specific platform in an ordered orientation through staphylococcal protein A (ProtA) is highly significant in fabricating the designed nanobiodevice. In this sense, the screen-printed carbon electrode modified with Cu2O nanocubes (Cu2O NCs), which provide a large surface area in a very small space, was applied in order to increase the ProtA loading on the electrode surface. Accordingly, the sensitivity and stability of the sensing platform significantly increased. The electrochemical evaluations proved that there is a very good linear relationship between the charge transfer resistance (Rct) and spike protein contents via a specific binding reaction in the range 0.25 fg mL-1 to 1 μg mL-1. Moreover, the assay when tested with influenza viruses 1 and 2 was performed in 20 min with a low detection limit of 0.04 fg mL-1 for spike protein without any cross-reactivity. The designed nanobiodevice exhibited an average satisfactory recovery rate of ~ 97-103% in different artificial sample matrices, i.e., saliva, artificial nasal, and universal transport medium (UTM), illustrating its high detection performance and practicability. The nanobiodevice was also tested using real patients and healthy samples, where the results had been already obtained using the standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedure, and showed satisfactory results. Graphical abstract.
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- Zeinab Rahmati
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ilam University, P. O. BOX. 69315-516, Ilam, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ilam University, P. O. BOX. 69315-516, Ilam, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ilam University, P. O. BOX. 69315-516, Ilam, Iran
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Nelis JLD, Migliorelli D, Mühlebach L, Generelli S, Stewart L, Elliott CT, Campbell K. Highly sensitive electrochemical detection of the marine toxins okadaic acid and domoic acid with carbon black modified screen printed electrodes. Talanta 2021; 228:122215. [PMID: 33773701 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A novel electrochemical immunosensor for the detection of the important marine biotoxins domoic acid (DA) and okadaic acid (OA) was developed. The sensors used carbon black modified screen-printed electrodes (CB-SPE) obtained using a high-throughput method. The electrochemical performance and stability of CB modified SPEs and bare carbon SPEs (c-SPEs) were compared using cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. CB-SPEs showed improved long-term (at least six months) stability and electro-catalytic properties compared with c-SPEs. The CB-SPEs were bio-functionalized with DA or OA protein-conjugates and used to develop two indirect competitive immunosensors using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The DPV signals obtained for the OA and DA immunosensors fitted well to four-parameter dose-response curves (R2 > 0.98) and showed excellent LODs (LOD = 1.7 ng mL-1 for DA in buffer; LOD = 1.9 ng mL-1 for DA in mussel extract; LOD = 0.15 ng mL-1 for OA in buffer; LOD = 0.18 ng mL-1 for OA in mussel extract). No significant interference of the naturally co-occurring marine toxins saxitoxin, tetrodotoxin and OA was detected for the DA immunosensor. Similarly, for the OA immunosensor saxitoxin, tetrodotoxin and DA did not cross-react and very limited interference was observed for the dinophysis toxins DTX-1, DTX-2 and DTX-3 (OA congeners). Moreover, both immunosensors remained stable after at least 25 days of storage at 4 °C. This work demonstrates the potential of affordable, mass-produced nanomaterial-modified SPEs for marine toxin detection in shellfish.
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- Joost L D Nelis
- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University, Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK.
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- CSEM SA, Bahnhofstrasse 1, 7302, Landquart, Switzerland
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University, Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University, Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University, Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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Cirrincione M, Zanfrognini B, Pigani L, Protti M, Mercolini L, Zanardi C. Development of an electrochemical sensor based on carbon black for the detection of cannabidiol in vegetable extracts. Analyst 2021; 146:612-619. [DOI: 10.1039/d0an01932a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A glassy carbon electrode chemically modified with a carbon black coating is proposed here for the rapid and portable determination of cannabidiol (CBD) in a commercial Cannabis seed oil and in fibre-type Cannabis sativa L. leaves.
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- Marco Cirrincione
- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology
- Alma Mater Studiorum
- Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity (ISOF)
- National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
- 40129 Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences
- Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
- 41125 Modena
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology
- Alma Mater Studiorum
- Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology
- Alma Mater Studiorum
- Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity (ISOF)
- National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
- 40129 Bologna
- Italy
- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences
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Fabiani L, Saroglia M, Galatà G, De Santis R, Fillo S, Luca V, Faggioni G, D'Amore N, Regalbuto E, Salvatori P, Terova G, Moscone D, Lista F, Arduini F. Magnetic beads combined with carbon black-based screen-printed electrodes for COVID-19: A reliable and miniaturized electrochemical immunosensor for SARS-CoV-2 detection in saliva. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 171:112686. [PMID: 33086175 PMCID: PMC7833515 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 84.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The diffusion of novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus over the world generated COVID-19 pandemic event as reported by World Health Organization on March 2020. The huge issue is the high infectivity and the absence of vaccine and customised drugs allowing for hard management of this outbreak, thus a rapid and on site analysis is a need to contain the spread of COVID-19. Herein, we developed an electrochemical immunoassay for rapid and smart detection of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in saliva. The electrochemical assay was conceived for Spike (S) protein or Nucleocapsid (N) protein detection using magnetic beads as support of immunological chain and secondary antibody with alkaline phosphatase as immunological label. The enzymatic by-product 1-naphtol was detected using screen-printed electrodes modified with carbon black nanomaterial. The analytical features of the electrochemical immunoassay were evaluated using the standard solution of S and N protein in buffer solution and untreated saliva with a detection limit equal to 19 ng/mL and 8 ng/mL in untreated saliva, respectively for S and N protein. Its effectiveness was assessed using cultured virus in biosafety level 3 and in saliva clinical samples comparing the data using the nasopharyngeal swab specimens tested with Real-Time PCR. The agreement of the data, the low detection limit achieved, the rapid analysis (30 min), the miniaturization, and portability of the instrument combined with the easiness to use and no-invasive sampling, confer to this analytical tool high potentiality for market entry as the first highly sensitive electrochemical immunoassay for SARS-CoV-2 detection in untreated saliva.
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- Laura Fabiani
- University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- University of Insubria, Department of Biotechnologies and Life Sciences, Varese, Italy
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- GTS Consulting S.r.l., Via Consolare Pompea 1, 98168, Messina, Italy
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- Scientific Department, Army Medical Center, Rome, Italy
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- Scientific Department, Army Medical Center, Rome, Italy
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- Scientific Department, Army Medical Center, Rome, Italy
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- University of Insubria, Department of Biotechnologies and Life Sciences, Varese, Italy
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- University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy; SENSE4MED, Via Renato Rascel 30, 00128, Rome, Italy.
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Facile and Low-Cost SPE Modification Towards Ultra-Sensitive Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticide Detection in Olive Oil. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25214988. [PMID: 33126549 PMCID: PMC7672650 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25214988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Despite the fact that a considerable amount of effort has been invested in the development of biosensors for the detection of pesticides, there is still a lack of a simple and low-cost platform that can reliably and sensitively detect their presence in real samples. Herein, an enzyme-based biosensor for the determination of both carbamate and organophosphorus pesticides is presented that is based on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) immobilized on commercially available screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPEs) modified with carbon black (CB), as a means to enhance their conductivity. Most interestingly, two different methodologies to deposit the enzyme onto the sensor surfaces were followed; strikingly different results were obtained depending on the family of pesticides under investigation. Furthermore, and towards the uniform application of the functionalization layer onto the SPEs’ surfaces, the laser induced forward transfer (LIFT) technique was employed in conjunction with CB functionalization, which allowed a considerable improvement of the sensor’s performance. Under the optimized conditions, the fabricated sensors can effectively detect carbofuran in a linear range from 1.1 × 10−9 to 2.3 × 10−8 mol/L, with a limit of detection equal to 0.6 × 10−9 mol/L and chlorpyrifos in a linear range from 0.7 × 10−9 up to 1.4 × 10−8 mol/L and a limit of detection 0.4 × 10−9 mol/L in buffer. The developed biosensor was also interrogated with olive oil samples, and was able to detect both pesticides at concentrations below 10 ppb, which is the maximum residue limit permitted by the European Food Safety Authority.
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Sekertekin Y, Bozyel I, Gokcen D. A Flexible and Low-Cost Tactile Sensor Produced by Screen Printing of Carbon Black/PVA Composite on Cellulose Paper. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20102908. [PMID: 32455546 PMCID: PMC7285113 DOI: 10.3390/s20102908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This study presents the design and fabrication of a flexible tactile sensor printed on a cellulose paper substrate using a carbon black (CB) – filled polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer matrix as ink material. In the design, electrodes are obtained by screen printing of CB/PVA composite on dielectric cellulose paper. The screen-printing method is preferred for fabrication because of its simplicity and low manufacturing cost. The tactile sensor is formed by overlapping two ink-printed sheets. Electrical properties are investigated under compressive and tensile strains. The results indicate that the tactile sensor configuration and materials can be used for piezoresistive, capacitive, and also impedance sensors. The same tactile sensor structure is also examined using a commercial carbon-based ink for performance comparison. The comparative study indicates that CB/PVA ink screen-printed on paper demonstrates superior sensitivity for capacitive sensing with low hysteresis, as well as low response and recovery times. The piezoresistive-sensing properties of CB/PVA on cellulose paper show a gauge factor (GF) of 10.68, which is also very promising when conventional metal strain gauges are considered. CB/PVA screen-printed on cellulose paper features impedance-sensing properties and is also sensitive to the measurement frequency. Therefore, the response type of the sensor can be altered with the frequency.
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- Yeter Sekertekin
- Deptartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, Turkey; (Y.S.); (I.B.)
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- Deptartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, Turkey; (Y.S.); (I.B.)
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- Deptartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, Turkey; (Y.S.); (I.B.)
- Deptartment of Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
- METU MEMS Research and Application Center, Ankara 06530, Turkey
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Attaallah R, Antonacci A, Mazzaracchio V, Moscone D, Palleschi G, Arduini F, Amine A, Scognamiglio V. Carbon black nanoparticles to sense algae oxygen evolution for herbicides detection: Atrazine as a case study. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 159:112203. [PMID: 32364935 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel amperometric algae-based biosensor was developed for the detection of photosynthetic herbicides in river water. The green photosynthetic algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was immobilized on carbon black modified screen-printed electrodes, exploiting carbon black as smart nanomaterial to monitor changes in algae oxygen evolution during the photosynthetic process. The decrease of oxygen evolution, occurring in the presence of herbicides, results in a decrease of current signals by means of amperometric measurements, in an analyte concentration dependent manner. Atrazine as case study herbicide was detected in a concentration range of 0.1 and 50 μM, with a linear range from 0.1 to 5 μM and a detection limit of 1 nM. No interference was observed in presence of 100 ppb arsenic, 20 ppb copper, 5 ppb cadmium, 10 ppb lead, 10 ppb bisphenol A, and 1 ppb paraoxon, tested as safety limits. A ~25% matrix effect and satisfactory recovery values of 107 ± 10% and 96 ± 8% were obtained in river water for 3 and 5 μM of atrazine, respectively. Stability studies were also performed obtaining a high working stability up to 10 h and repeatability with an RSD of 1.1% (n = 12), as well as a good storage stability up to 3 weeks.
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- Raouia Attaallah
- Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco
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- Institute of Crystallography (IC-CNR), Department of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technologies, Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015, Monterotondo, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy; SENSE4MED, via Renato Rascel 30, 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco
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- Institute of Crystallography (IC-CNR), Department of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technologies, Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015, Monterotondo, Italy.
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Jemmeli D, Marcoccio E, Moscone D, Dridi C, Arduini F. Highly sensitive paper-based electrochemical sensor for reagent free detection of bisphenol A. Talanta 2020; 216:120924. [PMID: 32456933 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.120924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bisphenol A is one the most relevant endocrine disruptors for its toxicity and ubiquity in the environment, being largely employed as raw material for manufacturing processes of a wide number of compounds. Furthermore, bisphenol A is released in the drinking water when plastic-based bottles are incorrectly transported under sunlight, delivering contaminated drinking water. For the health of human beings and the environment, rapid and on site detection of bisphenol A in drinking water is an important issue. Herein, we report a novel and cost-effective printed electrochemical sensor for an enzymatic-free bisphenol A detection. This sensor encompasses the entire electrochemical cell printed on filter paper and the reagents for the measurement loaded in the cellulose fiber network, for delivering a reagent-free analytical tool. The working electrode was printed using ink modified with carbon black, a cost effective nanomaterial for sensitive and sustainable bisphenol A determination. Several parameters including pH, frequency, and amplitude were optimized allowing for a detection limit of 0.03 μM with two linear ranges 0.1-0.9 μM and 1 μM-50 μM, using square wave voltammetry as electrochemical technique. The satisfactory recovery values found in river and drinking water samples demonstrated the suitability of this sensor for screening analyses in water samples. These results revealed the attractiveness of this paper-based device thanks to the synergic combination of paper and carbon black as cost-effective materials.
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- Dhouha Jemmeli
- NANOMISENE Laboratory LR16CRMN01, Center for Research on Microelectronics and Nanotechnology of Sousse, Technopole of Sousse, B.P334, 4054, Sahloul Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- NANOMISENE Laboratory LR16CRMN01, Center for Research on Microelectronics and Nanotechnology of Sousse, Technopole of Sousse, B.P334, 4054, Sahloul Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy; SENSE4MED via Renato Rascel 30, 00128, Rome, Italy.
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Nelis JLD, Migliorelli D, Jafari S, Generelli S, Lou-Franco J, Salvador JP, Marco MP, Cao C, Elliott CT, Campbell K. The benefits of carbon black, gold and magnetic nanomaterials for point-of-harvest electrochemical quantification of domoic acid. Mikrochim Acta 2020; 187:164. [PMID: 32052200 PMCID: PMC7015955 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-020-4150-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Gold nanostars (GNST), gold nanospheres (GNP) and carbon black (CB) are chosen as alternative nanomaterials to modify carbon screen-printed electrodes (c-SPEs). The resulting three kinds of modified c-SPEs (GNP-SPE, CB-SPE and GNSP-SPE) were electrochemically and microscopically characterized and compared with standardized c-SPEs after pretreatment with phosphate buffer by pre-anodization (pre-SPE). The results show outstanding electrochemical performance of the carbon black-modified SPEs which show low transient current, low capacitance and good porosity. A competitive chronoamperometric immunoassay for the shellfish toxin domoic acid (DA) is described. The performances of the CB-SPE, GNP-SPE and pre-SPE were compared. Hapten-functionalized magnetic beads were used to avoid individual c-SPE functionalization with antibody while enhancing the signal by creating optimum surface proximity for electron transfer reactions. This comparison shows that the CB-SPE biosensor operated best at a potential near - 50 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl) and enables DA to be determined with a detection limit that is tenfold lower compared to pre-SPE (4 vs. 0.4 ng mL-1). These results show very good agreement with HPLC data when analysing contaminated scallops, and the LOD is 0.7 mg DA kg-1 of shellfish. Graphical abstractSchematic representation of the magnetic bead-based immunoassay for the quantification of domoic acid (DA) in shellfish with nanomaterial-modified screen-printed electrodes. CB, carbon black; GNP, gold nanospheres; GNST, gold nanostars; MB, magnetic beads; DA-mAb, anti-DA monoclonal mouse antibody; HRP-pAb, horseradish conjugated polyclonal goat anti-mouse antibody; DA-BSA, bovine serum albumin conjugated DA; HQ, hydroquinone; BQ, benzoquinone.
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- Joost L D Nelis
- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK.
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- CSEM SA, Bahnhofstrasse 1, 7302, Landquart, Switzerland
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- Nanobiotechnology for Diagnostics (Nb4D), Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC) of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nanobiotechnology for Diagnostics (Nb4D), Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC) of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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Arduini F, Cinti S, Mazzaracchio V, Scognamiglio V, Amine A, Moscone D. Carbon black as an outstanding and affordable nanomaterial for electrochemical (bio)sensor design. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 156:112033. [PMID: 32174547 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Advances in cutting-edge technologies including nanotechnology, microfluidics, electronic engineering, and material science have boosted a new era in the design of robust and sensitive biosensors. In recent years, carbon black has been re-discovered in the design of electrochemical (bio)sensors thanks to its interesting electroanalytical properties, absence of treatment requirement, cost-effectiveness (c.a. 1 €/Kg), and easiness in the preparation of stable dispersions. Herein, we present an overview of the literature on carbon black-based electrochemical (bio)sensors, highlighting current trends and possible challenges to this rapidly developing area, with a special focus on the fabrication of carbon black-based electrodes in the realisation of sensors and biosensors (e.g. enzymatic, immunosensors, and DNA-based).
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- Fabiana Arduini
- University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy; SENSE4MED via Renato Rascel 30, 00128, Rome, Italy.
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- University of Naples Federico II, Department of Pharmacy, Naples, Italy
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- University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography, Department of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technologies, Via Salaria Km 29.3, 00015, Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy
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- Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco
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- University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy
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Tomei MR, Marcoccio E, Neagu D, Moscone D, Arduini F. A Miniaturized Carbon Black‐based Electrochemical Sensor for Chlorine Dioxide Detection in Swimming Pool Water. ELECTROANAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201900667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Via della Ricerca Scientifica 00133 Rome Italy
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- TecnoSens srl Via Francesco Antolisei 25 00173 Rome Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Via della Ricerca Scientifica 00133 Rome Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Via della Ricerca Scientifica 00133 Rome Italy
- SENSE4MED srl Via Renato Rascel 30 00128 Rome Italy
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This chapter deals with the advancement of nanomaterial-based sensors in the last 10 years. The use of different types of nanomaterials, including graphene, carbon nanotubes, and metallic nanoparticles, was described, highlighting that graphene represents a rising star in the plethora of nanomaterials. Among the different transducers, the chapter describes the electrochemical and optical (bio)sensors, being the most promising devices. The use of materials at the nanodimension scale provides several improvements in terms of analytical features including sensitivity, rapidity of response, selectivity, and robustness, demonstrating the huge advantage of using the nanomaterials over the micromaterials in the development of smart and high-performant analytical tools.
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Sharafeldin M, McCaffrey K, Rusling JF. Influence of antibody immobilization strategy on carbon electrode immunoarrays. Analyst 2019; 144:5108-5116. [PMID: 31373337 PMCID: PMC6711173 DOI: 10.1039/c9an01093a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We report here the influence of antibody immobilization strategy for protein immunosensors on screen printed carbon electrode arrays in terms of antibody binding activity, analytical sensitivity, limit of detection, and stability. Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was the model analyte with anti-HRP immobilized on the sensors, and HRP activity was used for detection. Covalently immobilized anti-HRP antibodies on electrodes coated with chitosan, electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (rGO), and dense gold nanoparticle (AuNP) films had only 20-30% of the total immobilized antibodies active for binding. Active antibodies increased to 60% with passively adsorbed antibodies on bare electrodes, to 85% with oriented antibodies using protein A covalently immobilized on AuNP-coated carbon electrode, and to 98% when attached to protein A passively adsorbed onto bare electrodes. Passively adsorbed antibodies on bare electrodes lost activity in 1-2 days, but antibodies immobilized using other strategies remained relatively stable after 5 days. Covalent immobilization gave limits of detection (LOD) of 40 fg mL-1, while passively adsorbed antibodies or protein A on carbon electrodes had LODs 4-8 fg mL-1, but were unstable. Sensitivity was highest for antibodies covalently attached to AuNP electrodes (2.40 nA per log pg per mL) that also had highest antibody coverage, and decreased slightly when protein A on AuNP was used to orient antibodies. Passively adsorbed antibodies and oriented antibodies on protein A gave slightly lower sensitivities. Immobilization strategy or antibody orientation did not have a significant effect on LOD, but dynamic range increased as the number of active antibodies on sensor surfaces increased.
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- Mohamed Sharafeldin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. and Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Sharkia, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. and Institute of Material Science, Storrs, CT 06269, USA and Department of Surgery and Neag Cancer Center, UConn Health, Farmington, CT 06032, USA and School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland at Galway, Ireland
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Mazzaracchio V, Tomei MR, Cacciotti I, Chiodoni A, Novara C, Castellino M, Scordo G, Amine A, Moscone D, Arduini F. Inside the different types of carbon black as nanomodifiers for screen-printed electrodes. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.05.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Deroco PB, Fatibello‐Filho O, Arduini F, Moscone D. Effect of Different Carbon Blacks on the Simultaneous Electroanalysis of Drugs as Water Contaminants Based on Screen‐printed Sensors. ELECTROANAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201900042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Patricia Batista Deroco
- Department of ChemistryFederal University of São Carlos, C.P. 676 13560-970 São Carlos–SP Brazil
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- Department of ChemistryFederal University of São Carlos, C.P. 676 13560-970 São Carlos–SP Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Science and TechnologiesUniversity of Rome “Tor Vergata” Via della Ricerca Scientifica 00133 Rome Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and TechnologiesUniversity of Rome “Tor Vergata” Via della Ricerca Scientifica 00133 Rome Italy
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Electrochemical Glucose Quantification as a Strategy for Ethanolic Fermentation Monitoring. CHEMOSENSORS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors7010014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The possibility of using an electrochemical biosensor, using screen-printed electrodes modified with a carbonaceous material and a commercial kit for the determination of glucose, to monitor an ethanolic fermentation was analyzed. The determination is based on the electrochemical oxidation reaction of NADH that occurs at a potential where the components of the kit do not generate a current signal, even in the presence of the fermentation medium. The electrochemical system was used to analyze the variation of glucose concentration during a laboratory-scale fermentation. The results were contrasted with the variation of standard characterization parameters such as pH, total soluble solids (TSS), the viability of the yeast, and concentration of ethanol produced. Of these values, the total soluble solids should be related to the concentration of glucose obtained by the electrochemical sensor, however, this last measure is more specific for sugar since the TSS refers to all soluble solids. The obtained results allow us to verify the usefulness of the electrochemical method for real-time monitoring of a fermentation.
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Arduini F, Cinti S, Caratelli V, Amendola L, Palleschi G, Moscone D. Origami multiple paper-based electrochemical biosensors for pesticide detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 126:346-354. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Heras A, Vulcano F, Garoz-Ruiz J, Porcelli N, Terzi F, Colina A, Seeber R, Zanardi C. A Flexible Platform of Electrochemically Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for NADH Sensors. SENSORS 2019; 19:s19030518. [PMID: 30691171 PMCID: PMC6386930 DOI: 10.3390/s19030518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A flexible electrode system entirely constituted by single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) has been proposed as the sensor platform for β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) detection. The performance of the device, in terms of potential at which the electrochemical process takes place, significantly improves by electrochemical functionalization of the carbon-based material with a molecule possessing an o-hydroquinone residue, namely caffeic acid. Both the processes of SWCNT functionalization and NADH detection have been studied by combining electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical experiments, in order to achieve direct evidence of the electrode modification by the organic residues and to study the electrocatalytic activity of the resulting material in respect to functional groups present at the electrode/solution interface. Electrochemical measurements performed at the fixed potential of +0.30 V let us envision the possible use of the device as an amperometric sensor for NADH detection. Spectroelectrochemistry also demonstrates the effectiveness of the device in acting as a voltabsorptometric sensor for the detection of this same analyte by exploiting this different transduction mechanism, potentially less prone to the possible presence of interfering species.
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- Aranzazu Heras
- Department of Chemistry, Universidad de Burgos, Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n, E-09001 Burgos, Spain.
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy.
- Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity (ISOF), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad de Burgos, Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n, E-09001 Burgos, Spain.
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad de Burgos, Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n, E-09001 Burgos, Spain.
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy.
- Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity (ISOF), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy.
- Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity (ISOF), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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Hwa KY, Sharma TSK, Karuppaiah P. Development of an electrochemical sensor based on a functionalized carbon black/tungsten carbide hybrid composite for the detection of furazolidone. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj02531f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In this study, the simple sonochemical synthesis of functionalized carbon black (f-CB) anchored with tungsten carbide (WC) is used to prepare a novel electrocatalyst for the electrochemical detection of furazolidone (FU) by modifying screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCE).
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- Kuo-Yuan Hwa
- Graduate Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials
- National Taipei University of Technology
- Taipei
- Republic of China
- Department of Molecular Science and Engineering
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- Graduate Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials
- National Taipei University of Technology
- Taipei
- Republic of China
- Department of Molecular Science and Engineering
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- Graduate Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials
- National Taipei University of Technology
- Taipei
- Republic of China
- Department of Molecular Science and Engineering
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Jalalvand AR, Goicoechea HC, Gu HW. An interesting strategy devoted to fabrication of a novel and high-performance amperometric sodium dithionite sensor. Microchem J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2018.08.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Carbon black-based disposable sensor for an on-site detection of free chlorine in swimming pool water. Talanta 2018; 189:262-267. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Effect of carbon black functionalization on the analytical performance of a tyrosinase biosensor based on glassy carbon electrode modified with dihexadecylphosphate film. Enzyme Microb Technol 2018; 116:41-47. [PMID: 29887015 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Carbon Black (CB) has acquired a prominent position as a carbon nanomaterial for the development of electrochemical sensors and biosensors due to its low price and extraordinary electrochemical and physical properties. These properties are highly dependent on the surface chemistry and thus, the effect of functionalization has been widely studied for different applications. Meanwhile, the influence of CB functionalization over its properties for electroanalytical applications is still being poorly explored. In this study, we describe the use of chemically functionalized CB Vulcan XC 72R for the development of sensitive electrochemical biosensors. The chemical pre-treatment increased the material wettability by raising the concentration of surface oxygenated functional groups verified from elemental analysis and FTIR measurements. In addition, it was observed an enhancement of almost 100-fold on the electron transfer rate constant (k0) related to unfunctionalized CB, confirming a remarkable improvement of the electrocatalytic properties. Finally, we constructed a Tyrosinase (Tyr) biosensor based on functionalized CB and dihexadecylphosphate (DHP) for the determination of catechol in water samples. The resulting device displayed an excellent stability with a limit of detection of 8.7 × 10-8 mol L-1 and a sensitivity of 539 mA mol-1 L. Our results demonstrate that functionalized CB provides an excellent platform for biosensors development.
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Della Pelle F, Compagnone D. Nanomaterial-Based Sensing and Biosensing of Phenolic Compounds and Related Antioxidant Capacity in Food. SENSORS 2018; 18:s18020462. [PMID: 29401719 PMCID: PMC5854963 DOI: 10.3390/s18020462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Polyphenolic compounds (PCs) have received exceptional attention at the end of the past millennium and as much at the beginning of the new one. Undoubtedly, these compounds in foodstuffs provide added value for their well-known health benefits, for their technological role and also marketing. Many efforts have been made to provide simple, effective and user friendly analytical methods for the determination and antioxidant capacity (AOC) evaluation of food polyphenols. In a parallel track, over the last twenty years, nanomaterials (NMs) have made their entry in the analytical chemistry domain; NMs have, in fact, opened new paths for the development of analytical methods with the common aim to improve analytical performance and sustainability, becoming new tools in quality assurance of food and beverages. The aim of this review is to provide information on the most recent developments of new NMs-based tools and strategies for total polyphenols (TP) determination and AOC evaluation in food. In this review optical, electrochemical and bioelectrochemical approaches have been reviewed. The use of nanoparticles, quantum dots, carbon nanomaterials and hybrid materials for the detection of polyphenols is the main subject of the works reported. However, particular attention has been paid to the success of the application in real samples, in addition to the NMs. In particular, the discussion has been focused on methods/devices presenting, in the opinion of the authors, clear advancement in the fields, in terms of simplicity, rapidity and usability. This review aims to demonstrate how the NM-based approaches represent valid alternatives to classical methods for polyphenols analysis, and are mature to be integrated for the rapid quality assessment of food quality in lab or directly in the field.
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- Flavio Della Pelle
- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, 64023 Teramo, Italy.
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, 64023 Teramo, Italy.
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Blandón-Naranjo L, Della Pelle F, Vázquez MV, Gallego J, Santamaría A, Alzate-Tobón M, Compagnone D. Electrochemical Behaviour of Microwave-assisted Oxidized MWCNTs Based Disposable Electrodes: Proposal of a NADH Electrochemical Sensor. ELECTROANAL 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201700674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Lucas Blandón-Naranjo
- Grupo Interdisciplinario de Estudios Moleculares-GIEM.; Instituto de Química; Universidad de Antioquia. Calle; 67 No. 53-108, A.A 1226 Medellín Colombia
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Technologies for Food, Agriculture and Environment; University of Teramo; 64023 Teramo Italy
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- Grupo Interdisciplinario de Estudios Moleculares-GIEM.; Instituto de Química; Universidad de Antioquia. Calle; 67 No. 53-108, A.A 1226 Medellín Colombia
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- Química de Recursos Energéticos y Medio Ambiente-QUIREMA.; Instituto de Química; Universidad de Antioquia. Calle; 70 No. 52-21, A.A 1226 Medellín Colombia
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- Química de Recursos Energéticos y Medio Ambiente-QUIREMA.; Instituto de Química; Universidad de Antioquia. Calle; 70 No. 52-21, A.A 1226 Medellín Colombia
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- Química de Recursos Energéticos y Medio Ambiente-QUIREMA.; Instituto de Química; Universidad de Antioquia. Calle; 70 No. 52-21, A.A 1226 Medellín Colombia
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Technologies for Food, Agriculture and Environment; University of Teramo; 64023 Teramo Italy
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Low-cost screen-printed electrodes based on electrochemically reduced graphene oxide-carbon black nanocomposites for dopamine, epinephrine and paracetamol detection. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 515:101-108. [PMID: 29331776 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.12.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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A green approach for the preparation of carbon black (CB) and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide composite (ERGO) is described based on screen printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) fabricated on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) as electrochemical sensors. This approach leads to a heterogeneous hydrophilic surface with high concentration of defect sites according to scanning electron microscopy, contact angle and Raman spectroscopy measurements. The SPCE/CB-ERGO sensor was tested with dopamine (DA), epinephrine (EP) and paracetamol (PCM), exhibiting an enhanced electrocatalytic performance compared to the bare SPCE. It displayed a wider linear range, lower limit of detection and a remarkably higher analytical sensitivity, viz. 1.5, 0.13 and 0.028 A L mol-1 for DA, EP and PCM, respectively, being also capable of simultaneous determination of the three analytes. Such high performance is demonstration that SPCE/CB-ERGO may serve as generic platform for cost-effective flexible electrochemical sensors.
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Lourencao BC, Silva TA, da Silva Santos M, Ferreira AG, Fatibello-Filho O. Sensitive voltammetric determination of hydroxyzine and its main metabolite cetirizine and identification of oxidation products by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Yammouri G, Mandli J, Mohammadi H, Amine A. Development of an electrochemical label-free biosensor for microRNA-125a detection using pencil graphite electrode modified with different carbon nanomaterials. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Martin Santos A, Wong A, Araújo Almeida A, Fatibello-Filho O. Simultaneous determination of paracetamol and ciprofloxacin in biological fluid samples using a glassy carbon electrode modified with graphene oxide and nickel oxide nanoparticles. Talanta 2017; 174:610-618. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2017.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Curcumin-quinone immobilised carbon black modified electrode prepared by in-situ electrochemical oxidation of curcumin-phytonutrient for mediated oxidation and flow injection analysis of sulfide. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.09.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Cinti S, Mazzaracchio V, Cacciotti I, Moscone D, Arduini F. Carbon Black-Modified Electrodes Screen-Printed onto Paper Towel, Waxed Paper and Parafilm M ®. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17102267. [PMID: 28972566 PMCID: PMC5676850 DOI: 10.3390/s17102267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Herein, we evaluated the use of paper towel, waxed paper, and Parafilm M® (Heathrow Scientific, Vernon Hills, IL, USA) as alternative substrates for screen-printed sensor manufacturing. Morphological study was performed to evaluate the adhesion of the ink on these uncommon substrates, as well as the morphology of the working electrode. The electrochemical characterization was carried out using ferricyanide/ferrocyanide as redox couple. To enhance the electrochemical properties of the developed sensors, the nanomaterial carbon black was used as nanomodifier. The modification by drop casting of the working electrode surface, using a stable dispersion of carbon black, allows to obtain a sensor with improved electrochemical behavior in terms of peak-to-peak separation, current intensity, and the resistance of charge transfer. The results achieved confirm the possibility of printing the electrode on several cost-effective paper-based materials and the improvement of the electrochemical behavior by using carbon black as sustainable nanomaterial.
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- Stefano Cinti
- Department of Chemical Science and Technology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Engineering, University of Rome Niccolò Cusano, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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Baccarin M, Santos FA, Vicentini FC, Zucolotto V, Janegitz BC, Fatibello-Filho O. Electrochemical sensor based on reduced graphene oxide/carbon black/chitosan composite for the simultaneous determination of dopamine and paracetamol concentrations in urine samples. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.06.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Dinesh B, Saraswathi R, Senthil Kumar A. Water based homogenous carbon ink modified electrode as an efficient sensor system for simultaneous detection of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.02.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Arduini F, Cinti S, Scognamiglio V, Moscone D, Palleschi G. How cutting-edge technologies impact the design of electrochemical (bio)sensors for environmental analysis. A review. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 959:15-42. [PMID: 28159104 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Through the years, scientists have developed cutting-edge technologies to make (bio)sensors more convenient for environmental analytical purposes. Technological advancements in the fields of material science, rational design, microfluidics, and sensor printing, have radically shaped biosensor technology, which is even more evident in the continuous development of sensing systems for the monitoring of hazardous chemicals. These efforts will be crucial in solving some of the problems constraining biosensors to reach real environmental applications, such as continuous analyses in field by means of multi-analyte portable devices. This review (with 203 refs.) covers the progress between 2010 and 2015 in the field of technologies enabling biosensor applications in environmental analysis, including i) printing technology, ii) nanomaterial technology, iii) nanomotors, iv) biomimetic design, and (v) microfluidics. Next section describes futuristic cutting-edge technologies that are gaining momentum in recent years, which furnish highly innovative aspects to biosensing devices.
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- Fabiana Arduini
- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy; National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems "INBB", Viale Medaglie d'Oro, 305, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography (IC-CNR), Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy; National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems "INBB", Viale Medaglie d'Oro, 305, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy; National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems "INBB", Viale Medaglie d'Oro, 305, Rome, Italy
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