skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Biosensors Based on Carbon Nanotubes/Nickel Hexacyanoferrate/Glucose Oxidase Nanocomposites

Journal Article · · Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 1(3):320-327
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1166/jbn.2005.038· OSTI ID:15020443

Novel hybrid films based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/nickel hexacyanoferrate (NiHCF) nanocomposites were synthesized, characterized, and evaluated for chemical and bio-sensing properties. Nickel hexacyanoferrate particles were electrodeposited on the porous CNT thin-film to fabricate electrochemical sensors with improved sensitivity toward hydrogen peroxide. Transmission electron microscopy illustrated the deposition of nickel hexacyanoferrate nanoparticles on the surface of carbon nanotubes. The experimental results show the electrode modified with the hybrid nanocomposite film has higher electrocatalytic activity and stability for detection of hydrogen peroxide than the electrodes modified with carbon nanotube or nickel hexacyanoferrate alone. With glucose oxidase (GOx) as an enzyme model, we constructed a biosensor based on the CNTs/NiHCF/GOx nanocomposite. Excellent linear relationship up to 1.2 mM has been attained with a slope of 5.3 μA/mM for the glucose biosensor. The response time and detection limit (S/N = 3) of the biosensor was determined to be 10 s and 1 μM, respectively. The high sensitivity to glucose of the biosensor resulted from the high surface area of carbon nanotubes and excellent electrocatalytic activity of the modifiers. The biosensor also performed with excellent reproducibility and good stability.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
15020443
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-45387; 6899
Journal Information:
Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 1(3):320-327, Journal Name: Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 1(3):320-327
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Amperometric Glucose Biosensor Based on Self-Assembling Glucose Oxidase on Carbon Nanotubes
Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2006 · Electrochemistry Communications · OSTI ID:15020443

Electrosynthesis, Characterization, and Application of Novel Hybrid Materials Based on Carbon Nanotube-Polyaniline-Nickel Hexacyanoferrate Nanocomposites
Journal Article · Tue Feb 14 00:00:00 EST 2006 · Journal of Materials Chemistry, 16(6):585-592 · OSTI ID:15020443

Glucose Biosensor Based on Immobilization of Glucose Oxidase in Platinum Nanoparticles/Graphene/Chitosan Nanocomposite Film
Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Talanta, 80(1):403-406 · OSTI ID:15020443