A new ultramicrosensor for nitric oxide based on electropolymerized film of nickel salen

  • Lanqun Mao
  • , Yu Tian
  • , Guoyue Shi
  • , Haiying Liu
  • , Litong Jin*
  • , K. Yamamoto
  • , Shuguang Tao
  • , Jiye Jin
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A new amperometric ultramicrosensor for the determination of nitric oxide (NO) is described. The ultramicrosensor, which is based on an electropolymerized film of ethylenebis(salicylideneiminate) nickel [Ni(salen)] and Nafion, shows a low detection limit, high selectivity and sensitivity to NO determination. The oxidation current (measured by a differential pulse amperometric method) is linear with NO concentration ranging from 1.0 x 10-8 to 4.0x10-6 mol/L with a calculated detection limit, at a signal to noise ratio of three, equal to 5.0x10-9 mol/L. Some endogenous electroactive substances in biological tissues, such as dopamine, 5-HT and nitrite do not interfere with NO determination at the concentrations higher than those in biological systems. The ultramicrosensor could be employed for in vivo measurements of NO. The mechanism of the response of the ultramicrosensor to NO is also studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1991-2007
Number of pages17
JournalAnalytical Letters
Volume31
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Chemically modified ultramicroelectrode
  • Electropolymerization
  • Ethylenebis(salicylideneiminate) nickel
  • Nitric oxide

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