Amperometric sensor based on ferrocene-doped silica nanoparticles as an electron transfer mediator for the determination of glucose in rat brain coupled to in vivo microdialysis

Fen Fen Zhang, Qiao Wan, Xiao Li Wang, Zheng Dong Sun, Zi Qiang Zhu, Yue Zhong Xian, Li Tong Jin, Katsunobu Yamamoto

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Abstract

In this paper, microdialysis sampling was combined with an enzymatic assay of glucose level in rat brain. A novel amperometric glucose biosensor based on ferrocene-doped silica (FcDS) nanoparticles conjugated with a biopolymer chitosan (CHIT) membrane was developed. These uniform FcDS nanoparticles (about 15±3 nm) were prepared by a water-in-oil (W/O) microemulsion method and were characterized by TEM and electrochemical technology. The nanosilica surface exhibited high biocompatability and the ferrocene doped inside maintained its high electron-transfer efficiency as a mediator. The glucose biosensor showed a detection limit of 2.0×10-6 molL -1 with a linear range from 5.0×10-6 to 1.2×10-2 molL-1. Coupled to microdialysis, it was used to determine the glucose concentration in rat brain. The result was in satisfactory agreement with the literature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)133-138
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
Volume571
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2004

Keywords

  • Electron transfer mediator
  • Ferrocene-doped silica nanoparticle
  • Glucose oxidase
  • Microdialysis sampling
  • Rat brain

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