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Nanoelectrode ensembles based on conductive polyaniline/poly(acrylic acid) using porous sol-gel films as template

  • Yuezhong Xian
  • , Fang Liu
  • , Linjie Feng
  • , Fanghua Wu
  • , Liwei Wang
  • , Litong Jin*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • East China Normal University

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Abstract

Porous sol-gel (PSG) film has been utilized as a template for the electrochemical polymerization of aniline in presence of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA). The presence of electroactive polyaniline (PAn)/PAA within the porous skeleton of the sol-gel films has been confirmed using cyclic voltammetry, UV-vis spectrometry and atomic force microscopic measurements. The densities and the sizes of the nanoelectrodes can be controlled easily using electrochemical methods. The conductive polymer "wires" of PAn/PAA formation in PSG matrix can behave as an ensemble of closely-spaced but isolated nanoelectrodes. Moreover, the nanoelectrode ensembles based on conductive PAn/PAA for glucose biosensing are fabricated by immobilization of glucose oxidase (GOx) and Nafion onto the surface of conductive polymer. Owing to the biocompatibility of PSG and electro-activity of PAn/PAA at neutral pH regions, the glucose biosensor shows excellent characteristics and performance, such as low detection limit and fast response time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)773-780
Number of pages8
JournalElectrochemistry Communications
Volume9
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2007

Keywords

  • Glucose biosensor
  • Nanoelectrode ensembles
  • Polyaniline/poly(acrylic acid)
  • Porous sol-gel film
  • Template synthesis

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