Hemin-phytic Acid Functionalized Porous Conducting Polymer Hydrogel With Good Biocompatibility for Electrochemical Detection of H₂O₂ Released From Living Cells

A novel hemin/phytic acid doped polyaniline (PA-PANI) hydrogel composite was prepared through a simple chemical and self-assembly method, which was modified onto electrode for electrochemical detection of H₂O₂ released from living cells. It showed good analytical performance with high sensitivity, selectivity and a rapid response for the analysis of H₂O₂ in the range of 2 to 102 μM, with the detection limit of 1.2 μM. The favorable results mainly originated from both the high conductivity of PA-PANI hydrogel and its network structure preventing hemin from self-dimerization to provide active catalytic species. Furthermore, PA-PANI with good biocompatibility allowed living cells to adhere and resulted in a short diffusion distance between H₂O₂ released from cells and electrode.