Abstract
A novel ultrasensitive biosensor was constructed by the [TBA]2[Ni(mnt)2]/graphene (mnt = maleonitriledithiolate) composite film for the detections of glutamate and alanine aminotransferase (ALT). The [TBA]2[Ni(mnt)2] nanocubes with a dimension of 500 nm were in-situ crystallized on the surface of Au electrode modified using thiol graphene in advance. Due to the synergistic effect between the electrocatalysis of [Ni(mnt)2]2− anion and the excellent conductivity of graphene, the as-prepared biosensors showed remarkably reversible electrochemical redox and stability. It exhibited high sensitivities of 27.32 μA mM−1 cm−2 and 0.636 nA μM−1 for the biosensing of glutamate and ALT with the corresponding wide linear ranges of 10–600 μM−1 and 5–140 U L−1, respectively. This high performance ALT biosensor is promising application in the trace analysis of more physiological substances, and the successful adoption of [TBA]2[Ni(mnt)2] material in the biosensor construction can arouse more dithiolene metal complexes in the further application of electrocatalysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 860-867 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical |
Volume | 241 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 31 Mar 2017 |
Keywords
- Dithiolene metal complexes
- High sensitivity
- Thiol graphene