摘要

NADH oxidation catalysts are extremely important in the field of electrochemical biosensors and enzymatic biofuel cells. Based on the growing diazonium chemistry, we synthesized the diazonium salt of the well-known NADH mediator toluidine blue O. The electrochemical reduction of the diazonium moiety by cyclic voltammetry onto a screen-printed electrode leads to an electrocatalyst suitable for the oxidation of NADH. The amperometric response for its oxidation shows a maximal current of 1.2 mu A ([NADH] = 100 mu M). Based on electrochemical measurements, the surface coverage is found to be 3.78 x 10(-11) mol cm(-2) and the heterogeneous standard rate constant k(h) is 1.21 +/- 0.16 s(-1). The sensitive layer for the oxidation of NADH is improved by electrografting the diazonium salt with a potentiostatic method. Both the surface coverage and the heterogeneous standard rate constant k(h) are improved and found to be 6.08 +/- 0.63 x 10(-11) mol cm(-2) and similar to 5.02 s(-1), respectively. The amperometric response is also improved by an 8 fold factor, reaching 9.87 mu A ([NADH] = 120 mu M). These remarkably high values for screen-printed electrodes are comparable to glassy carbon electrodes making this method suitable for low-cost bioelectronical devices.

  • 出版日期2010-10