Reduced Graphene Oxides: Influence of the Reduction Method on the Electrocatalytic Effect towards Nucleic Acid Oxidation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiment
2.1. Synthesis of Graphene Oxide Derivatives
2.2. Characterization of RGOs
2.3. Electrochemical Experiments
2.3.1. Preparation of the Modified Electrode (GCE/RGO)
2.3.2. Cyclic Voltammetry and Differential Pulse Voltammetry
2.3.3. Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM)
2.4. Electrooxidation of Nucleic Acid
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Evaluation of the Efficiency of Reduction Methods
3.2. Electrochemical Characterization of RGOs Modified Electrodes
3.3. Structural and Physical Characterisation of RGOs
3.4. Electrochemical Behaviour of an Oligonucleotide on RGOs Modified Electrodes
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Báez, D.F.; Pardo, H.; Laborda, I.; Marco, J.F.; Yáñez, C.; Bollo, S. Reduced Graphene Oxides: Influence of the Reduction Method on the Electrocatalytic Effect towards Nucleic Acid Oxidation. Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7070168
Báez DF, Pardo H, Laborda I, Marco JF, Yáñez C, Bollo S. Reduced Graphene Oxides: Influence of the Reduction Method on the Electrocatalytic Effect towards Nucleic Acid Oxidation. Nanomaterials. 2017; 7(7):168. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7070168
Chicago/Turabian StyleBáez, Daniela F., Helena Pardo, Ignacio Laborda, José F. Marco, Claudia Yáñez, and Soledad Bollo. 2017. "Reduced Graphene Oxides: Influence of the Reduction Method on the Electrocatalytic Effect towards Nucleic Acid Oxidation" Nanomaterials 7, no. 7: 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7070168