Fabrication of Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Buckypaper Electrodes for Application in Glucose Biosensors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials and Reagents
2.2. Experimental Methods
2.2.1. Fabrication of Functionalized Buckypaper
BP Sample | Composition and processing | GOx Immobilization |
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2.2.2. Characterization of Buckypaper
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) for Acid Modified Carbon Nanotubes
Electron Microscopy and Electrical Conductivity
Electrochemical Characterization and Sensor Evaluation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structure and Morphology for Buckypaper Electrode
3.2. Electrochemical Properties for Buckypaper Biosensors
3.3. Amperometry and Glucose Biosensor Sensitivity
3.4. Selectivity of the Biosensor
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Papa, H.; Gaillard, M.; Gonzalez, L.; Chatterjee, J. Fabrication of Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Buckypaper Electrodes for Application in Glucose Biosensors. Biosensors 2014, 4, 449-460. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios4040449
Papa H, Gaillard M, Gonzalez L, Chatterjee J. Fabrication of Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Buckypaper Electrodes for Application in Glucose Biosensors. Biosensors. 2014; 4(4):449-460. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios4040449
Chicago/Turabian StylePapa, Henry, Melissa Gaillard, Leon Gonzalez, and Jhunu Chatterjee. 2014. "Fabrication of Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Buckypaper Electrodes for Application in Glucose Biosensors" Biosensors 4, no. 4: 449-460. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios4040449