Sonochemical synthesis and anchoring of zinc oxide on hemin-mediated multiwalled carbon nanotubes-cellulose nanocomposite for ultra-sensitive biosensing of H2O2

Selvakumar Palanisamy, Vijayalakshmi Velusamy, Sridharan Balu, Sethupathi Velmurugan, Thomas C.K. Yang, Shih Wen Chen

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    Abstract

    In this work, the metal oxide and biopolymer nanocomposites on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were prepared using a simple sonochemical method. The hexagonal nanorods of zinc oxide (ZnO NR) were synthesized by probe sonication (frequency = 20 kHz, amplitude = 50) method and were integrated on ultrasonically functionalized MWCNT-cellulose nanocrystals (MWCNT-CNC) for the first time. The stable hemin bio-composites also were prepared using the bath sonication (37 kHz of frequency, 150 W of power) method, and was used for the selective and ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of H2O2. The UV–Vis spectroscopy studies confirmed the presence of native hemin on MWCNT-CNC/ZnO NR nanocomposite. Cyclic voltammetry studies revealed that an enhanced redox electrochemical behaviour of hemin was observed on hemin immobilised MWCNT-CNC/ZnO NR nanocomposite than that of other hemin modified electrodes. Also, the MWCNT-CNC/ZnO NR/hemin modified SPCE showed 2.3 folds higher electrocatalytic activity with a lower reduction potential (−0.2 V) towards H2O2 than that of other investigated hemin modified electrodes including hemin/MWCNT and hemin/CNC-ZnO. The fabricated biosensor displayed a stable amperometric response (-0.2 V vs Ag/AgCl) in the linear concentration of H2O2 ranging up to 4183.3 µM with a lower detection limit of 4.0 nM.

    Original languageBritish English
    Article number104917
    JournalUltrasonics Sonochemistry
    Volume63
    DOIs
    StatePublished - May 2020

    Keywords

    • Biosensor
    • Electrocatalysis
    • Screen-printed carbon electrode
    • Selectivity
    • Sensitivity
    • Sonochemical synthesis

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