A low-cost, disposable GO-CS screen printed carbon electrode for electrochemical detection of tyrosine

Saoirse Dervin, Ammara Ejaz, Ravinder Dahiya

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Abstract

A low-cost, sustainable and sensitive method for the continuous detection and quantification of Tyrosine (Tyr), a valuable metabolic biomarker, in biological fluids would present a valuable platform to aid patients and medical personnel in dietary management and the diagnosis and monitoring of metabolic and neurodegenerative disease. This work, therefore, presents a facile approach for the development of a graphene oxide (GO)-chitosan (CS) screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) (GO-CS/SPCE) on a flexible polyvinyl chloride (PVC) substrate, for the electrochemical detection of Tyr. The low-cost, disposable sensor was achieved by successfully immobilizing a homogenous GO-CS film at the surface of the SPCE via a simple ultrasound-assisted chemical reaction strategy. GO-CS was chosen as the sensitive nanocomposite film due to excellent electrochemical sensing properties, as well as the cost-effective, disposable and biocompatible nature of these nanomaterials. The GO-CS/SPCE demonstrated a wide linear range of 30-500 μM with a sensitivity of 0.03 μ Aμ M-1 and good reproducibility, highlighting the potential of GO-CS/SPCE as a low-cost, disposable and practical sensor for Tyr point of care (POC) testing.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFLEPS 2020 - IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728152783
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Aug 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event2020 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems, FLEPS 2020 - Virtual, Manchester, United Kingdom
Duration: 16 Aug 202019 Aug 2020

Publication series

NameFLEPS 2020 - IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems, FLEPS 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityVirtual, Manchester
Period16/08/2019/08/20

Keywords

  • Chitosan
  • Graphene oxide
  • PVC
  • Point-of-care testing
  • Screen-printed electrode
  • Tyrosine
  • disposable sensor

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