Urea biosensor based on amperometric pH-sensing with hematein as a pH-sensitive redox mediator.

The natural dye hematein in water solution was used as a pH-sensitive redox-active mediator for amperometric pH-sensing. The electrochemical characteristics were studied using cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. Several types of urea biosensors were constructed with urease on the surface of platinum and graphite composite electrodes or in the bulk of the graphite composite. They were used for the amperometric urea determination at a working potential of 0 mV (versus SCE) using 0.5 mM hematein. Detection limits and response linearity was in the micromolar range depending on the biosensor type, concentration and pH of buffers used. An interference study of various cations, anions, and substances, which may be present in real samples demonstrated good selectivity for the determination of urea. The biosensors showed good operational (>3 h) and storage (>3 months) stability. The results of urea determination in blood and urine obtained by biosensor correlated well with those obtained by a spectrophotometric reference method.

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