An all-solid-state reference electrode based on the layer-by-layer polymer coating.

A solid-state reference electrode (SSRE) was fabricated by layering a silicone rubber (SR) film containing KCl on an AgCl surface, then a perfluorinated ionomer film, and finally a polyurethane-based membrane containing an ionophore, a lipophilic ionic additive, and a plasticizer, respectively. The addition of SiCl4 to the polyurethane-based membrane layer enhanced the strength of the membrane in an aqueous solution. The morphologies of the membranes were studied separately by SEM. The fabrication of the Ag/AgCl electrode through this layer-by-layer polymer coating improved the electrode stability enormously. In addition, the potential drift of the SSRE according to the pH of the medium was minimized by introducing a H+-ion-selective ionophore (tridodecylamine; TDDA) into the outmost polymer membrane. The cyclic voltammetric and potentiometric responses using the SSRE and a conventional reference electrode, respectively, were consistent. The SSRE exhibited little potential variation even in the case of the addition of very high concentrations of various salts, such as Na salicylate, LiCl, KCl, CaCl2, MgCl2, KNO3, NaCl, and NaHCO3. The practicability of the proposed SSRE was tested for the determination of blood pH and pCO2 in a flow cell system. The SSRE fabricated in the present study was stable over two years.

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