Single-walled carbon nanotube-arrayed microelectrode chip for electrochemical analysis

The development of a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT)-arrayed microelectrode chip is reported here. SWCNT-arrayed electrodes were formed directly on Pt surfaces, and were also arrayed on the chip. The electrochemical characteristics of the devices were investigated using potassium ferricyanide, K3[Fe(CN)6] in connection with cyclic voltammetry (CV). The electrochemical signals of electro-active amino acids; L-Tyrosine (Tyr), L-Cysteine (Cys) and L-Tryptophan (Trp) were detected using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The chip operated at a lower oxidation potential (vs. Ag/AgCl) compared with conventional carbon and Pt disc electrodes in 50 mM phosphate buffer solution (PBS, pH 7.4). The linear response was observed between 0.1–1 μM and 100 μM for the amino acids with correlation coefficients higher than 0.99. The electrochemical measurements of K3[Fe(CN)6] and amino acids revealed that the peak current intensities using SWCNT-arrayed electrodes were about 100-fold higher than those using bare Pt-arrayed microelectrodes. Additionally, the surface area dependence of the peak current responses was plotted. We concluded that our chips with SWCNT-arrayed microelectrodes provided a promising platform for electrochemical applications.

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