Abstract

A novel electrochemical sensor was designed to determine clenbuterol by using a new hybrid nanomaterials of water-dispersible sulfonated graphene sheets (SGSs) and oxygen-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs-COOH) modified glass carbon electrode (GCE). The π–π stacking interaction between SGSs and MWCNTs-COOH was verified by UV–vis spectroscopy, fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The anodic peak current (Ipa) of clenbuterol at the GCE modified with SGSs/MWCNTs-COOH was much higher than those at the bare GCE, SGSs/GCE and MWCNTs-COOH/GCE due to the synergistic effect of the modified nanomaterials. Differential pulse voltammetry disclosed a good linear relationship between Ipa and concentrations of clenbuterol (0.01–5.0μM), with the detection limit of 4.6nM. Finally, the modified electrode was successfully used to determine clenbuterol in liver samples.

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