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Abstract
Microspheres made of alternating layers of two different conducting polymers, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and poly(N-methylpyrrole), have been found to be sensitive to dopamine (DA) oxidation, presenting a very well-defined and linear response in the range of DA concentrations from 0.5 to 2 mM. The novelty of the present study is the use of doped multilayered hollow microspheres, which are prepared by successive oxidative chemical polymerizations in FeCl3 aqueous solution. The multilayered microspheres were characterized by FTIR and UV-visible spectroscopies, scanning and transmission electron microscopies, and atomic force microscopy. The UV-visible bands confirm that the multilayered system is not well doped with FeCl4(-) counterions. Therefore, the doping level was increased by further oxidation with LiClO4 before DA electrochemical detection. Despite that the range of concentration detection was limited from 0.5 mM to 2 mM, doped hollow multilayered microspheres show a very good anodic peak current response compared to single-layer films fabricated with an individual conducting polymer and activated by gold nanoparticles.
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