Mango core inner shell membrane template-directed synthesis of porous ZnO films and their application for enzymatic glucose biosensor

Abstract

Micro/nano-porous ZnO films were synthesized through a simple biotemplate-directed method using mango core inner shell membranes as templates. The achieved ZnO films with wrinkles on the surface are combined of large holes and small pores in the bulk. High specific surface area, numerous microspaces, and small channels for fluid circulation provided by this unique structure along with the good biocompatibility and electron communication features of ZnO material make the product an ideal platform for the immobilization of enzymes The fabricated glucose biosensor based on the porous ZnO films exhibits good selective detection ability of analyte with good stability, high sensitivity of 50.58μAcm−2mM−1 and a wide linear range of 0.2–5.6mM along with a low detection limit of 10μM.