Abstract
A voltammetric sensor is presented for the simultaneous determination of dopamine (DA) and uric acid (UA) in the presence of ascorbic acid (AA). It is based on a gold electrode (GE) modified with carboxyl-functionalized graphene (CFG) and silver nanocube functionalized DA nanospheres (AgNC@PDA-NS). The AgNC@PDA-NS nanocomposite was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The electrochemical behavior of the modified electrode was evaluated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. The modified electrode displays good electrocatalytic activity towards DA (typically at 0.14V vs. Ag/AgCl) and UA (typically at 0.29V vs. Ag/AgCl) even in the presence of ascorbic acid. Response to DA is linear in the concentration range of 2.5 to 130μM with a detection limit of 0.25μM. Response to UA is linear in the concentration range of 10 to 130μM with a detection limit of 1.9μM. In addition, the sensitivity for DA and UA is 0.538 and 0.156μAμM-1cm-2, respectively. The modified electrode also displays good stability, selectivity and reproducibility. Graphical abstract The gold electrode modified with polydopamine nanospheres functionalized with silver nanocube and carboxylated graphene is used for simultaneous determination of DA and UA in the presence of AA, with wide linear range and low detection limit.
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