Construction of amperometric glucose biosensor based on in-situ fabricated hierarchical meso-macroporous SiO₂ modified Au film electrodes

Abstract

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) modified hierarchical meso-macroporous (HMMP) SiO₂ layer on the surface of Au film electrode was developed as a novel enzyme immobilization matrix for biosensors construction. HMMP SiO₂-Au bilayer film electrodes were in-situ fabricated with magnetron sputtering process and templating method. The as-prepared HMMP SiO₂ films were characterized by SEM, TEM, and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The modified layer of HMMP SiO₂ has interconnected pore channels, and the sizes of macropores and mesopores are about 330 nm and 9 nm, respectively. The HMMP SiO₂ modified gold film electrodes not only have no diffusion barrier for electrochemical probes, but also exhibit good electrochemical properties. In addition, the activity and stability of the immobilized enzyme can be commendably retained in HMMP SiO₂. The biosensor exhibits an excellent bioelectrocatalytic response to glucose with a linear range of 1.0×10^-4 M-1.0×10^-2 M, high sensitivity of 18.0 μA·mM^-1·cm^-2, as well as good reproducibility and stability.

Keywords

gold film electrode / hierarchical meso-macroporous SiO₂ / modified layer / electrochemical properties / glucose biosensor

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