Carbon NanotubesGold Nanoparticles Composite Film for the Construction of a Novel Amperometric Choline Biosensor

Abstract EN

This study develops a facile method to fabricate a novel choline biosensor based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs).

Chitosan, a natural biocompatible polymer, was used to solubilize MWCNTs for constructing the aqueous Chit-MWCNTs solution.

Then Chit-MWCNTs were first dropped on the surface of a cleaned platinum electrode.

Finally, a thiolated silica sol containing AuNPs and choline oxidase (ChOx) was immobilized on the surface of the Chit-MWCNTs-modified electrode.

The MWCNTs/AuNPs/Pt electrode showed excellent electrocatalytic activity for choline.

The resulting choline biosensor showed high sensitivity of choline (3.56 μA/mM), and wide linear range from 0.05 to 0.8 mM with the detection limit of 15 μM.

In addition, good reproducibility and stability were obtained.