Abstract
An electrochemical interface for a label-free electrochemical immuno-biosensor was prepared by modifying electrodes with a mixed layer comprising a molecular wire (MW) and oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG) molecules derived from in situ-generated aryl diazonium salts. The in situ-generated aryl diazonium salts were prepared in two different ways using either organic solvents or aqueous solutions. For organic phase surface modification, the corresponding amines of MW and OEG were dissolved in acetonitrile while for aqueous phase surface modification the corresponding amines of MW and OEG were dissolved in 0.5 M HCl acidic solution. Reduction of the aryl diazonium cations generates the corresponding aryl radicals which react with the carbon substrate, resulting in a covalent bond. Our results show that the interface generated in acidic aqueous conditions not only produced denser layers on the electrode surfaces, as determined by the passivation of the electrode towards the redox active species such as Fe(CN)6 3/4 and Ru(NH 3)6 2/3, but also has good responses for the detection of small molecules such as biotin.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ICONN 2010 - Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Pages | 230-233 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781424452620 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2010 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN - 2010 - Sydney, Australia Duration: 22 Feb 2010 → 26 Feb 2010 |
Other
Other | 2010 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN - 2010 |
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Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Sydney |
Period | 22/02/10 → 26/02/10 |
Keywords
- Aryl diazonium salts
- Label-free electrochemical immuno-biosensor
- Molecular wire
- Oligo(ethylene glycol)