Selective and sensitive determination of dopamine by composites of polypyrrole and graphene modified electrodes

Peng Si, Hailan Chen, Palanisamy Kannan, Dong Hwan Kim

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Abstract

A novel method is developed to fabricate the polypyrrole (PPy) and graphene thin films on electrodes by electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole with graphene oxide (GO) as a dopant, followed by electrochemical reduction of GO in the composite film. The composite of PPy and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (eRGO)-modified electrode is highly sensitive and selective toward the detection of dopamine (DA) in the presence of high concentrations of ascorbic acid (AA) and uric acid (UA). The sensing performance of the PPy/eRGO-modified electrode is investigated by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), revealing a linear range of 0.1-150 μM with a detection limit of 23 nM (S/N = 3). The practical application of the PPy/eRGO-modified electrode is successfully demonstrated for DA determination in human blood serum.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5134-5138
Number of pages5
JournalAnalyst
Volume136
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Dec 2011
Externally publishedYes

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