Carbon Nanotubes : A New Alternative for Electrochemical Sensors.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (86 pages)
- Nanotechnology Science and Technology .
- Nanotechnology Science and Technology .
Intro -- CARBON NANOTUBES:A NEW ALTERNATIVE FORELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- GENERAL ASPECTS OF CARBON NANOTUBES -- SYNTHESIS OF CARBON NANOTUBES -- 3.1. ELECTRIC ARC DISCHARGE -- 3.2. LASER ABLATION -- 3.3. CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION -- USE OF CARBON NANOTUBESAS ELECTRODE MATERIAL -- 4.1. PRETREATMENTS OF CARBON NANOTUBES -- 4.1.1. Chemical Pretreatments -- 4.1.2. Electrochemical -- 4.2. STRATEGIES FOR THE PREPARATIONOF CNTS-MODIFIED ELECTRODES -- 4.2.1. Dispersion in Different Solutions -- 4.2.1.a. Acidic Solutions -- 4.2.1.b. N,N-Dimethylformamide -- 4.2.1.c. Nafion -- 4.2.1.d. Chitosan -- 4.2.1.e. Other Media -- 4.2.2. Incorporation in Composite Matrices Using Different Binders -- 4.2.2.a. Teflon -- 4.2.2.b. Bromoform -- 4.2.2.c. Mineral Oil -- 4.2.2.d. Inks -- 4.2.3. Immobilization on Pyrolitic Graphite Electrodes -- 4.2.4. Using other Methodologies -- ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OFDIFFERENT COMPOUNDS AT CNTS-BASEDELECTRODES. SENSING PROPERTIES -- 5.1. CYTOCHROME C AND AZURIN -- 5.2. DOPAMINE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS -- 5.3. HOMOCYSTEINE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS -- 5.4. CARBOHYDRATES -- 5.5. NADH -- 5.6 AMINOACIDS -- 5.7. URIC ACID -- 5.8 OTHER COMPOUNDS -- USE OF CNTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OFELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSORS -- 6.1. ENZYMATIC ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSORS -- 6.1.1. Immobilization of Proteins on Carbon Nanotubes -- Fructose Biosensor -- Glucose Biosensor -- Lactate Biosensor -- Phenols and Catechols Biosensor -- Hydrogen Peroxide Biosensor -- Alcohol Biosensor -- 6.2. ELECTROCHEMICAL DNA BIOSENSORS -- 6.3. IMMUNOSENSING SCHEMES -- FINAL CONSIDERATIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.