IMR Press / FBL / Volume 10 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.2741/1545

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Article
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for the development of electrochemical biosensors
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1 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2005, 10(1), 492–505; https://doi.org/10.2741/1545
Published: 1 January 2005
Abstract

Carbon nanotube (CNT) is a very attractive material for the development of biosensors because of its capability to provide strong electrocatalytic activity and minimize surface fouling of the sensors. This article reviews our recent developments of oxidase- and dehydrogenase-amperometric biosensors based on the immobilization of CNTs, the co-immobilization of enzymes on the CNTs/Nafion or the CNT/Teflon composite materials, or the attachment of enzymes on the controlled-density aligned CNT-nanoelectrode arrays. The excellent electrocatalytic activities of the CNTs on the redox reactions of hydrogen peroxide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), and homocysteine have been demonstrated. Successful applications of the CNT-based biosensors reviewed herein include the low-potential detections of glucose, organophosphorus compounds, and alcohol.

Keywords
Carbon Nanotubes
Amperometric Biosensors
Hydrogen Peroxide
NADH
Oxidase
Dehydrogenase
Enzymes
Alcohol
Glucose
Nafion
Organophosphorous Compounds
Alcohol
Homocysteine
Thiols
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