Hierarchical porous TiO2 fabricated from magnolia grandiflora petals templates for the immobilization and electrical wiring of proteins

Hierarchical porous titanium dioxide (hp-TiO2) was prepared using natural magnolia grandiflora petals as templates and was further employed for the immobilization of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and nitrogen adsorption–desorption measurement revealed the wrinkled and porous structure of the obtained hp-TiO2. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) indicated the effective immobilization and conformation retention of HRP on hp-TiO2. HRP immobilized on hp-TiO2 exhibited direct, reversible, and surface-controlled redox reaction with the electron transfer rate constant of 5.46s−1. Furthermore, the immobilized HRP exhibited a wide linear detection range from 1.0 to 524.0µM. The detection limit, based on a signal-to-noise ratio of 3, was down to 0.87µM. The apparent Michaelis–Menten constant (Kmapp) of the immobilized HRP was 0.223mM. In addition, the sensor possessed appreciable repeatability, reproducibility and remarkable stability for the sensitive determination of H2O2. Thus, this kind of hp-TiO2 can be used as an attractive material for immobilizing proteins and constructing biosensors. [Display omitted] •hp-TiO2 was prepared by a facile Magnolia grandiflora petals template method.•Direct electron transfer of HRP immobilized on hr-TiO2 was observed.•Enhanced electrocatalytic and analytical performances of the HRP-tp-TiO2 biosensor were obtained.