Detection of metal ions using ion-channel sensor based on self-assembled monolayer of thioctic acid

Gold electrodes were chemically modified with thioctic acid monolayer designed to mimic biological ion-channel membranes. The technique was then used in the determination of alkali, alkaline earth, thallium(I), and lanthanum metal cations as analytes. Cyclic voltammograms (CV) of [Fe(CN)6] 3− an ele...

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Veröffentlicht in:Talanta (Oxford) 2003-12, Vol.61 (6), p.837-848
Hauptverfasser: Zugle, Ruphino, Kambo-Dorsa, James, Gadzekpo, Victor Patrick Yao
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Gold electrodes were chemically modified with thioctic acid monolayer designed to mimic biological ion-channel membranes. The technique was then used in the determination of alkali, alkaline earth, thallium(I), and lanthanum metal cations as analytes. Cyclic voltammograms (CV) of [Fe(CN)6] 3− an electroactive marker, were measured in the presence of the various types of analyte cations. In the absence of the analyte cation, electrostatic repulsion between the marker anions and the carboxylate groups of the receptor monolayer hindered the approach of the marker anion to the electrode surface and hence hindered its reduction. The modified electrodes responded well to the metal cations except the alkali metal cations. The sensors could detect the trivalent cation La 3+ at concentrations as low as 10 −8 M. The response of the sensor to the metal cations increase in the order alkali metal
ISSN:0039-9140
1873-3573
DOI:10.1016/S0039-9140(03)00377-1