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HERO ID
744595
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Sensitive Differential Pulse Stripping Voltammetry of Caffeine in Medicines and Cola Using a Sensor Based on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Nafion
Author(s)
Zhang, J; Wang, LP; Guo, W; Peng, XD; Li, M; Yuan, ZB
Year
2011
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
International Journal of Electrochemical Science
ISSN:
1452-3981
Volume
6
Issue
4
Page Numbers
997-1006
Web of Science Id
WOS:000289003800011
Abstract
A sensitive electrochemical sensor for the determination of caffeine (3,7 - dihydro - 1, 3, 7 - trimethyl - 1H - purine - 2, 6 - dione) based on a multi-walled carbon nanotube and a Nafion-modified glassy carbon electrode (MWCNT-Nafion/GCE) using differential pulse adsorptive stripping voltammetry is presented. The surface micromorphology of the MWCNT-Nafion/GCE as well as the effects of pH, scan rate, accumulation potential and time were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and other electrochemical techniques. At optimal test conditions, the calibration curves for the determination of caffeine showed two linear responses. The first linear range was from 2.945 to 377.0 mu M, with a detection limit of 0.513 mu M (based on 3 sigma), and the second linear range was from 377.0 to 2356 mu M. The sensor was then successfully utilised for the determination of caffeine in real samples of "Sanlietong" tablets and Cola.
Keywords
Differential pulse stripping voltammetry; sensor; carbon nanotube; nafion; caffeine
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Nanoscale Carbon
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