Three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene as an ultrasensitive electrochemical sensor for the detection of dopamine

Nanoscale. 2015 Feb 14;7(6):2427-32. doi: 10.1039/c4nr06623e.

Abstract

Three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene (3D N-doped graphene) was prepared through chemical vapor deposition (CVD) by using porous nickel foam as a substrate. As a model, a dopamine biosensor was constructed based on the 3D N-doped graphene porous foam. Electrochemical experiments exhibited that this biosensor had a remarkable detection ability with a wide linear detection range from 3 × 10(-6) M to 1 × 10(-4) M and a low detection limit of 1 nM. Moreover, the fabricated biosensor also showed an excellent anti-interference ability, reproducibility, and stability.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry
  • Biosensing Techniques
  • Dopamine / chemistry*
  • Electrochemical Techniques*
  • Electrodes
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Limit of Detection
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Nickel / chemistry
  • Nitrogen / chemistry*
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • Porosity
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Graphite
  • Nickel
  • Nitrogen
  • Dopamine