Journal Article

·2016

Highly Sensitive Electrochemical Determination of Acetaminophen in Pharmaceuticals by Poly[2, 5-di(2-Thiophenyl)-1-p-(Tolyl)Pyrrole] Modified Pencil Graphite Electrode

Hakan Görçay , İlhami Çelik , Erman Yurdakul , Yücel Şahin YTU , Şule Kökten

IEEE Sensors Journal

Abstract

A novel and highly sensitive sensor based on poly[2, 5-di(2-thiophenyl)-1-p-(tolyl)pyrrole] was developed and successfully applied for the electrochemical determination of acetaminophen (AC) in pharmaceutical samples. The voltammetric behaviors of AC on modified pencil graphite electrode were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry in phosphate buffer solution. The voltammetric studies reveal that the polymer modified pencil graphite electrode possesses a remarkable electrocatalytic activity toward acetaminophen compared with the unmodified pencil graphite electrode. A linear dynamic range from 0.025 to 5~μM and a correlation coefficient of 0.997 with a slope (sensitivity) of 23 mA M -1 were obtained for AC. The detection limit (S/N= 3) was determined as 1.94 nM, which shows a high sensitivity of the developed sensor for AC.

Keywords

Differential pulse voltammetry Electrode Detection limit Cyclic voltammetry Graphite Electrochemistry Analytical Chemistry (journal) Electrochemical gas sensor Materials science Buffer solution Pencil (optics) Voltammetry Electrocatalyst Nuclear chemistry Chemistry Physical chemistry Organic chemistry Chromatography Optics Composite material

Subject Areas

Electrochemical sensors and biosensors ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Analytical Chemistry and Sensors ·Bioengineering ·Physical Sciences
Electrochemical Analysis and Applications ·Electrochemistry ·Physical Sciences

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