One-pot synthesis of three-dimensional Mn3O4 microcubes for high-level sensitive detection of head and neck cancer drug nimorazole.

We described a three-dimensional Mn3O4 microcubes (3D-Mn3O4MCs) synthesised via a facile hydrothermal route for the determination of nimorazole (NMZ), an important drug that used in the treatment of head and neck cancer. The 3D-Mn3O4 MCs possess large active area and high conductivity, and 3D-Mn3O4 MCs film modified screen-printed carbon electrode (3D-Mn3O4MCs/SPCE) was fabricated which displayed excellent electrocatalytic ability towards NMZ. Under optimised working conditions, the modified electrode responded linearly to NMZ in the 0.025-8060µM concentration range and the detection limit was 6nM. A rapid, sensitive, selective, reproducible, and durable sensor was described. The practical feasibility of the sensor was demonstrated in human serum and NMZ tablet samples. The obtained results revealed the potential real-time applicability of the sensing device in biological analysis and pharmaceutical formulations.

Molybdenum disulfide nanosheets coated multiwalled carbon nanotubes composite for highly sensitive determination of chloramphenicol in food samples milk, honey and powdered milk.

We have described a hybrid material that consists of molybdenum disulfide nanosheets (MoS2) coated on functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNTs) for sensitive and selective determination of chloramphenicol (CAP). The MoS2/f-MWCNTs nanocomposite was successfully prepared through a hydrothermal process and its structure was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The MoS2/f-MWCNTs nanocomposite holds excellent electrochemical properties and it displays excellent electrocatalytic ability to CAP. Under optimized working conditions, the nanocomposite film modified electrode responds linearly to CAP in the concentration range of 0.08-1392µM. The detection limit was obtained as 0.015µM (±0.003). The electrode has high level of selectivity in presence of large excess concentrations of interfering species. In addition, the modified electrode offers satisfactory repeatability, reproducibility and stability. The practical applicability of the electrode was demonstrated in food samples such as, milk, powdered milk and honey samples and the recoveries are agreeable which clearly revealed its practical feasibility in food analysis.