Carbon dots and chitosan composite film based biosensor for the sensitive and selective determination of dopamine.

A simple, sensitive and reliable dopamine (DA) biosensor was developed based on a carbon dots (CDs) and chitosan (CS) composite film modified glassy carbon electrode (CDs-CS/GCE). Under optimal conditions, the CDs-CS/GCE showed a better electrochemical response for the detection of DA than that of the glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The oxidation peak current (Ipa) of DA was linear with the concentration of DA in the range from 0.1 µM to 30.0 µM with the limit of detection as 11.2 nM (3S/N). The CDs-CS/GCE was applied to the detection of DA content in an injection solution of DA with satisfactory results.

A sensitive and reliable dopamine biosensor was developed based on the Au@carbon dots-chitosan composite film.

A novel composite film of Au@carbon dots (Au@CDs)-chitosan (CS) modified glassy carbon electrode (Au@CDs-CS/GCE) was prepared in a simple manner and applied in the sensitive and reliable determination of dopamine (DA). The CDs had carboxyl groups with negative charge, which not only gave it have good stability but also enabled interaction with amine functional groups in DA through electrostatic interaction to multiply recognize DA with high specificity, and the Au nanoparticle could make the surface of the electrode more conductive. Compared with the bare GCE, CS/GCE, and CDs-CS/GCE electrodes, the Au@CDs-CS/GCE had higher catalytic activity toward the oxidation of DA. Furthermore, Au@CDs-CS/GCE exhibited good ability to suppress the background current from large excess ascorbic acid (AA) and uric acid (UA). Under the optimal conditions, selective detection of DA in a linear concentration range of 0.01-100.0 µM was obtained with the limit of 0.001 µM (3S/N). At the same time, the Au@CDs-CS/GCE was also applied to the detection of DA content in DA's injection with satisfactory results, and the biosensor could keep its activity for at least 2 weeks.