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Amperometric sensing of hydrazine by using single gold nanopore electrodes filled with Prussian Blue and coated with polypyrrole and carbon dots

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A nanoprobe for hydrazine sensing is described that is making use of a single gold nanopore electrode (SAuNPEs) that was modified by electro-deposition of Prussian Blue (PB) and then coated with a thin membrane of polypyrrole and carbon dots in order to enhance stability and catalytic activity. Best operated at a low potential of 0.3 V vs. Ag/AgCl, the nanosensor display good electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of hydrazine, with a linear response in the 0.5–80 μM hydrazine concentration range and a 0.18 μM detection limit (at S/N = 3). The method was applied to the determination of hydrazine in human urine.

Schematic presentation of the electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrazine using a single gold nanopore electrode that was modified by electro-deposition of Prussian Blue and then coated with a thin membrane of polypyrrole and carbon dots.

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Acknowledgements

This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21775003, No.21375002), National key Research and Development project of China (No. 2017YFD0701403), and the Foundation for Innovation Team of Bioanalytical Chemistry of Anhui Province.

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  2. Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People’s Republic of China

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Chen, W., Wang, H., Tang, H. et al. Amperometric sensing of hydrazine by using single gold nanopore electrodes filled with Prussian Blue and coated with polypyrrole and carbon dots. Microchim Acta 186, 350 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-019-3486-6

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