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Voltammetry at Hexamethyl-P-Terphenyl Poly(Benzimidazolium) (HMT-PMBI)-Coated Glassy Carbon Electrodes: Charge Transport Properties and Detection of Uric and Ascorbic Acid

Matthew Rees Orcid Logo, Andrew G. Wright, Steven Holdcroft, Paolo Bertoncello Orcid Logo

Sensors, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Start page: 443

Swansea University Authors: Matthew Rees Orcid Logo, Paolo Bertoncello Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.3390/s20020443

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We describe the voltammetric behavior of an anion-exchange membrane, hexamethyl-p-terphenyl poly(benzimidazolium) (HMT-PMBI). The anion-exchange properties of HMT-PMBI chemically modified electrodes were investigated using K4Fe(CN)6 and K2IrCl6 as redox probes. The permselectivity properties of HMT-...

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Published in: Sensors
ISSN: 1424-8220
Published: MDPI AG 2020
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53248
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Abstract: We describe the voltammetric behavior of an anion-exchange membrane, hexamethyl-p-terphenyl poly(benzimidazolium) (HMT-PMBI). The anion-exchange properties of HMT-PMBI chemically modified electrodes were investigated using K4Fe(CN)6 and K2IrCl6 as redox probes. The permselectivity properties of HMT-PMBI chemically modified electrodes were ascertained using tris(2-2’)bipyridyl-ruthenium(II) chloride Ru(bpy)32+. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry were utilized to extract parameters such as the concentration of the redox mediators inside the films and the apparent diffusion coefficients. We found the concentration of K4Fe(CN)6 and K2IrCl6 redox species within HMT-PMBI-coated films to be on the order of 0.04–0.1 mol·dm−3, and values of Dapp ca. 10−10–10−9 cm2·s−1. To evaluate the possibility of using such a polymer coating in electroanalysis, HMT-PMBI-modified electrodes were utilized for the voltammetric detection of uric acid in artificial urine, Surine® and ascorbic acid in Vitamin C samples. The results showed that HMT-PMBI-coated electrodes can detect uric acid in Surine® with a limit of detection (LoD) of 7.7 µM, sensitivity of 0.14 µA·µM−1·cm−2, and linear range between 5 μM and 200 μM, whereas for Vitamin C tablets, the LoD is 41.4 µM, the sensitivity is 0.08 µA·µM−1·cm−2, and the linear range is between 25 μM and 450 μM.
Keywords: chemically modified electrodes; voltammetry; sensors; uric acid; ascorbic acid; hexamethyl-p-terphenyl poly(benzimidazolium), anion exchange polymer
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 2
Start Page: 443

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