Electropolymerization of 4-aminobenzoic acid containing nano-Au deposited on carbon paste electrode for determination of acetaminophen

The conducting polymer films have been widely applied in the field of electrochemistry owing to their goodstability, permselectivity, unique physical and chemical properties. A novel nano-Au/poly (4-aminobenzoicacid) (PABA) film modified carbon paste electrode was fabricated for sensitive detection of acetaminophenin this paper. The PABA film and nano-Au/PABA film were characterized by scanning electron microscope.The nano-Au/PABA film exhibited obviously catalytic performance to the determination of acetaminophenwith a high sensitivity and a wide linear range. Under optimum conditions (pH, the concentration of 4-aminobenzoic acid, electro-polymerization cycles), linearity between the oxidation peak current and theacetaminophen concentration was obtained in the range of 1.0 × 10–7 – 8.0 × 10–5 mol L-1 with a detectionlimit of 8.0 × 10–8 mol L-1 (S/N = 3). In addition, the nano-Au/PABA film modified electrode wassuccessfully employed to determine the acetaminophen in commercial drugs, and this work has shed somedoubt on the redox mechanism of acetaminophen at the sensor.