A simple square-wave adsorptive voltammetric (SWAV) method was developed for determining Captopril (CAP) in pharmaceutical formulations. The proposed method was based on the electrochemical reduction of CAP at a mercury thin film electrode (MTFE). The preparation of the TMFE/Glassy carbon electrode was very simple; also, this electrode had very good reproducibility and regeneration of its surfa...

A simple method has been developed for the spontaneous deposition of Prussian blue (PB) particles from a solution containing only ferricyanide ions onto conducting substrates such as indium tin oxide glass, glassy carbon disk and carbon nanotube (CNT) materials. Formation of PB deposits was confirmed by ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrometry and electrochemical techniques. The surface morp...

A nanocomposite platform built with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(+)) via a noncovalent interaction between the large π systems in NAD(+) molecules and MWCNTs on a glassy carbon substrate was successfully developed for the sensitive and selective detection of uric acid (UA) in the presence of ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA). NAD(+) has an ad...

Glassy carbon (GC) is an amorphous yet sp rich allotrope of carbon that has received a lot of attention as an electrode material in Li ion batteries. In this contribution we explore the microstructural, thermal and mechanical properties of GC derived from the pyrolysis of lithographically patterned SU8, which is the most common precursor polymer in CMEMS (carbon microelectromechanical systems)....

Liquid crystalline cubic phases formed with monoolein and Myverol have been used as matrixes to host a catalytic complex of nickel(II) and 1-hexadecyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane for the reduction of carbon dioxide. The structures of the cubic phases, both with and without the catalyst, were established using small-angle X-ray scattering. The catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide was perf...

Nitrogen-doped carbon dots are introduced as a novel substrate suitable for enzyme immobilization in electrochemical detection metods. Nitrogen-doped carbon dots are easily synthesised from polyacrylamide in just one step. With the help of the amino group on chitosan, glucose oxidase is immobilized on nitrogen-doped carbon dots-modified carbon glassy electrodes by amino-carboxyl reactions. The ...

Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) was immobilized on glassy-carbon electrodes (GCE) modified with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), few-walled carbon nanotubes (FWCNT) and carbon black (Vulcan XC72R). Modified electrodes were prepared by drop-casting. Immobilization was achieved with an extremely simple dipping procedure and without any further modification to the electrodes. Electrochemical...

Secondary electron emission from a micron spherical dust grain has been investigated locally by a narrow (less than 30 nm) electron beam at energies ranging from 0.6 to 10 keV using the secondary electron microscopy. For investigations, glassy carbon grains were chosen for their conductivity and smooth surface as well as carbon abundance in space and laboratory dusty plasmas. The energetic depe...

An electrochemical sensor for the determination of the chlorophenoxy herbicide MCPA has been developed, based on a combination of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with incorporated β-cyclodextrin and a polyaniline film modified glassy carbon electrode. The proposed molecular host-guest recognition based sensor has a high electrochemical sensitivity for the determination of MCPA. The electrochemica...