Development and application of disposable screen-printed composite electrodes based on metallic nanoparticles and graphite-polyurethane

• Grant number: 18/11071-0
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Effective date (Start): December 01, 2018
• Effective date (End): July 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Frank Nelson Crespilho
• Grantee: Isabela Alteia Mattioli
• Home Institution: Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In this work, it is proposed to continue the development of composite electrodes based on graphite and polyurethane resin. This proposal will contribute in the line of research focused on the preparation of this material in the form of disposable printed electrodes, modified with metallic nanoparticles. The main advantages of using graphite and polyurethane based composite compared to other conventional electrode materials are: low cost, easy machining and high hydrophobicity. In addition, the possibility of production of work electrodes, reference and counter electrode in a single device by means of printing, makes this technology very attractive. Initially, different proportions between graphite and metallic nanoparticles (in particular, Fe3O4-NPs and AuNPs) and polyurethane resin will be studied. Secondly, we intend to evaluate the development of a disposable printed electrode based only on metallic nanoparticles and polyurethane resin, using AuNPs or other metallic nanoparticles. It is important to note that few research groups deal with these developments in Brazil and the LATEQS group is the only one that prepares composite electrodes based on graphite and polyurethane. Once the electrodes are prepared, the next step will be to evaluate their performance in electroanalytical techniques, such as Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV) and/or Square Wave Voltammetry (SWV). To this end, the sensors developed will be tested in these techniques by searching for suitable instrument parameters, in the presence of electrochemical probes and, finally, in the determination of analytes of pharmaceutical, biological and environmental interest. The main contribution of this project is the development of new inks for printed electrodes, which can be subjected to intellectual protection, as has already occurred with graphite based inks. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

HASSAN, AYAZ; MACEDO, LUCYANO J. A.; MATTIOLI, ISABELA A.; RUBIRA, RAFAEL J. G.; CONSTANTINO, CARLOS J. L.; AMORIM, RODRIGO G.; LIMA, FILIPE C. D. A.; CRESPILHO, FRANK N. A three component-based van der Waals surface vertically designed for biomolecular recognition enhancement. Electrochimica Acta, v. 376, APR 20 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MATTIOLI, ISABELA A.; HASSAN, AYAZ; SANCHES, NATALIA M.; VIEIRA, NIRTON C. S.; CRESPILHO, FRANK N. Highly sensitive interfaces of graphene electrical-electrochemical vertical devices for on drop atto-molar DNA detection. BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS, v. 175, MAR 1 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MATTIOLI, ISABELA A.; HASSAN, AYAZ; OLIVEIRA JR, OSVALDO N.; CRESPILHO, FRANK N. On the Challenges for the Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Based on a Review of Current Methodologies. ACS SENSORS, v. 5, n. 12, p. 3655-3677, DEC 24 2020. Web of Science Citations: 1.

MATTIOLI, ISABELA A.; CERVINI, PRISCILA; CAVALHEIRO, EDER T. G. Screen-printed disposable electrodes using graphite-polyurethane composites modified with magnetite and chitosan-coated magnetite nanoparticles for voltammetric epinephrine sensing: a comparative study. Microchimica Acta, v. 187, n. 6 MAY 10 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MATTIOLI, ISABELA A.; SCHILDT, LETICIA F. L.; CERVINI, PRISCILA; SACILOTO, THALITA R.; CAVALHEIRO, EDER T. G. Evaluation of a Graphite-Polyurethane Composite Electrode Modified with Copper Nanoparticles as an Amperometric Flow Detector in a Wall-Jet System for the Determination of Cysteine. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 31, n. 2, p. 370-380, FEB 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.

ISABELA A. MATTIOLI; FRANK N. CRESPILHO. Problems of Interpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2: Analytical Chemistry Concerns. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, v. 92, n. 4, p. -, 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.