Preparation and Characterization of Bifunctional-Nanostructured Surfaces of Pt/Au Obtained Via Template for Application in Sensors and Biosensors

Author(s)

Paulo Augusto Raymundo Pereira

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: São Carlos.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC/BT)
• Defense date: 2016-05-25

Examining board members

Sergio Antonio Spinola Machado; Mauro Bertotti; Eder Tadeu Gomes Cavalheiro; Ronaldo Censi Faria; Valber de Albuquerque Pedrosa

• Advisor: Sergio Antonio Spinola Machado

Abstract

Nanostructured hybrid surfaces Pt/Au containing 20, 50 and 100 nm of Au was obtained by the photolithographic process. The template used was an interdigitated microelectrodes array. The nanostructured hybrid surfaces Pt/Au containing 20, 50 and 100 nm of Au was characterized by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Then, applied as sensors for electrochemical detection of biomarkers ascorbic acid, uric acid, dopamine, hydroquinone and nitrite. In a second step, the gold nanostructures were coated with self-assembled monolayer (self-assembled monolayers - SAM) of alkanethiol (cystamine, mercaptoacetic acid and 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid) aiming at preparing the surface for biomolecule immobilization, including enzymes and antibodies. The bifunctional nanostructured hybrid surface Pt/Au-SAM was obtained by performing cyclic scans solution containing 0.1 mol L-1 H2SO4 at specific potential scans intervals for each SAM through this procedure was only possible to remove the SAM the platinum surface and holding on the gold nanostructures. The enzyme glucose oxidase (Aspergillus niger) was immobilized with EDC/NHS and ferrocene was used as an electron mediator. The electrochemical characterization was performed in an aqueous solution containing 0.1 mol L-1 of sulfuric acid and in a solution containing 5.0 mmol of potassium ferrocyanide and ferricyanide redox probe using cyclic voltammetry technique and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The hydrogen peroxide formed as a product of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction was measured on the surface of platinum solution containing 0.1 mol L-1 PBS. The apparent Michaelis-Menten kinetic constant (KMapp) and the catalytic constant kcat were calculated and compared with other transducers reported in the literature. The third application was the use of this hybrid surface and an electrochemical immunosensor for detecting salivary cortisol. Anti-cortisol antibody was immobilized at the SAM (mercaptocaetic acid) with EDC/NHS. This device was dipped in solutions containing 3.1 x 10-15 - 1.5 x 10-3 mol L-1 of cortisol. The signal-concentration relationship was obtained by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy technique of observing the variation in load transfer with respect to variation of cortisol concentration device adsorbed to Pt/Au/SAM/antibody-cortisol. The detection limit obtained were 0.08, 207, 0.3, 11.1, 11.3, 0.2 × 10-6 mol L-1 for glucose, ascorbic acid, dopamine, hydroquinone, nitrite, uric acid, respectively. Keywords: Nanostructured hybrid surface, sensors, biosensors, imunosensors, biomarkers, uric acid, ascorbic acid, dopamine, hydroquinone, glucose, cortisol. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/17689-9 - Preparation and characterization of bifunctional-nanostructured surfaces of Au-Pt obtained via templates for application in sensors and biosensors
• Grantee: Paulo Augusto Raymundo Pereira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate