Development of a low cost hydrogen peroxide biosensor based on europium (III).

Author(s)

Flávia Rodrigues de Oliveira Silva

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Politécnica (EP/BC)
• Defense date: 2008-03-12

Examining board members

Lilia Coronato Courrol; Ronaldo Domingues Mansano; Martha Marques Ferreira Vieira

• Advisor: Lilia Coronato Courrol

Abstract

In this work was studied the optical properties of Europium-Tetracycline complex (EuTc), determining the best conditions to obtain an efficient complex formation. Optical parameters as absorption, emission, lifetime and refractive index were obtained. Variation of europium complexes concentration, temperature, optimal pH and solutions time reaction were analyzed. An increase in the europium emission band was observed with the addition of hydrogen peroxide (HP) in the solution. The samples were prepared with neutral pH and the lanthanide visible luminescence was detected after a samples incubation of 30 min. A direct method to determine urea hydrogen peroxide (PHU) and cholesterol, in solution, using a fluorescent EuTc complex is described. The results show that the complex is more sensitive for urea hydrogen peroxide, it is over fortyfold higher, while for hydrogen peroxide the increasing is fifteenfold higher when compared to pure EuTc complex emission intensity. It is also reported, for the first time, for the determination of cholesterol total, using the EuTc probe, the enzymatic reaction is not necessary, and also is possible to detect cholesterol fractions (LDL, VLDL and HDL), without the addition of other reagents. This method shows that the complex can be used as a biossensor of high sensibility, good accuracy, fast response, low cost and reproducible results to direct determination of hydrogen peroxide, urea hydrogen peroxide, cholesterol and LDL, and to indirect determination of glucose. A prototype for the construction of miniaturized equipment, portable, low cost, easier and faster to be used, is presented. (AU)