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Title
Flexible and integrated dual carbon sensor for multiplexed detection of nonylphenol and paroxetine in tap water samples
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Abstract
Multiplex detection of emerging pollutants is essential to improve quality control of water treatment plants, which requires portable systems capable of real-time monitoring. In this paper we describe a flexible, dual electrochemical sensing device that detects nonylphenol and paroxetine in tap water samples. The platform contains two voltammetric sensors, with different working electrodes that were either pretreated or functionalized. Each working electrode was judiciously tailored to cover the concentration range of interest for nonylphenol and paroxetine, and square wave voltammetry was used for detection. An electrochemical pretreatment with sulfuric acid on the printed electrode enabled a selective detection of nonylphenol in 1.0-10 x 10(-6) mol L-1 range with a limit of detection of 8.0 x 10(-7) mol L-1. Paroxetine was detected in the same range with a limit of detection of 6.7 x 10(-7) mol L-1 using the printed electrode coated with a layer of carbon spherical shells. Simultaneous detection of the two analytes was achieved in tap water samples within 1 min, with no fouling and no interference effects. The long-term monitoring capability of the dual sensor was demonstrated in phosphate buffer for 45 days. This performance is statistically equivalent to that of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for water analysis. The dual-sensor platform is generic and may be extended to other water pollutants and clinical biomarkers in real-time monitoring of the environment and health conditions.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Microchimica acta. - Wien, 1966, currens
Publication
Wien : Springer , 2021
ISSN
0026-3672 [print]
1436-5073 [online]
DOI
10.1007/S00604-021-05024-4
Volume/pages
188 :10 (2021) , 10 p.
Article Reference
359
ISI
000702722700001
Pubmed ID
34599426
Medium
E-only publicatie
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Creation 08.11.2021
Last edited 29.08.2024
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