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American Scientific Publishers, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 9(21), p. 4605-4614, 2021

DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2021.19324

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Design and Fabrication of Glucose Biosensors Based on Immobilization of Glucose Oxidase on Titanium Oxide Nanotube Arrays

Journal article published in 2021 by Andrew Du, Eva Alvarez De Eulate ORCID, Alex Hariz
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Abstract

An electrochemical biosensor for the detection of glucose is realized by immobilizing glucose oxidase (GOx) enzyme onto titanium dioxide nanotube arrays by a coupling encapsulation process. We present details of a robust fabrication technique that results in a durable and reproducible sensor characteristics. The TiO2 nanotube arrays are grown directly on a titanium substrate by a potentiostatic anodization process in a water and ethylene-glycol mixture solution, which contains ammonium fluoride. An electropolymerization process was also performed to enhance interfacial adhesion between GOx and TiO2 nanotubes. Detection of glucose concentrations was achieved with a linear response in the range of 0.01 to 0.2 mM. Investigation of enhanced sensitivity by increasing the count, the length, and the cross-section of the nanotubes was also carried out. Surface morphologies of Ti substrate were examined by scanning electron microscopy to optimize the anodization process and thus the TiO2/Ti nanotube dimensions. We utilized a time-based amperometric response for the quantitative determination of hydrogen peroxide concentration through electro-reduction reaction with a bare TiO2/Ti nanotube-array electrodes, thus providing a reference for the determination of glucose levels with a GOx-coated TiO2/Ti nanotube array electrodes. Detection levels down to 5.2 μM were recorded.