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Detection Of Melamine Based On The Suppressed Anodic Response Of Uric Acid By A Au-Ag Nanoparticles Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode, Yu-Hui Peng, Tsunghsueh Wu, Yang-Wei Lin
Detection Of Melamine Based On The Suppressed Anodic Response Of Uric Acid By A Au-Ag Nanoparticles Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode, Yu-Hui Peng, Tsunghsueh Wu, Yang-Wei Lin
Journal of Food and Drug Analysis
We demonstrated a sensitive electrochemical method for the determination of non-electroactive melamine (Mel) using a modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE), with uric acid (UA) as the signal reporter. To increase the anodic response of UA, GCE was coated with Au–Ag nanoparticles and a Nafion thin film (Au–Ag/Nafion/GCE). The sensing mechanism was based on the competitive adsorption behavior of Mel on the Au–Ag/Nafion/GCE, which reduces the electroactive surface area of nanoparticles and thus hinders anodic response of UA. Under optimal conditions and the use of an analytical method of differential pulse voltammetry, this modified electrode detected Mel concentrations ranging from 2.5 …