A disposable amperometric ethanol biosensor based on screen-printed carbon electrodes mediated with ferricyanide-magnetic nanoparticle mixture

Abstract Magnetic Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles were prepared by co-precipitation method and used to develop a reagentless disposable amperometric ethanol (EtOH) biosensor. The electrochemical characteristics of modified processes were analyzed by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA). Results showed that the presence of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles could enhance the peak currents of redox species. Moreover, the alcohol biosensor exhibited an excellent sensitivity and fast response time for EtOH with a wide linear response range from 1.0 to 9.0 mM.