New Generation of Electrochemical Sensors Based on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Source abstract
Abstract
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) have provided unprecedented advances in the design of electrochemical sensors. They are composed by sp2 carbon units oriented as multiple concentric tubes of rolled-up graphene, and present remarkable active surface area, chemical inertness, high strength, and low charge-transfer resistance in both aqueous and non-aqueous solutions. MWCNT are very versatile and have been boosting the development of a new generation of electrochemical sensors with application in medicine, pharmacology, food industry, forensic chemistry, and environmental fields. This work highlights the most important synthesis methods and relevant electrochemical properties of MWCNT for the construction of electrochemical sensors, and the numerous configurations and successful applications of these devices. Thousands of studies have been attesting to the exceptional electroanalytical performance of these devices, but there are still questions in MWCNT electrochemistry that deserve more investigation, aiming to provide new outlooks and advances in this field. Additionally, MWCNT-based sensors should be further explored for real industrial applications including for on-line quality control.
Source: crossref · Quality: baseline
Research context
OpenAlex topics: Electrochemical sensors and biosensors · Electrochemical Analysis and Applications · Conducting polymers and applications
SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.
Affiliations
Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Cariri, Av. Tenente Raimundo Rocha, Cidade Universitária, Juazeiro do Norte 63048-080, CE, Brazil
REQUIMTE–LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal
Funding
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia · Norte Portugal Regional Operational Programme (NORTE 2020)
References (69)
Show source-provided references
1. Makhlouf, A.S.H., and Barhoum, A. (2018). Nanomaterials history, classification, unique properties, production and market. Emerging Applications of Nanoparticles and Architecture Nanostructures—Current Prospects and Future Trends, Elsevier. A Volume in Micro and Nano Technologies.
2. Analytical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Where we are and where we are heading10.1016/j.talanta.2017.09.012 ↗
3. Nanoscience, nanotechnology and spectrometry10.1016/j.sab.2013.04.008 ↗
4. The formation mechanism of chiral carbon nanotubes10.1016/j.physb.2017.11.068 ↗
5. Application of electroless deposition for surface modification of the multiwall carbon nanotubes10.1016/j.cplett.2018.04.056 ↗
6. Carbon nanotubes: Sensor properties. A review10.1016/j.moem.2017.02.002 ↗
7. Dumitrescu, I., Unwin, P.R., and Macpherson, J.V. (2009). Electrochemistry at carbon nanotubes: Perspective and issues. Chem. Commun., 6886–6901.10.1039/b909734a ↗
8. New one-dimensional conductors: Graphitic microtubules10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.1579 ↗
9. Thiol functionalized carbon nanotubes: Synthesis by sulfur chemistry and their multi-purpose applications10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.03.188 ↗
10. The fabrication of carbon nanotube electronic circuits with dielectrophoresis10.1016/j.mee.2016.07.013 ↗
11. Roles of carbon nanotubes in novel energy storage devices10.1016/j.carbon.2017.07.006 ↗
12. Electrochemical aptasensor based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes and graphene for tetracycline detection10.1109/JSEN.2014.2370051 ↗
13. Flexible supercapacitors based on carbon nanotubes10.1016/j.cclet.2018.01.013 ↗
14. Fowler Nordheim theory of carbon nanotube based field emitters10.1016/j.physb.2016.10.031 ↗
15. Chemical sensors: Definitions and classification10.1351/pac199163091247 ↗
16. Carbon nanotubes for electronic and electrochemical detection of biomolecules10.1002/adma.200700665 ↗
17. The third way in analytical nanoscience and nanotechnology: Involvement of nanotools and nanoanalytes in the same analytical process10.1016/j.trac.2015.06.011 ↗
18. Engineering carbon materials with electricity10.1016/j.carbon.2017.06.084 ↗
19. Different technical applications of carbon nanotubes10.1186/s11671-015-1056-3 ↗
20. A review of fabrication and applications of carbon nanotube film-based flexible electronics10.1039/c3nr33560g ↗
21. Synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on Cu-Fe nano-catalyst substrate
22. Synthesis and characterization of high yield multiwalled carbon nanotubes by ternary catalyst10.1016/j.matpr.2017.11.589 ↗
23. Bhushan, B. (2007). Introduction to carbon nanotubes. Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology, Springer. [2nd ed.].10.1007/978-3-540-29857-1 ↗
24. One step direct synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotubes from coconut shell derived charcoal10.1016/j.matlet.2016.11.014 ↗
25. Bhushan, B. (2017). Introduction to micro-/nanofabrication. Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology, Springer. [4th ed.].10.1007/978-3-662-54357-3 ↗
26. Electrochemical sensing based on carbon nanotubes10.1016/j.trac.2010.06.006 ↗
27. Electrical properties and applications of carbon nanotube structures10.1166/jnn.2007.307 ↗
28. Electrochemical sensors based on carbon nanotubes10.3390/s90402289 ↗
29. Electrochemical sensor based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and chitosan-nickel complex for sensitive determination of metronidazole10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.05.049 ↗
30. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes-cobalt phthalocyanine modified electrode for electroanalytical determination of acetaminophen10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.04.021 ↗
31. Size effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the electrochemical oxidation of propionic acid derivative drugs: Ibuprofen and naproxen10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.06.026 ↗
32. Layer-by-Layer assembled films of chitosan and multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the electrochemical detection of 17α-ethinylestradiol10.1016/j.jelechem.2015.08.002 ↗
33. A chiral electrochemical sensor for propranolol based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes/ionic liquids nanocomposite10.1016/j.talanta.2012.12.035 ↗
34. Adsorptive stripping voltammetry for simultaneous determination of hydrochlorothiazide and triamterene in hemodialysis samples using a multi-walled carbon nanotube-modified glassy carbon electrode10.1016/j.talanta.2017.11.071 ↗
35. Electrochemical determination of mangiferin and icariin based on Au-AgNPs/MWNTs-SGSs modified glassy carbon electrode10.1016/j.snb.2017.08.196 ↗
36. Facile fabrication of 3D graphene-multi walled carbon nanotubes network and its use as a platform for natamycin detection10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.03.029 ↗
37. An electrochemical omeprazole sensor based on shortened multi-walled carbon nanotubes-Fe3O4nanoparticles and poly(2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid)10.1016/j.snb.2017.06.117 ↗
38. Calixarene/carbon nanotubes based screen printed sensors for potentiometric determination of gentamicin sulphate in pharmaceutical preparations and spiked surface water samples10.1016/j.snb.2017.01.033 ↗
39. Rapid, sensitive, and reusable detection of glucose by highly monodisperse nickel nanoparticles decorated functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes10.1016/j.bios.2017.01.045 ↗
40. A novel electrochemical sensor based on Cu@Ni/MWCNTs nanocomposite for simultaneous determination of guanine and adenine10.1016/j.bios.2017.11.051 ↗
41. Functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes as an efficient additive for electrochemical DNA sensor10.1016/j.snb.2016.08.068 ↗
42. A multi-walled carbon nanotubes based molecularly imprinted polymers electrochemical sensor for the sensitive determination of HIV-p2410.1016/j.talanta.2016.11.043 ↗
43. A potentiometric sensor for the trace level determination of hemoglobin in real samples using multiwalled carbon nanotube based molecular imprinted polymer10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.09.048 ↗
44. Electrochemical sensor for amino acids and glucose based on glassy carbon electrodes modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and copper microparticles dispersed in polyethylenimine10.1016/j.jelechem.2015.10.029 ↗
45. Electrochemical sensor based on molecularly imprinted film at Au nanoparticles-carbon nanotubes modified electrode for determination of cholesterol10.1016/j.bios.2014.12.014 ↗
46. Superior sensing performance of multi-walled carbon nanotube-based electrodes to detect unconjugated bilirubin10.1016/j.tsf.2013.09.015 ↗
47. Electrochemical behavior of reduced graphene oxide and multi-walled carbon nanotubes composites for catechol and dopamine oxidation10.1016/j.electacta.2017.06.071 ↗
48. Sensitive and low-potential detection of NADH based on boronic acid functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes coupling with an electrocatalysis10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.03.042 ↗
49. Electropolymerization of β-cyclodextrin onto multi-walled carbon nanotube composite films for enhanced selective detection of uric acid10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.11.021 ↗
50. Electrochemical sensor for the determination of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in swine feces using glassy carbon electrodes modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes10.1016/j.microc.2016.03.011 ↗
51. β-Cyclodextrins incorporated multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified electrode for the voltammetric determination of the pesticide dichlorophen10.1016/j.talanta.2017.07.084 ↗
52. Development of a modified electrode by using a nanocomposite containing acid-activated multi-walled carbon nanotube and fumed silica for the voltammetric determination of clopyralid10.1016/j.snb.2017.08.010 ↗
53. A voltammetric sensor for diazinon pesticide based on electrode modified with TiO2 nanoparticles covered multi walled carbon nanotube nanocomposite10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.11.003 ↗
54. In-situ non-covalent dressing of multi-walled carbon nanotubes@titanium dioxides with carboxymethyl chitosan nanocomposite electrochemical sensors for detection of pesticide residues10.1016/j.matdes.2016.09.023 ↗
55. Sensitive analysis of simazine based on platinum nanoparticles on polyoxometalate/multi-walled carbon nanotubes10.1016/j.jcis.2016.02.036 ↗
56. A miniaturized and flexible cadmium and lead ion detection sensorbased on micro-patterned reduced graphene oxide/carbonnanotube/bismuth composite electrodes10.1016/j.snb.2017.08.046 ↗
57. Preparation an electrochemical sensor for detection of manganese (II) ions using glassy carbon electrode modified with multi walled carbon nanotube-chitosan-ionic liquid nanocomposite decorated with ion imprinted polymer10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.09.038 ↗
58. Sensor based on β-NiOx hybrid film/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite electrode for groundwater salinization inspection10.1016/j.cej.2017.04.077 ↗
59. Simultaneous electrochemical sensing of sulphite and nitrite on acid-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified electrodes10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.03.287 ↗
60. Synthesis of silver/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite and its application for electrocatalytic reduction of bromate10.1016/j.cej.2012.12.005 ↗
61. An enhanced electrochemical platform based on graphene oxide and multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite for sensitive determination of sunset yellow and tartrazine10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.06.045 ↗
62. Poly (crystal violet)-Multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified electrode for electroanalytical determination of luteolin10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.08.037 ↗
63. Non-covalently anchored multi-walled carbon nanotubes with hexa-decafluorinated zinc phthalocyanine as ppb level chemiresistive chlorine sensor10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.08.040 ↗
64. Sonochemical growth of nanomaterials in carbon nanotube10.1016/j.ultras.2017.03.014 ↗
65. A room temperature methanol vapor sensor based on highlyconducting carboxylated multi-walled carbon nanotube/polyanilinenanotube composite10.1016/j.snb.2017.07.023 ↗
66. Development of an electrochemical sensor for the determination of glycerol based on glassy carbon electrodes modified with a copper oxide nanoparticles/multiwalled carbon nanotubes/pectin composite10.1016/j.snb.2017.01.093 ↗
67. Electrochemical determination of bisphenol A on a glassy carbon electrode modified with gold nanoparticles loaded on reduced graphene oxide-multi walled carbon nanotubes composite10.1016/S1872-2040(17)61014-4 ↗
68. Synthesis of palladium nanoparticle modified reduced graphene oxide and multi-walled carbon nanotube hybrid structures for electrochemical applications10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.10.187 ↗
69. A simple strategy for fabricating a prussian blue/chitosan/carbon nanotube composite and its application for the sensitive determination of hydrogen peroxide10.1049/mnl.2016.0376 ↗