Enzyme electrode formed by evaporative concentration and its performance characterization |
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Authors: | Hashimoto Masatoshi Sakamoto Naohisa Upadhyay Sanjay Fukuda Junji Suzuki Hiroaki |
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Affiliation: | aGraduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan |
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Abstract: | A highly concentrated immobilized enzyme layer was formed on a small working electrode, and the behavior of the electrode as an amperometric sensor was examined. To this end, a super-hydrophobic layer was formed in an area other than the sensitive area by using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) beads. A small droplet of an enzyme solution containing glucose oxidase (GOD) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was placed on the sensitive area, concentrated by evaporation, and crosslinked with glutaraldehyde. With the same enzyme activity per unit area, the current density increased with smaller working electrodes. Also, the current density increased with higher enzyme loadings up to a limiting value. In addition, the linear range of the calibration plot was expanded to higher glucose concentrations. The enzyme electrode fabricated by the novel method was incorporated in a micro-flow channel. Compared with large enzyme electrodes with the same enzyme activity per unit area, smaller electrodes showed a significant increase in the current density and a decrease in the flow dependence. The conversion efficiency could be improved by narrowing the flow channel and increasing the number of electrodes, which was comparable with a large electrode placed in a shallow flow channel. |
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Keywords: | Flow channel Glucose Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Super-hydrophobicity |
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