PEDOT: PSS–modified platinum microelectrodes for measurements in aqueous media: effect of polymer surface area on long-term anodic peak current stability

PEDOT: PSS–modified platinum microelectrodes for measurements in aqueous media: effect of polymer surface area on long-term anodic peak current stability. IIUM Engineering Journal, 18 (2). pp. 11-15. ISSN 1511-788X (2017)



Abstract

Contamination of drinking water by hazardous agents is becoming a serious global threat, so it is necessary to develop more efficient sensing technologies for applications in liquid media. The limited working lifetime of electrochemical biosensors, especially when measurements are made continuously in liquid media, remains an unsolved challenge. We studied the effect of PEDOT:PSS surface area on platinum microelectrodes with respect to electrode ability to conduct reversible ion-to-electron transduction in liquid media. Electropolymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene:poly(styrene sulfonate) EDOT:PSS to poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) was conducted on microplatinum electrodes 5 and 10 mm long using a galvanostatic mode. Cyclic voltammetry was used to determine capacitive peak current; higher peak current indicates higher redox capacitance. Field-emisison scanning-electron microscopy was used to study the surface morphology of the PEDOT:PSS transucer layer after measurement in liquid media. The an odic capacitive peak currents did not differ significantly between the two electrodes at day one(~0.20 mA);however, peak current decreased by ~ 20% and ~ 80% at day six for 10-and-5 mm electrode lengths, respectively. The results imply that PEDOT:PSS surface area plays a role in transduction of PEDOT:PSS in aqueous media.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: PEDOT: PSS, Electrochemical biosensor, Anodic capacitive current, Transducer, Liquid media, Microplatinum electrode
Taxonomy: By Subject > College of Engineering > Electrical Engineering > Electronics
By Subject > College of Engineering > Chemical Engineering > Biotechnology & Bioprocess
Local Content Hub: Subjects > College of Engineering
Depositing User: Eza Eliana Abdul Wahid
Date Deposited: 15 Dec 2022 08:24
Last Modified: 15 Dec 2022 08:24
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