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1.	Novell, Marta, et al. (author) Paper-Based Ion-Selective Potentiometric Sensors 2012 In: Analytical Chemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0003-2700 .- 1520-6882. ; 84:11, s. 4695-4702 Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract A new approach to develop ultra low-cost, robust, rugged, and disposable potentiometric sensors is presented. A suspension of carbon nanotubes in a water-surfactant mixture (carbon nanotubes ink) is applied on conventional filter papers to turn them into conductive papers, which are then used as a substrate to build ion-selective electrodes. The electrodes are made by drop casting a membrane on a small circular area of the conductive paper. In this way, the carbon nanotubes act as both electric conductors and ion-to-electron transducers of the potentiometric signal. Electrodes for sensing K +, NH 4 +, and pH were built and tested using this approach, and the results were compared with classical solid-state ion selective electrodes using carbon nanotubes as transducers and glassy carbon as a substrate. In all cases, the analytical performance (sensitivity, linear ranges, limits of detection, selectivity, etc.) of these disposable paper electrodes was similar to that obtained for the more conventional type of ion-selective-electrodes. This opens new avenues for very low-cost platforms for generation of chemical information.

Novell, Marta, et al. (author)
Paper-Based Ion-Selective Potentiometric Sensors
2012
In: Analytical Chemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0003-2700 .- 1520-6882. ; 84:11, s. 4695-4702
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A new approach to develop ultra low-cost, robust, rugged, and disposable potentiometric sensors is presented. A suspension of carbon nanotubes in a water-surfactant mixture (carbon nanotubes ink) is applied on conventional filter papers to turn them into conductive papers, which are then used as a substrate to build ion-selective electrodes. The electrodes are made by drop casting a membrane on a small circular area of the conductive paper. In this way, the carbon nanotubes act as both electric conductors and ion-to-electron transducers of the potentiometric signal. Electrodes for sensing K +, NH 4 +, and pH were built and tested using this approach, and the results were compared with classical solid-state ion selective electrodes using carbon nanotubes as transducers and glassy carbon as a substrate. In all cases, the analytical performance (sensitivity, linear ranges, limits of detection, selectivity, etc.) of these disposable paper electrodes was similar to that obtained for the more conventional type of ion-selective-electrodes. This opens new avenues for very low-cost platforms for generation of chemical information.

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