Abstract
The effect of high energy carbon ion beam as the modification tool for the multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) has been studied. The change in the morphology, length and diameter of the carbon nanotubes upon irradiation is analyzed using Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The irradiated MWCNTs had a diameter in the range of 3-27 nm which is much lower in comparison to the diameter of the tubes present in the pristine state. The irradiated MWCNT modified glassy carbon has been further used as a sensor for the electrochemical investigation of deoxyguanosine and deoxyadenosine. A detection limit of 507 and 300 nM was observed for deoxyguanosine and deoxyadenosine respectively. The simultaneous determination of the two analytes was performed using the fabricated sensor and its practical utility was tested by analyzing DNA extracted from herring sperm and MCF7 cell line for the presence of deoxyguanosine and deoxyadenosine. The common biomolecules present in blood and urine did not interfere in the determination and a high stability and reproducibility of the sensor was observed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 884-892 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical |
Volume | 223 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Feb 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Funding
Authors (Rosy and PG) are thankful to the Ministry of Human Resources Development, New Delhi for the award of Senior Research Fellowship. Thanks are also due to the Director, Inter University Accelerator Center (IUAC), New Delhi for permitting irradiation experiments and to Dr. Fouran Singh, Scientist F, Material Science Group, IUAC for helpful discussions.
Funders | Funder number |
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Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development |
Keywords
- Deoxyadenosine
- Deoxyguanosine
- Glassy carbon electrode
- Ion beam
- Irradiation
- Multiwalled carbon nanotubes
- Voltammetry