G. Erdogdu et Ae. Karagozler, INVESTIGATION AND COMPARISON OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL-BEHAVIOR OF SOME ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES AT VARIOUS CONDUCTING POLYMER ELECTRODES, Talanta, 44(11), 1997, pp. 2011-2018
Electrodes modified by the electrodepozition of conducting organic pol
ymers such as poly(3-methylthiophene)(PMT), polypyrrole (PPY) and poly
aniline (PAN) were used as chemical sensors for voltammetric analysis
and flow injection detection of some organic and biological molecules.
The electrochemical behaviors of catechol, ascorbic acid, hydroquinon
e, dopamine, epinephrine, acetaminophen and p-aminophenol were examine
d by differential pulse voltammetry. The electrochemical behavior of t
hese molecules at different electrodes was compared and the effects on
behavior of electrolyte type and its pH and the film thickness were s
ystematically examined. The results showed that the proposed modified
surface catalyzes the oxidation of these compounds. Electrocatalytic '
efficiency' decreases in order of poly-3-methylthiophene, polypyrrole
and polyaniline. Voltammetric peak positions were affected by the natu
re of the electrolyte and its pH. Also, the effect of increasing film
thickness was to observe increased peak heights. Polymer coated electr
odes were also used in an amperometric detector for flow injection ana
lysis of most of the these compounds. The responses of the polymer ele
ctrode were 5-15 times larger as compared with those of bare platinum.
PMT showed improved performance as an amperometric detector for flow
injection analysis systems over other types of polymer electrodes. Det
ection limits as low as 10(-8)-10(-9) M were achieved using the PMT, c
ompared with 10(-6)-10(-8) M using platinum electrodes In the flow inj
ection analysis, with increasing molecular weight of analyte molecules
was to observe decreased peak heights. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.