3D ORGANIZED SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER ELECTRODES - A NOVEL BIOSENSOR CONFIGURATION

A leak-free, reagentless biosensor for glucose is demonstrated as one application of the bulk modified electrode with three-dimensional self -assembled monolayers reported here. The preparation of the electrode and the electrochemical investigations of its behavior are described. It is shown that model enzymes can be incorporated in these matrices s o that the biomolecules retain their activity and the SAMs their dense structure and charge-mediation properties. A range of electrochemical applications are foreseen for such electrodes.