F. Palmisano et al., LACTATE AMPEROMETRIC BIOSENSOR BASED ON AN ELECTROSYNTHESIZED BILAYERFILM WITH COVALENTLY IMMOBILIZED ENZYME, Analyst, 122(4), 1997, pp. 365-369
An alternative approach to the fabrication of an amperometric biosenso
r, which combines electrochemical polymerization of a bilayer film and
covalent binding of the enzyme, is presented, A Pt electrode modified
by an anti-interferent poly(pyrrole) layer is covered by a poly(tyram
ine) film, exposing amino groups that are then used for the covalent a
ttachment of lactate oxidase after activation with glutaraldehyde, In
this way, a fabrication procedure is obtained that combines the advant
ages of electrochemical polymerization (high spatial control, no restr
ictions in electrode shape and dimension, reproducible film thickness
even in the sub-micrometre range) with those of covalent binding of th
e enzyme (no enzyme loss, higher response stability and increased life
time of the sensor), The interferent rejection efficiency is dictated
by the diffusional barrier provided by the bilayer membrane and by the
degree of permselectivity that can be built up in the poly(pyrrole) f
ilm, A peculiar property was displayed by the bilayer, i.e., the abili
ty to separate L-lactate and residual interferent responses in the tim
e domain in both flow injection and batch addition experiments, The re
sulting L-lactate amperometric biosensor was characterized in terms of
sensitivity, response time, linear response range, stability and reje
ction of electroactive interferents.