A. Narvaez et al., Reagentless biosensors based on self-deposited redox polyelectrolyte-oxidoreductases architectures, BIOSENS BIO, 15(1-2), 2000, pp. 43-52
Reagentless fructose and alcohol biosensors have been produced with a versa
tile enzyme immobilisation technique which mimics natural interactions and
flexibility of living systems. The electrode architecture is built up on el
ectrostatic interactions by the sequential adsorption of redox polyelectrol
ytes and redox enzymes giving rise to the efficient transformation of subst
rate fluxes into electrocatalytic currents. All investigated multilayer str
uctures were self-deposited on 3-mercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid monolayers
self-assembled on gold electrodes. Fructose dehydrogenase, horseradish per
oxidase (HRP) and the couple HRP-alcohol oxidase were electrochemically con
nected with a cationic poly[(vinylpyridine)Os(bpy)(2)Cl] redox polymer (RP)
interface in a layer-by-layer self-deposited architecture. The dependence
of the distance on the electrochemical response of this interface was also
studied showing a clear decrease in the Faradaic current when the distance
to the electrode surface was increased. The sensitivities obtained for each
biosensor were 19.3, 58.1 and 10.6 mA M-1 cm(-1) for fructose, H2O2 and me
thanol, respectively. The sensitivity values can be easily controlled by a
rational deposition and manipulation of the charge in the catalytic layers.
The electrostatic assembly of the electrochemical interface and the cataly
tic layers resulted in integrated biochemical systems in which mass transfe
r diffusion and heterogeneous catalytic and electron transfer steps are eff
iciently coupled and can be easily manipulated. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S
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