High quality polycrystalline diamond films containing Ti dispersions have b
een produced by means of a hybrid CVD/powder flowing technique and used to
assemble electrochemical probes. The electrochemical response was evaluated
by performing cyclic voltammetry and fixed potential amperometry of both i
norganic [Fe(CN)(6)(4-)], and organic (ascorbic acid, epinephrine) compound
s. The electro-analytical responses of these diamond-based electrodes have
been compared with those of conventional glassy carbon and pyrolytic graphi
te electrodes. In view of their rather good performances, the Ti-containing
diamond-based electrodes appear to be suitable for analytical purposes, an
d especially promising for applications in systems requiring absolute bioco
mpatibility. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. Ah rights reserved.