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Biosensors are based on the intimate association of a transducer and of a sensing layer. The latter can be a preformed membrane further connected to the transducer, or a thin film directly deposited on its surface. As the stability is a key parameter to be considered, a polymer with high potentialities for this purpose was chosen to form a direct surface coating: a poly(vinyl alcohol) bearing styrylpyridinium groups (PVA-SbQ). Choline oxidase was entrapped in this photo-cross-linkable gel for making an enzyme electrode through controllable steps. The influence of the ratio PVA-SbQ/enzyme was studied and the stability of the resulting modified electrodes was determined. After deposition of minute volumes (10–45 μl) including no more than one unit of choline oxidase and 0.3 mg of polymer, an efficient choline sensor was obtained. It exhibited a fast response time lower than 30 s, a low detection limit of 2.5 nM choline, a wide linear range extending up toca. 10–4 M and good stability, both operational and on storage. This method appears promising for making miniaturized biosensors.
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Leca, B., Morélis, R.M. & Coulet, P.R. Direct biosensor coating with a photopolymerised microlayer through a controllable step-procedure. Mikrochim Acta 121, 147–154 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01248247
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