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Fabrication of polydopamine decorated carbon cloth as support material to anchor CeO2 nanoparticles for electrochemical detection of ethanol

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A flexible CeO2 nanostructured polydopamine-modified carbon cloth (CeO2/PDA/CC) interface was fabricated via electrodeposition for ethanol detection. The fabrication method involved two consecutive electrochemical steps in which dopamine was firstly electrodeposited on carbon fibers, followed by the electrochemical growth of CeO2 nanoparticles. The CeO2/PDA-based electroactive interface exerts an impressive electrochemical performance on the flexible sensor due to strong synergistic effect of the PDA functionalization with more active sites. Moreover, catalytic activity of CeO2 nanostructures anchored on highly conductive CC incorporate superior electrocatalytic performance of the fabricated interface. The designed electrochemical sensor showed a wide response to ethanol in the linear range 1 to 25 mM with a detection limit of 0.22 mM. The CeO2/PDA/CC flexible sensor showed good anti-interference ability and excellent repeatability and reproducibility (RSD = 1.67%). The fabricated interface performed well in saliva samples with satisfactory recoveries, corroborating the viability of CeO2/PDA/CC integrated interface for practical implementation.

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MHN acknowledges the financial support provided by HEC (20-4993/R&D/HEC/14/614).

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  1. Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan

    Rabia Batool, Shehar Bano, Akhtar Hayat, Muhammad Nasir & Mian Hasnain Nawaz

  2. Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan

    Rabia Batool, Sara Riaz & Muhammad Shahid Nazir

  3. Sensbiotech, 21rue de Nogarede, 66400, Ceret, France

    Jean Louis Marty

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Batool, R., Riaz, S., Bano, S. et al. Fabrication of polydopamine decorated carbon cloth as support material to anchor CeO2 nanoparticles for electrochemical detection of ethanol. Microchim Acta 190, 172 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-023-05707-0

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