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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticle-decorated porous reduced graphene oxide for antibacterial non-enzymatic glucose sensors

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A simple and environmentally friendly approach was developed to fabricate silver nanoparticle (Ag NP)-decorated porous reduced graphene oxide (grGO) using glucose as a crosslinking and reducing agent. Physicochemical analysis, such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) were used to confirm the structural, morphological characteristics of the as-prepared samples. The electrocatalytic activity of Ag/grGO towards glucose oxidation was examined by cyclic voltammetry and amperometry. The fabricated sensor showed excellent sensitivity of 725.0 μA cm−2 mM−1 with a rapid response time of 11 s. Furthermore, the hybrids showed significant antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli with 99.76% antibacterial efficiency after 18 h.

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This study was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (NRF-2016R1A2B2006311).

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    Le Thuy Hoa, Ngo Thi Yen Linh, Jin Suk Chung & Seung Hyun Hur

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Hoa, L.T., Linh, N.T.Y., Chung, J.S. et al. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticle-decorated porous reduced graphene oxide for antibacterial non-enzymatic glucose sensors. Ionics 23, 1525–1532 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-016-1954-0

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