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Amyloid fibril-supported Pd nanoparticles as electrocatalyst for hydrogen peroxide reduction

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Palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) were fabricated by using insulin amyloid fibrils (INSAFs) as biotemplates. Atomic force microscopy measurements showed that ultra-small Pd NPs were well adsorbed and dispersed on surfaces of INSAFs. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the partial reduction of Pd ion into metallic Pd(0) probably due to the presence of Cys groups on surface of the insulin fibrils. The electrochemical performance of Pd/INSAFs to reduction of H2O2 was further evaluated by cyclic voltammetry. The remarkably high electrocatalytic activity, low detection limitation and excellent stability make the Pd/INSAFs a promising bio-nanoelectrocatalyst.

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    Li-Xia Kong, Lan-Jie Wang, Lan-Lan Su, Zhi-Jie Zhao, Zhong-Dan Yan & Xing-Fei Zhou

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This work was supported by the Natural Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 11474173), the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang province (Nos. Y14A040006 and LQ14F040002), Ningbo Natural Science Foundation (Nos. 2014A610202 and 2014A610149) and the K. C. Wong Magna Fund of Ningbo University.

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Kong, LX., Wang, LJ., Su, LL. et al. Amyloid fibril-supported Pd nanoparticles as electrocatalyst for hydrogen peroxide reduction. NUCL SCI TECH 27, 97 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-016-0098-2

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