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Electrochemical determination of bisphenol A with a glassy carbon electrode modified with gold nanodendrites

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Three-dimensional gold nanodendrites with (111)-oriented growth were fabricated on a glassy carbon electrode by one-step electrodeposition of AuCl4 − in the presence of L-asparagine. The gold nanodendrites were functionalized with 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA), which showed the improved catalytic performance for sensitive and selective determination of bisphenol A (BPA) by differential pulse voltammetry. The oxidation peak currents of BPA at 514 mV showed linear responses to BPA concentrations from 0.05 to 55.0 μM (R 2 = 0.995), with the detection limit of 1.2 nM (S/N = 3). The modified electrode was extended for trace detection of BPA in (spiked) real samples with satisfied results.

A facile electrochemical method was developed for preparation of gold dendrites on the glass carbon electrode surface in the presence of L-asparagine. The as-prepared gold dendrites were applied for electrochemical detection of bisphenol A with high sensitivity and selectivity.

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This work was financially supported by the NSFC (Nos. 21175118, 21475118, 21275130 and 21207119), and Zhejiang province university young academic leaders of academic climbing project (No. pd2013055).

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    Wan-Yi Chen, Li-Ping Mei, Jiu-Ju Feng, Tao Yuan, Ai-Jun Wang & Haiying Yu

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Chen, WY., Mei, LP., Feng, JJ. et al. Electrochemical determination of bisphenol A with a glassy carbon electrode modified with gold nanodendrites. Microchim Acta 182, 703–709 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-014-1377-4

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