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Chemical Sensor Development and Antibacterial Activities Based on Polyaniline/Gemini Surfactants for Environmental Safety

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The polyaniline doped novel anionic gemini surfactant (PANI/GS) was chemically synthesized by a micellar polymerization process and then characterized in details by X-ray powder diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, and FTIR spectroscopy. The results show the presence of polyaniline in the emeraldine base was formed by doping with gemini surfactant. The thermal properties of the composites were studied by carrying out thermal gravimetric analysis. The PANI/GS were found to be soluble in common organic solvents such as chloroform as well as DMSO. The antibacterial activity of the obtained PANI/GS was also evaluated against Gram positive bacteria Bacillus subtilis, Gram negative bacteria Escherichia coli and antibiotics (Amoxicillin) using the agar plate. The antibacterial study showed that the PANI/GS was found to be most effective against both B. subtilis and E. coli respectively which was significant compared to the amoxicillin. Beside that thin-layer of PANI/GS onto glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was fabricated with conducting 5% nafion coating agents to fabricate a sensitive and selective Cd2+ ionsic sensor in short response time into the phosphate buffer phase. The fabricated cationic-sensor was exhibited higher sensitivity, large-dynamic concentration ranges, long-term stability, and improved electrochemical performances towards Cd2+ ions. The calibration plot is linear (r2, 0.9799) over the large Cd2+ concentration ranges (10.0 nM–1.0 mM). The sensitivity and detection limit is calculated as 2.324 µA µM−1cm−2 and 6.85 nM (signal-to-noise ratio, at a SNR of 3) respectively. These novel efforts are intiated a well-known method for significant cationic sensor development with directly fabricated nanocomposite onto GCE for the detection of hazardous toxins in ecological and environmental fields in huge scales.

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Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is highly acknowledged for financial supports and research facilities.

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    Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan, Anish Khan, Mohammed M. Rahman & Abdullah M. Asiri

  2. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan, Anish Khan, Mohammed M. Rahman & Abdullah M. Asiri

  3. Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

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Khan, A.A.P., Khan, A., Rahman, M.M. et al. Chemical Sensor Development and Antibacterial Activities Based on Polyaniline/Gemini Surfactants for Environmental Safety. J Polym Environ 26, 1673–1684 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-017-1055-9

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