High-Performance Flexible Electrochemical Heavy Metal Sensor Based on Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Ti3C2Tx/MWNTs Nanocomposites for Noninvasive Detection of Copper and Zinc Ions in Human Biofluids

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 12; no. 43; pp. 48928 - 48937
• Main Authors: Hui, Xue, Sharifuzzaman, Md, Sharma, Sudeep, Xuan, Xing, Zhang, Shipeng, Ko, Seok Gyu, Yoon, Sang Hyuk, Park, Jae Yeong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 28.10.2020
• Subjects: antimony; carbon nanotubes; copper; detection limit; electrochemistry; electrodes; gold; heavy metals; humans; metal ions; nanocomposites; sensors (equipment); sweat; titanium; ultrasonic treatment; urine; zinc

A flexible electrochemical heavy metal sensor based on a gold (Au) electrode modified with layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly of titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) nanocomposites was successfully fabricated for the detection of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) ions. An LBL drop-...