BARC/PUB/2023/0786

 
 

A Highly Porous and Flexible Carbon Nanotube Array Coated with Gold Nanoparticles: Application in Non-Enzymatic Ultrasensitive Detection and Monitoring of Blood/Saliva Glucose

 
     
 
Author(s)

Nechiyil, D.; Prakash, J.; Dey, A.; Alexander, R.; Uppal, S.; and others
(MBD;SSPD;MG)

Source

ChemistrySelect, 2023. Vol. 8: Article no. e202300029

ABSTRACT

Flexible, reusable, and ultrasensitive glucose sensors are the need of the hour for advanced health monitoring, specifically for economical diabetes management in low-income countries. Here, we demonstrate an ultra-sensitive, and extremely light-weight non-enzymatic glucose sensor based on gold nanoparticles sputtered carbon nanotube aerogel film (Au-CNT), which is flexible, durable, reusable, and portable. The flexible Au-CNT aerogel non-enzymatic glucose sensor showed remarkable sensitivity of 779 μA mM -1 cm-2, a wide linear range of 0.1 mM to 6 mM and a limit of detection (LoD) of 1.47 μM. The sensitivity of our sensor is highest among literature-reported carbon nanomaterials-based flexible glucose sensors for selec-tive detection of glucose in blood serum/saliva samples. The Au-CNT aerogel shows the potential application as practical non-invasive and invasive self-monitoring glucose sensor. Therefore, highly sensitive and paper-thin Au-CNT electrode is a promising candidate for future commercial robust flexible and wearable biosensor applications.

 
 
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