Green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide decorated with gold nanoparticles and its glucose sensing application

Green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide decorated with gold nanoparticles and its glucose sensing application

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Accepted Manuscript Title: Green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide decorated with gold nanoparticles and its glucose sensing application Author: Mahmoud Amouzadeh Tabrizi Javad Nadali Varkani PII: DOI: Reference:

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Mahmoud Amouzadeh Tabrizia*, Javad Nadali Varkanib

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Department of Physics, Mazandaran University, Mazandaran, Iran

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We report green synthesis of rGO-Aunano composite by rose water as

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reducing agent.

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UV-vis , XRD spectra, SEM and AFM images indicate preparation of rGO-

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Aunano composite.

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A direct electron transfer reaction of glucose oxidase was observed on rGO-

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Aunano /GC electrode.

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This composite film was also successfully applied in preparation of glucose

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biosensor.

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Abstract

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Here, we report an eco-friendly method for synthesis of reduced graphene oxide decorated with

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gold nanoparticles (rGO-Aunano) by using rose water as reducing agent. The prepared materials

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were characterized using UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, atomic force

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microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD).

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Furthermore, the direct electrochemistry of glucose oxidase (GOD) was achieved at a glassy

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carbon electrode modified with rGO-Aunano. The resulting biosensor exhibited good response to

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glucose with linear range from 1 to 8 mM with a low detection limit of 10µM.

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Keywords: Green chemistry; Rose water; Reduced graphene oxide decorated with gold

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nanoparticles; Glucose oxidase; Biosensor

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1. Introduction

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Diabetes is a major public health problem in the worldwide which classed as a metabolism

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disorder. A new report has established that there are now nearly 350 million people on earth who

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suffer from diabetes [1]. Therefore, the determination and controlling of blood glucose is very

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important, which if not controlled, it can cause retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy,

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hypertension, heart disease, stroke, gastroparesis, peripheral arterial disease, cellulitis and

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depression [2]. Up to now, several analytical methods, such as UV fluorescence [3, 4]

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chemiluminescence [5] and titrimetry [6] have been proposed for the determination of glucose.

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However, these methods are generally time-consuming, lack of sensitivity, susceptibility to

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interference by other substances in analyte samples and difficult for an automated detection. To

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overcome all these shortcomings, the electrochemical biosensor based on the direct

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electrochemistry between an electrode and the immobilized glucose oxidase is especially

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promising because of its simplicity, high sensitivity and selectivity [7, 8]. Recently, several

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materials for the fabrication of glucose biosensor based on direct electron transfer have been

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reported in the literature [7, 9-12]. Among them, the carbon based nanomaterials such as

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graphene nano sheet provides not only a large microscopic surface area Immobilization of

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enzymes, but also it provide a desirable biocompatible microenvironment [13-17]. Graphene, a

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single aromatic sheet of sp2 bonded carbon, has been shown to possess unique electronic, optical,

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thermal, mechanical and catalytic properties which are attractive for widely varied potential

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applications in many fields of science ranging from nanoelectronics to biomedical devices [18,

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19]. This nanosheet can be synthesized by various methods [20]. Among them, the chemical

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reduction of exfoliated GO with green reducing agents have become a favorable topic for

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researchers. In recent years, increasing numbers of researches in field of nanoscience have been

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also devoted to green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) decorated with novel metal

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nanoparticles such as rGO/Pt [21], rGO/Ag [22] and rGO/Au [23], opening the door to

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application in nanobiotechnology. The decoration of graphene with nanoparticles might be led to

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new composite with different properties via cooperative interaction. In this paper, we report a

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green method for synthesis of reduced graphene oxide decorated with gold nanoparticles (rGO-

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Aunano) by using rose water as reducing agent. Also, we show that the prepared modified

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electrode with rGO-Aunano nanocomposite would enhance the direct electron transfer capability

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of glucose oxidase (GOD) on the electrode surfaces. The prepared biosensor exhibited high

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sensitivity, anti-fouling properties, lower detection limit and high stability for glucose sensing.

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2.1. Materials

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All chemicals were of analytical reagent grade and used without further purification. Double

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distilled water was used throughout. GOD from Aspergillus niger, 221U mg-1) and D-(+)-

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glucose (97%) were obtained from Sigma (St. Louis, MO, USA). 10 mg of GOD was dissolved

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in 1mL of phosphate buffer solution (0.05 M, pH=7.0) to prepare GOD working solution. A

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stock solution of glucose (0.5 M) was prepared with doubly distilled water and stored at 4 °C

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when not in use. The glucose stock solution was allowed to mutarotate at room temperature for

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at least 24 h before use. Rose water (12 mg natural essence per 100 mL (so called 12%), Rabee

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Golab, Iran) was obtained from a local market.

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2.2 Apparatus

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UV-visible absorption spectra were recorded using a single beam Pharmacia UV-vis

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spectrophotometer (Ultrospec, model 4000). Raman scattering was performed on a Almega

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Thermo Nicolet Dispersive Raman spectrometer using the second harmonic (532 nm) of a

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Nd:YLF laser source. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was performed with a Philips

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instrument, Model XL-30. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was conducted with a DME

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DualScope Scanner DS 95-200. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was performed with a D8ADVANCE

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(Bruker) X-ray diffractometer equipped with a Cu Kα (1.5406 Å) radiation source. Cyclic

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voltammetry (CV) was performed using an Autolab potentiostat-galvanostat model PGSTAT30

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with a conventional three-electrode setup, in which a bare glassy carbon (GC) electrode or

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modified GC electrode, an Ag|AgCl|KClsat and a platinum rod served as the working, reference

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and auxiliary electrodes, respectively. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)

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experiments were carried out using a Zahner Zennium workstation in the presence of 5.0 mM

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Fe(CN)63-/4- couple (1:1) as the redox probe. The oscillation potential was 5 mV and the applied

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potential was 0.23 V. Also, a frequency range of 100 kHz to 0.1 Hz was applied and the output

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signal was acquired with the Thales z (Zennium release) software.

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Graphite oxide was synthesized using graphite powders by the modified Hummers method [24].

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Briefly, 5.0 g graphite powder was dispersed in a 120 mL concentrated H2SO4 kept at 0 °C under

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stirring. Then, 15.0 g of KMnO4 was added gradually to the mixture kept in an ice bath to ensure

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that the temperature remained around 0 °C. After that, the temperature was raised to 0 °C and the

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mixture was stirred for 30 min and then diluted gradually with 225 mL deionized water. The

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mixture was re-diluted with 700 mL deionized water and treated with 3% hydrogen peroxide.

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The color of mixture changed to yellow-brown during the drop wise addition of H2O2. The

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mixture was filtered and washed with HCl solution (5%) and then repeatedly washed with water

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until neutral pH was obtained for filtrate. This solution was centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 10 min

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and then the filtrate was re-dispersed in water and centrifuged for several times. Finally, the dark

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brown GO powder was obtained through drying at 50 °C in a vacuum oven for a day. The

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graphite oxide was then exfoliated by ultrasonication. For this purpose, GO powder dispersed in

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a known volume of water was subjected to ultrasonication for 60 min to give a stable suspension

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of GO and then centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 30 min to remove any aggregates remained in the

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transparent light brown exfoliated GO suspension. Then, 10 mL of rose water and 100 µL

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NaAuCl4 (0.01 mM) were added into 10 mL above solution and the solution was mixed by

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ultrasonication for 30 min. The mixture was transferred into a Teflon-lined stainless steel

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autoclave and reacted at 95° C for 5 h. The resulting rGO-Aunano suspension was filtered and

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washed with plenty of water. The scheme 1 illustrates the mechanism of rGO-Aunano synthesis by

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phenolic compounds in rose water. The proposed mechanism is based on the reducing capability

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3. Results and discussion

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3.1. Characterization of the composites

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We monitored UV-visible absorption spectroscopy GO and rGO-Aunano, firstly. As shown in

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Figure 1A, the absorption peak at 230 nm shifted to 263 nm, indicating that the electronic

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conjugation within the reduced graphene sheet was revived upon reduction of graphene oxide

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[26, 27]. Also, the absorption was obtained at wavelength 530 nm showing the formation of gold

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nanoparticles. Raman spectroscopy is a powerful nondestructive tool to distinguish ordered and

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disordered crystal structures of carbon. G band is usually assigned to the E2g phonon of C sp2

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atoms, while D band is a breathing mode of κ-point phonons of A1g symmetry [28, 29]. The

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Raman spectrum of the prepared GO, rGO and rGO-Aunano showed two absorption bands (for D

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and G bands respectively) (Figure 1.B). The increase of D/G intensity ratio is predicted for rGO

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after reduction of the GO because of the restoration of sp2 domain [30-32], contrary to that

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observed in Figure 1.B. Also, Compared with D/G intensity ratio (1.24) of rGO, the D/G

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intensity ratio (1.05) of rGO-Aunano, which indicates that Au nanoparticles aggregated on rGO

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can decrease the defects of rGO to some extent in the process of reduction with rose water [16].

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The obtained composites are also characterized by XRD (Figure 1.C). After chemical reduction

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with rose water, the diffraction peak of exfoliated GO at 2θ = 13.01° disappeared and a very

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broad peak around 23° (b) was observed in the rGO sample, indicating that most oxygen

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functional groups had been removed [33]. It should be noted that the diffraction peak in rGO

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sheets were rather broad and significantly different from that in graphite (c). Also, the diffraction

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peaks were obtained at wave at 38.1 (111), 44.4 (200), 64.8 (220) and 77.6 (33.1) showing the

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formation of gold nanoparticles [34].

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The representative SEM image is displayed in Figure 2, which shows that the surface of rGO

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sheet was decorated by gold nanoparticles, forming the rGO-Aunano. The average size of Au nano

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particles were approximately 25 nm.

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Figure S1 (supporting information) shows the typical AFM image of exfoliated GO (a), rGO (b)

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and rGO-Aunano on a clean mica substrate, where the cross-sectional view indicates that the

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average thickness of exfoliated GO nanosheet is about 2.9 nm (Figure S1a, supporting

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information). After the final reduction step, this value decreased to about 1.3 nm (Figure S1b,

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supporting information), which could be explained by the removal of the surface oxide groups.

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Also, the height profile diagram of the AFM image showed that the typical thickness of rGO-

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due to the presence of gold nanoparticles on both sides of the surface (Figure. S1c, supporting

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3.2. Preparation of GOD/rGO-Aunano GC electrode

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The surface of a glassy carbon (GC) electrode was polished successively with 0.3, 0.1 and 0.05

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µm alumina slurry and then cleaned in ethanol and water, respectively under ultra-sonication.

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Then, 6 µL of the rGO-Aunano solution was cast on the surface of GC electrode and allowed to

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dry at ambient temperature. The prepared rGO-Aunano/GC electrode was immersed in a GOD

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working solution (10 mg mL-1 in phosphate buffer solution (0.05 M, pH 7.0)) for about 24 h at 4

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°C to immobilize GOD on the electrode surface. Finally, the fabricated glucose biosensor

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(GOD/rGO-Aunano/GC electrode) was rinsed thoroughly with water to wash away the loosely

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adsorbed enzyme molecules. This glucose biosensor was stored at 4 °C in refrigerator when not

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EIS has been used to characterize the interface properties of surface-modified electrodes. The

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typical impedance spectrum (presented in the form of the Nyquist plot) includes a semicircle

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portion at higher frequencies corresponding to the electron-transfer-limited process and a linear

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part at lower frequency range representing the diffusion limited process. The semicircle diameter

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in the impedance spectrum equals the electron-transfer resistance (Ret). This resistance controls

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the electron-transfer kinetics of the redox probe at the electrode interface. Figure 3.A displays the

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Nyquist plots obtained for a rGO-Aunano /GC (a), rGO/GC (b), GO/GC (c) and GC (d) electrodes

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0.22 V, respectively. This figure shows that the Nyquist diameter (Ret=45Ω) of rGO-Aunano/GC

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electrode was much less than these observed for GO/GC electrode (Ret=28kΩ), rGO/GC

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(Ret=185Ω) and GC electrode (Ret=294Ω), suggesting that rGO-Aunano nanocomposite facilitates

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the rate of electron transfer. However, when GOD was immobilized on rGO-Aunano/GC

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electrode, the diameter of the semicircle increased (Ret=3.6 kΩ) (Figure S2.A), indicating that the

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immobilized GOD led to a great increase in resistance. The values of the electron-transfer

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resistance (Ret) obtained by fitting the experimental data. CV is also an efficient method for

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studying the interface properties of electrodes. CV studies showed (Figure 3.B) that the observed

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peak to peak separation for the Fe(CN)6-3/-4 redox couple on rGO-Aunano/GC electrode (23 mV)

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was less than those observed for rGO/GC (50 mV), GO/GC (73 mV) and GC electrodes (152

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mV) at a scan rate of 100 mV s−1. The peak current intensity on rGO-Aunano/GC electrode was

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also higher than that observed for the other electrodes. However, after the Immobilization of

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GOD on the surface of rGO-Aunano/GC electrode, the peak to peak separation for the Fe(CN)6-3/-4

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redox couple increased (Figure S2.B). The results were consistent with the EIS results. All these

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results demonstrated that rGO-Aunano nanocomposites provide higher electron conduction

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Figure 4.A shows cyclic voltammograms (CVs) of a GOD /rGO-Aunano/GC electrode (solid line),

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rGO-Aunano/GC electrode (dotted line) and Nafion/GOD/GC electrode (dashed line), in a N2-

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saturated phosphate buffer (PB) solution (0.1 M, pH=7.0) at a scan rate of 50 mV s−1. No redox

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electrode was not a suitable medium to observe GOD direct electron transfer. But, a couple of

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well-defined and reversible redox peaks were observed for the immobilized GOD in rGO-

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Aunano/GC electrode (Figure 4.A, solid line). The result indicates that the active redox center of

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GOD (flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)), which is deeply embedded in the protective protein

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shell of GOD is able to communicate with electrode, directly. The anodic and cathodic peak

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potentials were observed at about -440 and -464 mV, respectively. The formal

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potential (E°’) was about -452 mV (versus Ag|AgCl|KClsat). The peak-to-peak potential

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separation (ΔEp) and the ratio of cathodic to anodic current intensities were about 24 mV and 1,

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Figure S3 shows that the peak currents of GOD/rGO-Aunano/GC electrode are higher than those

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of Nafion/GOD/rGO electrode and Nafion/Aunano/GOD/GC electrode. This may be attributed to

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the good conductivity and biocompatibility of rGO-Aunano composite. The surface concentration

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(Γ) of the electroactive GOD on the film can be calculated from the charge integration of the

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cathodic peak in the cyclic voltammogram at a scan rate of 50 mV s−1according to the formula,

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Q= nFAΓ, where Q is the charge consumed in C, A is the electrode area (cm2), F is the Faraday

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constant and n is the number of electrons transferred. The value of Γ was 3.52×10−10 mol/cm2 (n

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=2). This value is two orders of magnitude higher than that the theoretical value (2.86×10−12 mol

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cm−2) for the monolayer of GOD on the bare electrode surface [35], suggesting that the

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nanostructured rGO-Aunano provide a large surface area and a higher capability of rGO-Aunano

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nanocomposite for enzyme immobilization.

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Figure 4.B shows the cyclic voltammograms of GOD/rGO-Aunano/GC electrode in pH 7.0 PB

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proportional to the scan rate in the range from 10 to 700 mVs-1, as shown in the inset of Figure

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4.B, which indicate that the electrode reaction corresponds to a surface-controlled quasi-

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reversible process. According to the Laviron’s formula for a surface controlled electrochemical

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system (ΔEp < 200 mV), Ks =mnFν/RT where the apparent heterogeneous electron transfer rate

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constant (Ks) was estimated to be 5.35s-1, suggesting that direct electron transfer of GOD

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adsorbed onto rGO-AunanoGC/electrode had good reversibility. This Ks is higher than those

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reported previously for GOD at on MWCNT chitosan (1.08 s−1) [36, 37] , on boron-doped

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MWCNTs (1.56 s−1) [37], on MWCNTs-CTAB (1.53 s−1) [38], on SWCNTs-chitosan (3.0 s−1)

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[39] and CNTs-poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) modified electrode (2.76 s−1)

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[40]. The cyclic voltammetric measurements of the present film modified electrode also show a

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strong dependence on solution pH. From Figure 4.C, both anodic and cathodic peak potentials of

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GOD shift to negative direction and the formal potential (E0') versus pH give a straight line with

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the slope of 57.0 mV pH -1 (inset of Figure 4.C), which is close to the theoretical value (59.0 mV

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pH −1) for a two-proton coupled with two-electron redox reaction process shown in equation (1)

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Figure 5.A shows the CVs of the GOD/rGO-Aunano nano-bio-composite on the GC electrode in a

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solution containing different concentrations of glucose under the condition of oxygen saturation

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on scan rate of 20 mV/s. It can be seen from this figure that the baseline of the reduction

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decreased with the increase in glucose concentration indicating the oxygen consumption. It was

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concentration ranging from 1 to 8 mM with a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.9885 and a high

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sensitivity of about 0.0835µAmM−1 (Figure 5.B). Therefore, this GOD/rGO-Aunano/GC electrode

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can be served as a glucose sensor. The detection limit of the biosensor was estimated to be 10

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KMapp/(C × Imax), where Im is the steady-state current after the addition of substrate, Imax is the

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maximum current and C is the glucose concentration, a linear plot of 1/Im versus1/C (Figure S4,

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supporting information) is obtained to calculate Michaelis-Menten constant

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GOD/rGO-Aunano/GC electrode from its intercept and slope. The value of KMapp was 0.144 mM.

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This value is smaller than those reported for biosensor [41-44]. The smaller KMapp of GOD on

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rGO-Aunano nanocomposites means that the enzyme electrode possesses higher enzymatic

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activity to glucose oxidation and higher affinity towards the substrate.

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With a series of 5 experiments, the relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) of 3.5% was achieved.

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These results indicated that the immobilized GOD possesses high enzymatic activity, and the

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rGO-Aunano film provides favorable microenvironment for GOD to perform direct electron

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transfer at the modified electrode. The further measurement indicated that after 100 cycles at

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scan rate of 100 mV/s the anodic peak current of GOD is only decreased by 6.4%, illustrating

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that GOD immobilized on rGO-Aunano possesses the excellent stability. To evaluate the

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selectivity of the proposed biosensor, the effect of the presence of two possible interfering

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substances, uric acid 2.0 mM (UA) and ascorbic acid 2.0 mM (AA) on the cyclic voltammetry

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response of the proposed biosensor towards 0.4 mM glucose was investigated. A 8.43 % error

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criterion was adopted. This was probably due to the smaller size of ascorbic acid, which could

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diffuse through the porous film to the electrode surface and be oxidized. Thus, the response was

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not interfered by co-oxidizable substances such as AA and UA. The proposed glucose biosensor

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was employed for the determination of glucose in normal human serum to examine its

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applicability for real sample analysis. A 400 μL of normal human serum was mixed with 3.6 mL

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O2-saturated PB solution (0.1 M and pH = 7.0) and then analyzed using CVs and applying the

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proposed biosensor. The concentration of glucose in normal human serum was determined to be

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5.41 mM. The recovery of the analysis was about 98.3%, considering the value determined by a

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local hospital (5.50 mM). The comparison of the analytical performance of the proposed

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glucose biosensor with other graphene-based glucose biosensors are summarized in Table1. It

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can be seen that the analytical performance GOD/rGO-Aunano/GC electrode are comparable with

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In this study, we proposed the green synthesis of rGO-Aunano nanocomposite by using rose water

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as an efficient reducing agent. UV-Vis, Raman and XRD spectra indicate preperating rGO-

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Aunano nanocomposite via eco-friendly chemical reduction method. We also investigated the

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direct electrochemistry of GOD at rGO-Aunano/GC electrode. The apparent heterogeneous

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electron transfer rate constant (ks) of GOD at the rGO-Aunano/GC electrode surface is estimated

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to be 5.35 s−1. The dependence of the formal potential solution pH indicated that the direct

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electron transfer reaction of GOD was a two-proton coupled with two-electron redox reaction

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process. The proposed biosensor can catalyze the reduction of dissolved oxygen and glucose

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determination was achieved based on the decrease of peak currents due to the reduction of

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dissolved oxygen. The constructed biosensor shows a good reproducibility and stability.

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The author thanks Dr P. Marashi and Miss somayeh jalilzadeh from Maharfan Abzar Co

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(Tehran, Iran) for the support with the AFM system.

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Supplementary data associated with this article can be found in the online version.

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Biography

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Mahmoud Amouzadeh Tabrizi received BSc degree in chemistry from the department of

485

chemistry, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran, in 2005. He received his MSc in chemistry in 2008

486

from the Department of Chemistry Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran in the field of analytical

487

chemistry. He received his PhD in analytical chemistry in 2012 from the Institute for Advanced

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Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan, Iran. He joined to the professor mojtaba shamsipur research

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group in the Department of Chemistry in 2013 at Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. His main

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research interests are in electrochemical sensors and biosensors, green synthesis of graphene

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nanocomposite and conducting polymers.

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Javad Nadali Varkani received BSc degree in chemistry from the department of physics,

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Kashan University, Kashan, Iran, in 2000. He received his MSc in from the department of

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physics, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran, in 2004. He is currently working toward the PhD degree

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at the Mazandaran University. His main research interest is carbon based nanocomposits.

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Figure. 1. (A) UV-vis absorption spectra obtained for exfoliated GO (a) and rGO-Aunano (b)

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solutions respectively. (B) Raman spectra obtained for exfoliated GO (a), rGO-Aunano (b) and

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rGO (c), (C) Typical XRD patterns obtained for exfoliated GO (a) and rGO-Aunano (b) and

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pristine graphite(c), respectively.

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Figure. 2. The SEM image of the prepared rGO-Aunano nanocomposite.

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Figure. 3. Nyquist plots (A) and cyclic voltammograms (B) for the rGO-Aunano/GC (a),

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rGO/GC (b), GO/GC (c) and GC (d) electrodes in a solution containing 5.0 mM Fe(CN)6-3/-

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bias potential for EIS is 0.23 V. Inset is the equivalent electric circuit compatible with the

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Nyquist diagrams. Rs: solution resistance, Ret: electron transfer resistance, Cdl: double layer

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capacitance, Zw: Warburg impedance.

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Figure. 4. (A) Cyclic voltammograms of the GOD/rGO-Aunano/GC electrode (solid line) the

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rGO-Aunano/GC electrode (dotted line) and Nafion/GOD /GC electrode (dashed line) in a N2-

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saturated phosphate buffer solution (0.1 M, pH = 7.0) at a scan rate of 50 mV s−1. (B) Cyclic

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voltammograms of the GOD/rGO-Aunano/GC electrode in a N2-saturated phosphate buffer

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solution (0.1 M, pH = 7.0) at various scan rates from 10 to 700 mV s-1 (10, 50, 100, 150, 200,

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250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650 and 700 from inner to outer). Inset: plot of the peak

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current (Ip) vs. scan rate (ν). (C) Cyclic voltammograms of the GOD/rGO-Aunano/GC electrode in

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a N2-saturated phosphate buffer solution (0.1 M, pH = 7.0) at different pH values from 3.0 to 9 at

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a scan rate of 50 mVs−1. Inset: plot of the formal potential (E°’) vs. pH.

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Figure. 5. (A) Cyclic voltammograms of the GOD/rGO-Aunano/GC electrode in an O2-saturated

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phosphate buffer solution (0.1 M, pH = 7.0) containing different amounts of glucose at a scan

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rate of 20 mV s-1. (B) The corresponding calibration plots of CV response toward glucose.

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Biography

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Mahmoud Amouzadeh Tabrizi received BSc degree in chemistry from the department of

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chemistry, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran, in 2005. He received his MSc in chemistry in 2008

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from the Department of Chemistry Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran in the field of analytical

697

chemistry. He received his PhD in analytical chemistry in 2012 from the Institute for Advanced

698

Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan, Iran. He joined to the professor mojtaba shamsipur research

699

group in the Department of Chemistry in 2013 at Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. His main

700

research interests are in electrochemical sensors and biosensors, green synthesis of graphene

701

nanocomposite and conducting polymers.

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Javad Nadali Varkani received BSc degree in chemistry from the department of physics,

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Kashan University, Kashan, Iran, in 2000. He received his MSc in from the department of

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physics, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran, in 2004. He is currently working toward the PhD degree

706

at the Mazandaran University. His main research interest is carbon base nanocomposits.

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