An ultrasensitive electrochemical sensor based on cotton carbon fiber composites for the determination of superoxide anion release from cells.

A sensor is described for determination of superoxide anion (O˙). The electrode consists of nitrogen-doped cotton carbon fiber (NCFs) modified with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) which have excellent catalytic capability. The resulting sensor, best operated at working potentials around -0.

A sensitively non-enzymatic amperometric sensor and its application in living cell superoxide anion radical detection.

Here, we report a nanocomposite composed of silver nanoparticles and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (AgNPs/MWNTs) utilized as an efficient electrode material for sensitive detection superoxide anion (O). The procedure to synthesize AgNPs/MWNTs nanocomposites was green and facile. In the presence of functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were in situ generated by chemical reduction of silver nitrate with glucose as a reducing and stabilizing agent to give the desired AgNPs/MWNTs nanocomposites.