Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Network Electrodes for the Detection of Fentanyl Citrate

Niklas Wester*, Elsi Mynttinen, Jarkko Etula, Tuomas Lilius, Eija Kalso, Bjørn F. Mikladal, Qiang Zhang, Hua Jiang, Sami Sainio, Dennis Nordlund, Esko I. Kauppinen, Tomi Laurila, Jari Koskinen

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Abstract

We prepare disposable single-walled carbon nanotube network electrodes for the detection of the potent opioid fentanyl, currently a leading cause for opioid overdose deaths in the USA. We show repeatable dry transfer of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) networks to produce robust electrodes. This process directly produces highly conductive SWCNT electrodes without the need for any further modifications required for conventional carbon electrodes. The realized electrode showed low background currents combined with spontaneous enrichment of fentanyl, resulting in a high signal-to-noise ratio. With this electrode, a detection limit of 11 nM and a linear range of 0.01-1 μM were found for fentanyl. In addition, selectivity is demonstrated in the presence of several common interferents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1203-1212
Number of pages10
JournalACS Applied Nano Materials
Volume3
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Feb 2020
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

This work was supported by the Business Finland (FEDOC 211637 and FEPOD 2117731 projects). The authors acknowledge the provision of facilities by Aalto University Bioeconomy and Dr. Leena-Sisko Johansson for help with XPS analysis. The provisions of facilities of OtaNano are also acknowledged. Use of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract DE-AC02-76SF00515.

Keywords

  • DPV
  • electrochemical sensor
  • fentanyl citrate
  • SWCNT
  • voltammetry

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  • FEPOD-TUTLI, T40218

    Laurila, T. (Principal investigator), Leppänen, E. (Project Member) & Verrinder, E. (Project Member)

    01/06/201930/09/2021

    Project: Business Finland: New business from research ideas (TUTLI)

  • FEDOC: Fast electrochemical detection of opioids in blood sample by carbon nano hybrid electrodes

    Koskinen, J. (Principal investigator), Etula, J. (Project Member), Lindqvist, T. (Project Member), Johansson, L.-S. (Project Member), Wester, N. (Project Member) & Durairaj, V. (Project Member)

    01/06/201631/12/2018

    Project: Business Finland: Other research funding

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