NMP 2008
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Melissa A. Fierke |
ADVISOR:
Andreas Stein |
Subnanomolar Detection Limit for Ag using Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Carbon in Solid Contact Ion-Selective Electrodes
Melissa A Fierke, Chun-Ze Lai, Nicholas
D Petkovich, Marti M Joyer, Philippe Bühlmann, Andreas Stein
Ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) are widely used for many important applications.
Traditional ISEs use inner filling solutions, which must be optimized to
obtain low detection limits. This optimization is often sample specific,
which is not ideal for most applications. Here, the inner filling solution
is replaced by three-dimensionally ordered macroporous (3DOM) carbon as
an intermediate layer between an ionophore-doped membrane and a metal
contact
in a solid contact ISE. After optimizing the membrane composition and electrode
conditioning technique, a subnanomolar detection limit for Ag+ was achieved.
These electrodes also show excellent long-term stability, as well as resistance
to interference from oxygen and light.