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Alumina inorganic molecularly imprinted polymer modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes for uric acid detection in sweat

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Alumina inorganic molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on a glassy carbon electrode (MWCNTs-Al2O3-MIP/GCE) was firstly designed and fabricated by one-step electro deposition technique for the detection of uric acid (UA) in sweat. The UA templates were embedded within the inorganic MIP by co-deposition with Al2O3. Through the evaluation of morphology and structure by Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), it was verified that the specific recognition sites can be fabricated in the electrodeposited Al2O3 molecular imprinted layer. Due to the high selectivity of molecular imprinting holes, the MWCNTs-Al2O3-MIP/GCE electrode demonstrated an impressive imprinting factor of approximately 2.338 compared to the non-molecularly imprinted glassy carbon electrode (MWCNTs-Al2O3-NIP/GCE) toward uric acid detection. Moreover, it exhibited a remarkable limit of detection (LOD) of 50 nM for UA with wide detection range from 50 nM to 600 μM. The MWCNTs-Al2O3-MIP/GCE electrode also showed strong interference resistance against common substances found in sweat. These results highlight the excellent interference resistance and selectivity of MWCNTs-Al2O3-MIP/GCE sensor, positioning it as a novel sensing platform for non-invasive uric acid detection in human sweat.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52171177, 52272106, 62274057). The Sino-German Mobility Program (Grant No. M-0764), and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (Grant No. 2022EHB023).

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    Lei Wang, Nan Gao, Zhiwei Cai, Yunbin He & Gang Chang

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  3. College of Health Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, Hubei, China

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Wang, L., Gao, N., Cai, Z. et al. Alumina inorganic molecularly imprinted polymer modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes for uric acid detection in sweat. Microchim Acta 191, 247 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-024-06316-1

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