Carbon nanotube/chitosan/gold nanoparticles-based glucose biosensor prepared by a layer-by-layer technique

A new amperometric glucose biosensor was constructed, based on the immobilization of glucose oxidase (GOx) with cross-linking in the matrix of chitosan on a glassy carbon electrode, which was modified by layer-by-layer assembled carbon nanotube (CNT)/chitosan (CHIT)/gold nanoparticles (GNp) multilayer films. With the increasing of CNT/CHIT/GNp layers, the response current to H2O2 was changed regularly and the response current reached a maximum value when the number of CNT/CHIT/GNp layers was 8. The assembling process of multilayer films was simple to operate. With GOx as an enzyme model, a new glucose biosensor was fabricated. The excellent electocatalytic activity and special structure of the enzyme electrode resulted in good characteristics. The linear range was 6 × 10− 6 ∼ 5 × 10− 3 M, with a detection limit of 3 × 10− 6 M estimated at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3, fast response time (less than 6 s). Moreover, it exhibited good reproducibility and stability.