Title :
Nano-structured polypyrrole as a low-cost substrate for glucose biosensing applications in rural health
Author :
Preethichandra, D.M.G. ; Mala Ekanayake, E.M.I.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Technol., Central Queensland Univ., Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
Abstract :
This paper presents different techniques used in fabricating polypyrrole substrates for the use in disposable blood glucose measurement sensors. It compares two main fabrication methods of templated electrodepositing and pulse depositing of polypyrrole. Paper compares the two types of sensors using their sensitivities and linear ranges with respect to production cost. The results show that polypyrrole is a very good substrate material which can be easily fabricated into a nano-surface to adsorb higher amount of glucose oxidase.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical measurement; biosensors; chemical sensors; enzymes; nanomedicine; polymers; substrates; a low-cost substrate; disposable blood glucose measurement sensor; glucose biosensing application; glucose oxidase; nanostructured polypyrrole; polypyrrole electrodepositing; polypyrrole pulse depositing; polypyrrole substrate fabrication; rural health; Biochemistry; Biosensors; Electrodes; Polymers; Substrates; Sugar; conducyting polymer; glucose biosensor; low-cost sensors; nanotechnology; polypyrrole; pulsed electrodeposition;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2015 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Turin
DOI :
10.1109/MeMeA.2015.7145235
