Sensitive Detection of Rifampicin Based on Au-Carbon Nanocomposite

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Ruimin XingShanhu Liu

Abstract

Gold nanoparticles-supported Cabot Vulcan XC72R (Au/VXC72R) nanocomposite was synthesized by chemical reduction of gold (III) chloride with VXC72R. A novel electrochemical sensor based on the Au/VXC72R nanocomposite has been fabricated for the sensitive detection of rifampicin (RIF). Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray powder diffractometer (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to characterize the morphology, structure and compositions of the nanocomposite. Under the optimal conditions, the Au/VXC72R-chitosan/GCE can be used to determine RIF concentration in a linear range from 5 × 10-7 mol/L to 1 × 10-5 mol/L with the detection limit of 1.1 × 107 M (S/N = 3). The proposed approach exhibits good stability, acceptable reproducibility and applicability, which will probably bring widespread applications in quality monitoring in real samples.

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