Nanostructures that can undergo redox reactions have significant potential for electrochemical analysis. They can act as signal amplifiers to determine concentrations of targets in biological samples. In this work, a rational combination of electroactive copper‐based metal‐organic frameworks (Cu‐MOFs) and ferrocene carboxylic acid (Fc) was designed for ratiometric electrochemical detection of creatinine. The synthesized Fc@Cu‐MOFs exhibited two redox signals from the Cu2+/Cu+ and Fe3+/Fe2+ systems in the skeleton of Cu‐MOFs and Fc, respectively. In the presence of chloride (Cl−), the oxidation current of Cu+ increased due to formation of solid‐state cuprous chloride (CuCl). Adding strong Cu+ chelators, e. g. creatinine, coordinated with Cu+ and caused the current output of solid‐state CuCl to decrease significantly. The anodic current of Fc did not appreciably change, serving as an internal reference signal. The ratiometric responses (ICu(I)/IFc) changed with increasing concentrations of creatinine from 0.017–130 μM with a detection limit (S/N=3) of 0.005 μM. The main advantages of Fc@Cu‐MOFs are the low LOD, high selectivity, and reliability, making it a suitable platform for determining creatinine in human serum and urine samples. The as‐fabricated sensor is a reliable approach for determining (bio) molecules that can form stable complexes with Cu+ ions.
Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
Electroanalysis
Research Publisher
Wiley
Research Rank
International
Research Year
2024
Research Member
Research_Pages
1-11
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