A Comprehensive Review of Glucose Biosensors Based on Nanostructured Metal-Oxides

Nanotechnology has opened new and exhilarating opportunities for exploring glucose biosensing applications of the newly prepared nanostructured materials. Nanostructured metal-oxides have been extensively explored to develop biosensors with high sensitivity, fast response times, and stability for th...

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Main Authors: Md. Mahbubur Rahman, A. J. Saleh Ahammad, Joon-Hyung Jin, Sang Jung Ahn, Jae-Joon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-05-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/10/5/4855/
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Summary:Nanotechnology has opened new and exhilarating opportunities for exploring glucose biosensing applications of the newly prepared nanostructured materials. Nanostructured metal-oxides have been extensively explored to develop biosensors with high sensitivity, fast response times, and stability for the determination of glucose by electrochemical oxidation. This article concentrates mainly on the development of different nanostructured metal-oxide [such as ZnO, Cu(I)/(II) oxides, MnO2, TiO2, CeO2, SiO2, ZrO2, and other metal-oxides] based glucose biosensors. Additionally, we devote our attention to the operating principles (i.e., potentiometric, amperometric, impedimetric and conductometric) of these nanostructured metal-oxide based glucose sensors. Finally, this review concludes with a personal prospective and some challenges of these nanoscaled sensors.
ISSN:1424-8220