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Simultaneous and sensitive determination of uric acid and p-cresol in human urine samples based on activated graphite-supported gadolinium hydroxide

  • Periyasamy Sundaresan
  • , Chun Chieh Fu
  • , Chien Te Hsieh
  • , Shou Hsuan Liu
  • , Ruey Shin Juang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Chang Gung University
  • Yuan Ze University
  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
  • Ming Chi University of Technology

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Abstract

Background: The development of efficient electrode materials for real-time sensing of potentially co-existing molecules in biological fluids has received more attention. In this work, for the first time, we therefore utilize disposable activated graphite-supported Gd(OH)3 coated onto screen-printed carbon electrode (abbreviated as AG-Gd(OH)3/SPCE) for simultaneous electrochemical determination of uric acid (UA) and p-cresol (PC) in human urine samples. Methods: The AG-Gd(OH)3 nanocomposites were synthesized by a simple ultrasonication method. Significant findings: As expected, the sensors had an excellent selectivity of UA and PC among other interfering species. Under optimal conditions, the prepared AG-Gd(OH)3 nanocomposites exhibited maximum performance towards UA and PC determination with a very low detection limit of 0.002 µM and 0.004 µM as well as a wide linear range of 0.01‒142.0 µM and 0.01‒66.0 µM, respectively. In addition, the as-prepared electrode was successfully applied for detecting UA and PC levels in human urine samples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7-16
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
Volume127
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 2021

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© 2021 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Keywords

  • Activated graphite
  • Gadolinium hydroxide
  • Human urine
  • Ultrasonication
  • Uric acid
  • p-Cresol

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