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K-carrageenan/PVA/nano-eggshell biocomposite-based non-enzymatic electrochemical biosensor for low-level urea detection

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As a comprehensive survey on both health and biosensor technologies, in this study, a non-enzymatic electrochemical biosensor based on kappa-carrageenan/PVA/nano-eggshell (K-carrageenan/PVA/nano-eggshell) biocomposite was prepared to detect low-level urea in phosphate-buffered solution (PBS). Novel K-carrageenan/PVA/nano-eggshell biocomposite was prepared by ultrasonics sonochemistry. The electrochemical biosensor showed a sensitivity of 0.018 μA μM−1 cm−2 in a linear range of [250–1000] μM urea. Urea detection limit of the biosensor was 60 μM at room temperature.

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This research was supported by TUBITAK Project 216M421.

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  1. Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Maltepe University, 34857, Istanbul, Turkey

    Nevin Taşaltın & Enes Aydın

  2. Department of Renewable Energy Technology, Maltepe University, 34857, Istanbul, Turkey

    Nevin Taşaltın

  3. ABB Electronics, 34775, Istanbul, Turkey

    Enes Aydın

  4. Department of Chemistry, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 34320, Istanbul, Turkey

    Selcan Karakuş & Ayben Kilislioğlu

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Taşaltın, N., Aydın, E., Karakuş, S. et al. K-carrageenan/PVA/nano-eggshell biocomposite-based non-enzymatic electrochemical biosensor for low-level urea detection. Appl. Phys. A 126, 827 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-020-03960-1

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