Abstract
A major concern in the development of amperometric biosensors is the tight and reproducible immobilization of enzymes with high activity on the electrode surface. Additionally, aiming on the development of miniaturized amperometric enzyme electrodes, it should be possible to predefine the site for the immobilization of the enzyme without using manual deposition techniques, In this respect, conducting polymers like polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline, andpolymdole show distinct advantages over nonconducting polymers because they can be electrochemically grown exclusively on the surface of an electrode. Several reviews summarizing this research area have been published in the last few years (1–5).
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Schuhmann, W. (1998). Enzyme Biosensors Based on Conducting Polymers. In: Mulchandani, A., Rogers, K.R. (eds) Enzyme and Microbial Biosensors. Methods in Biotechnology, vol 6. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-410-0:143
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