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  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
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Direct Mercury Detection in Landfill Leachate Using a Novel AuNP-Biopolymer Carbon Screen-Printed Electrode Sensor

  • Jae-Hoon Hwang,
  • David Fox,
  • Jordan Stanberry,
  • Vasileios Anagnostopoulos,
  • Lei Zhai and
  • Woo Hyoung Lee

A novel Au nanoparticle (AuNP)-biopolymer coated carbon screen-printed electrode (SPE) sensor was developed through the co-electrodeposition of Au and chitosan for mercury (Hg) ion detection. This new sensor showed successful Hg2+ detection in landfi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,312 Views
16 Pages

Modified 3D Graphene for Sensing and Electrochemical Capacitor Applications

  • Kavitha Mulackampilly Joseph,
  • Gabrielle R. Dangel and
  • Vesselin Shanov

2 January 2024

Less defective, nitrogen-doped 3-dimensional graphene (N3DG) and defect-rich, nitrogen-doped 3-dimensional graphene (N3DG-D) were made by the thermal CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) process via varying the carbon precursors and synthesis temperature....

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,095 Views
12 Pages

Electrochemical Determination of Lead Using A Composite Sensor Obtained from Low-Cost Green Materials:Graphite/Cork

  • Iasmin B. Silva,
  • Danyelle Medeiros de Araújo,
  • Marco Vocciante,
  • Sergio Ferro,
  • Carlos A. Martínez-Huitle and
  • Elisama V. Dos Santos

6 March 2021

The purpose of this study was to develop an inexpensive, simple, and highly selective cork-modified carbon paste electrode for the determination of Pb(II) by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV) and square-wave anodic stripping vol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,103 Views
12 Pages

29 March 2022

In this article, we compare linear sweep anodic stripping voltammetry (LASV) and square-wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) for detection of a nano metalloimmunoassay. Two separate immunoassays were examined: a model assay, based on interaction...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
1,014 Views
2 Pages

Smart Sensor for Mercury Detection in Novel Food

  • Ilaria Antonia Vitale,
  • Giulia Selvolini,
  • Cristina Truzzi and
  • Giovanna Marrazza

In this work, we present a simple, fast, and cheap procedure for the determination of mercury [Hg(II)] by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) at nanocomposite screen-printed graphite electrodes. The nanocomposite surfaces were obtained b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,129 Views
15 Pages

3 July 2017

Abstract: In this study, a novel method based on a Bi/glassy carbon electrode (Bi/GCE) for quantitatively and directly detecting Cd2+ in the presence of Cu2+ without further electrode modifications by combining square-wave anodic stripping voltammetr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,721 Views
14 Pages

21 September 2016

An easy, but effective, method has been proposed to detect and quantify the Pb(II) in the presence of Cd(II) based on a Bi/glassy carbon electrode (Bi/GCE) with the combination of a back propagation artificial neural network (BP-ANN) and square wave...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,719 Views
19 Pages

Bismuth Film-Coated Gold Ultramicroelectrode Array for Simultaneous Quantification of Pb(II) and Cd(II) by Square Wave Anodic Stripping Voltammetry

  • Sandra Enn D. Bahinting,
  • Analiza P. Rollon,
  • Sergi Garcia-Segura,
  • Vince Carlo C. Garcia,
  • Benny Marie B. Ensano,
  • Ralf Ruffel M. Abarca,
  • Jurng-Jae Yee and
  • Mark Daniel G. de Luna

5 March 2021

The widespread presence of heavy metals in drinking water sources arises as a major health concern, particularly in developing countries. The development of low-cost and reliable detection techniques is identified as a societal need to provide afford...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,878 Views
11 Pages

A novel highly selective, sensitive and simple analytical technique was recommended for the investigation of anthelmintic veterinary drug oxyclozanide based on square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) by using a carbon paste electrode (CPE)....

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,166 Views
13 Pages

10 May 2018

Direct detecting of trace amount Al(III) in aqueous solution by stripping voltammetry is often frustrated by its irreversible reduction, resided at −1.75 V (vs. Ag/AgCl reference), which is in a proximal potential of proton reduction. Here, we...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
8,524 Views
11 Pages

Determination of Cd2+ and Pb2+ Based on Mesoporous Carbon Nitride/Self-Doped Polyaniline Nanofibers and Square Wave Anodic Stripping Voltammetry

  • Chang Zhang,
  • Yaoyu Zhou,
  • Lin Tang,
  • Guangming Zeng,
  • Jiachao Zhang,
  • Bo Peng,
  • Xia Xie,
  • Cui Lai,
  • Beiqing Long and
  • Jingjing Zhu

The fabrication and evaluation of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with self-doped polyaniline nanofibers (SPAN)/mesoporous carbon nitride (MCN) and bismuth for simultaneous determination of trace Cd2+ and Pb2+ by square wave anodic stripping...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,913 Views
18 Pages

27 November 2020

In this study, an effective method for accurately detecting Pb(II) concentration was developed by coupling square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) with support vector regression (SVR) based on a bismuth-film modified electrode. The interfere...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,444 Views
19 Pages

29 January 2023

The accurate detection of Cd2+ and Pb2+ in soils by square-wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) faces great challenges because the interaction between multiple heavy metal ions (HMIs) interferes seriously with their SWASV signals. To detect Cd2+...

  • Article
  • Open Access
78 Citations
11,586 Views
13 Pages

29 December 2018

In this study, a stable, sensitive electrochemical sensor was fabricated by the electrochemical codeposition of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and gold nanoparticles on a glassy carbon electrode (rGO-Aunano/GCE) using cyclic voltammetry (CV), which ena...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,895 Views
16 Pages

Disposable and Low-Cost Electrode Based on Graphene Paper-Nafion-Bi Nanostructures for Ultra-Trace Determination of Pb(II) and Cd(II)

  • Antonino Scandurra,
  • Francesco Ruffino,
  • Mario Urso,
  • Maria Grazia Grimaldi and
  • Salvo Mirabella

18 August 2020

There is a huge demand for rapid, reliable and low-cost methods for the analysis of heavy metals in drinking water, particularly in the range of sub-part per billion (ppb). In the present work, we describe the preparation, characterization and analyt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
141 Citations
13,334 Views
18 Pages

Metallo-Graphene Nanocomposite Electrocatalytic Platform for the Determination of Toxic Metal Ions

  • Chandre M. Willemse,
  • Khotso Tlhomelang,
  • Nazeem Jahed,
  • Priscilla G. Baker and
  • Emmanuel I. Iwuoha

1 April 2011

A Nafion-Graphene (Nafion-G) nanocomposite solution in combination with an in situ plated mercury film electrode was used as a highly sensitive electrochemical platform for the determination of Zn2+, Cd2+, Pb2+ and Cu2+ in 0.1 M acetate buffer (pH 4....

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,468 Views
15 Pages

Monitoring water quality has become a goal to prevent issues related to human health and environmental conditions. In this sense, the concentration of metal ions in water sources is screened, as these are considered persistent contaminants. In this w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,359 Views
14 Pages

14 March 2025

This paper shows the fabrication of a new environmentally friendly sensor, an activated glassy carbon electrode with an in situ deposited bismuth film (aGCE/BiF), to determine Cd(II) and Pb(II) at the nanotrace level. The electrochemical activation o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,944 Views
14 Pages

A Portable Setup for the Voltammetric Determination of Total Mercury in Fish with Solid and Nanostructured Gold Electrodes

  • Andrea Ruo Redda,
  • Ornella Abollino,
  • Mery Malandrino,
  • Stefania Squadrone,
  • Maria Cesarina Abete,
  • Silvia Berto,
  • Rosanna Toniolo,
  • Francesca Durbiano and
  • Agnese Giacomino

A simple procedure for field fish sample pretreatment was developed. This treatment in combination with square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SW-ASV) with solid gold electrodes (SGE) and gold nanoparticle-modified glassy carbon electrodes (AuNPs-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
7,236 Views
13 Pages

22 June 2016

Au nanoparticles decorated mesoporous MnFe2O4 nanocrystal clusters (MnFe2O4/Au hybrid nanospheres) were used for the electrochemical sensing of As(III) by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV). Modified on a cheap glass carbon electrode, t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
2,801 Views
15 Pages

An Efficient Voltammetric Sensor Based on Graphene Oxide-Decorated Binary Transition Metal Oxides Bi2O3/MnO2 for Trace Determination of Lead Ions

  • Guangli Li,
  • Xiaoman Qi,
  • Yang Xiao,
  • Yuchi Zhao,
  • Kanghua Li,
  • Yonghui Xia,
  • Xuan Wan,
  • Jingtao Wu and
  • Chun Yang

23 September 2022

Herein we present a facile synthesis of the graphene oxide-decorated binary transition metal oxides of Bi2O3 and MnO2 nanocomposites (Bi2O3/MnO2/GO) and their applications in the voltammetric detection of lead ions (Pb2+) in water samples. The surfac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,305 Views
18 Pages

23 April 2025

Excessive levels of heavy metal pollutants in the environment pose significant threats to human health and ecosystem stability. Consequently, the accurate and rapid detection of heavy metal ions is critically important. A AgNPs@CeO2/Nafion composite...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,919 Views
13 Pages

A Comparison between Different Machine Learning Approaches Combined with Anodic Stripping Voltammetry for Copper Ions and pH Detection in Cell Culture Media

  • Francesco Biscaglia,
  • Andrea Caroppo,
  • Carmela Tania Prontera,
  • Elisa Sciurti,
  • Maria Assunta Signore,
  • Iren Kuznetsova,
  • Alessandro Leone,
  • Pietro Siciliano and
  • Luca Francioso

Recently, the scientific community has shown a great interest about the Organ-on-Chip (OoC) devices, a special kind of micro-fabricated platforms capable of recapitulating the human physiology implementing the traditional cell culture methods and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,093 Views
12 Pages

Lead Ion Adsorption on Glutathione-Modified Carbon

  • Namasivayam Selvanantharajah,
  • Poobalasuntharam Iyngaran,
  • Poobalasingam Abiman and
  • Navaratnarajah Kuganathan

13 September 2024

This study explores the adsorption of Pb(II) from aqueous solutions using glutathione-modified carbon powder at room temperature. The graphite powder was modified through oxidation followed by surface immobilization of glutathione. The Pb(II) concent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,717 Views
14 Pages

4 September 2024

In this study, nanoporous gold (NPG) was deposited on a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) by the dynamic hydrogen bubble template (DHBT) method to prepare an electrochemical sensor for the simultaneous determination of Pb2+ and Cu2+ by square wa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,956 Views
8 Pages

3 August 2021

The present paper reports a new application: the voltammetric determination in herbal medicines of ultra-trace thallium(I), in the presence of lead(II), tin(II) and antimony(III) as interfering metals, by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWA...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,344 Views
16 Pages

Simultaneous Trace Analysis of Lead and Cadmium in Drinking Water, Milk, and Honey Samples Through Modified Screen-Printed Electrode

  • Fei Wang,
  • Xiao Peng,
  • Ziqian Xiao,
  • Ying Ge,
  • Bilin Tao,
  • Zhaoyong Shou,
  • Yifei Feng,
  • Jing Yuan and
  • Liang Xiao

23 April 2025

A composite (N-rGO@ppy) of N-doped reduced graphene oxide (N-rGO) coated with polypyrrole (ppy) particles was successfully synthesized. The incorporation of N-rGO significantly mitigates the aggregation of ppy synthesized in situ, and the doped N ato...

  • Article
  • Open Access
71 Citations
10,940 Views
13 Pages

26 September 2013

In this study, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was electrochemically deposited on the surface of screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCE) to prepare a disposable sensor for fast detection of Pb2+ in foods. The SEM images showed that the rGO was homogeneo...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,822 Views
10 Pages

This work presents the development and validation of an electroanalytical method for Pb(II) determination in a single drop. The electrochemical sensors used were an unmodified screen-printed electrode (SPE) and a Bi-film SPE (BiFSPE). Anodic square w...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
7,129 Views
13 Pages

TEER and Ion Selective Transwell-Integrated Sensors System for Caco-2 Cell Model

  • Elisa Sciurti,
  • Laura Blasi,
  • Carmela Tania Prontera,
  • Amilcare Barca,
  • Lucia Giampetruzzi,
  • Tiziano Verri,
  • Pietro Aleardo Siciliano and
  • Luca Francioso

21 February 2023

Monitoring of ions in real-time directly in cell culture systems and in organ-on-a-chip platforms represents a significant investigation tool to understand ion regulation and distribution in the body and ions’ involvement in biological mechanis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
885 Views
15 Pages

Electrochemical Sensors Based on Track-Etched Membranes for Rare Earth Metal Ion Detection

  • Nurdaulet Zhumanazar,
  • Arman B. Yeszhanov,
  • Galina B. Melnikova,
  • Ainash T. Zhumazhanova,
  • Sergei A. Chizhik and
  • Ilya V. Korolkov

Electrochemical sensors have been developed based on polyethylene terephthalate track-etched membranes (PET TeMs) modified by photograft copolymerization of N-vinylformamide (N-VFA) and trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TMPTMA). The modification, s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,250 Views
15 Pages

Bioaccumulation Study of Cadmium and Lead in Cyprinus carpio from the Colorado River, Using Automated Electrochemical Detection

  • Federico Danilo Vallese,
  • Sofia Stupniki,
  • Mariano Trillini,
  • Federico Belén,
  • María Susana Di Nezio,
  • Alfredo Juan and
  • Marcelo Fabian Pistonesi

31 December 2024

The monitoring of heavy metals in aquatic ecosystems is of critical importance due to the toxic effects that these elements can have on wildlife and the potential risks that they pose to human health. Rivers situated in close proximity to agricultura...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,963 Views
17 Pages

26 October 2020

In this paper, bismuth subcarbonate (BiO)2CO3-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite incorporated in Nafion matrix ((BiO)2CO3-rGO-Nafion) was synthesized and further applied, for the first time, in the sensitive detection of Pb(II) and Cd(II) by square...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,652 Views
12 Pages

11 January 2019

In this work, we explore the protection with Nafion of commercial sputtered-bismuth screen-printed electrodes (BiSPSPEs), to improve its ability for on-site determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions in ambient water samples. The modified screen-printed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
747 Views
17 Pages

Simultaneously Selective Detection of Trace Lead and Cadmium Ions by Bi-Modified Delaminated Ti3C2Tx/GCE Sensor: Optimization, Performance and Mechanism Insights

  • Ruhua Peng,
  • Kai Tao,
  • Baixiong Liu,
  • Jiayu Chen,
  • Yunhang Zhang,
  • Yuxiang Tan,
  • Fuqiang Zuo,
  • Caihua Song and
  • Xingyu He

16 June 2025

Lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) ions have serious negative impacts on human health and the ecological environment due to toxicity, persistence and nonbiodegradability. Among various trace Pb and Cd ions detection technologies, electrochemical analysis is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
5,587 Views
17 Pages

A Novel Bismuth-Chitosan Nanocomposite Sensor for Simultaneous Detection of Pb(II), Cd(II) and Zn(II) in Wastewater

  • Jae-Hoon Hwang,
  • Pawan Pathak,
  • Xiaochen Wang,
  • Kelsey L. Rodriguez,
  • Hyoung J. Cho and
  • Woo Hyoung Lee

31 July 2019

A novel bismuth (Bi)-biopolymer (chitosan) nanocomposite screen-printed carbon electrode was developed using a Bi and chitosan co-electrodepositing technique for detecting multiple heavy metal ions. The developed sensor was fabricated with environmen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,290 Views
11 Pages

Application of the Stripping Voltammetry Method for the Determination of Copper and Lead Hyperaccumulation Potential in Lunaria annua L.

  • Maša Buljac,
  • Josip Radić,
  • Marijo Buzuk,
  • Ivana Škugor Rončević,
  • Nives Vladislavić,
  • Denis Krivić and
  • Ana Marijanović

Various species of the Brassicaceae family are known to hyperaccumulate metals. Lunaria annua L., a plant from the Brassicaceae family, is an oilseed crop known for its pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications. In this work, Lunaria annua L. was...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,602 Views
20 Pages

12 November 2024

In this study, we introduce a novel electrochemical sensor combining reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets with a bismuth–mercury (Bi/Hg) film, electroplated onto pencil graphite electrodes (PGEs) for the high-sensitivity detection of trace amoun...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
8,214 Views
32 Pages

Recent Developments in Heavy Metals Detection: Modified Electrodes, Pretreatment Methods, Prediction Models and Algorithms

  • Yujie Shi,
  • Shijie Zhang,
  • Hang Zhou,
  • Yue Dong,
  • Gang Liu,
  • Wenshuai Ye,
  • Renjie He and
  • Guo Zhao

17 January 2025

Heavy metal pollution has become an increasingly serious environmental issue, making the detection of heavy metals essential for safeguarding public health and the environment. This review aims to highlight the commonly used methods for detecting hea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,335 Views
16 Pages

Modified Gold Screen-Printed Electrodes for the Determination of Heavy Metals

  • Consuelo Celesti,
  • Salvatore Vincenzo Giofrè,
  • Claudia Espro,
  • Laura Legnani,
  • Giovanni Neri and
  • Daniela Iannazzo

30 July 2024

Screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) are reliable, portable, affordable, and versatile electrochemical platforms for the real-time analytical monitoring of emerging analytes in the environmental, clinical, and agricultural fields. The aim of this study w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,753 Views
14 Pages

21 May 2023

Herein, a simple and portable electrochemical sensor based on a reduced graphene oxide/gold nanoparticle/manganese dioxide (rGO/AuNP/MnO2) nanocomposite-modified screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) was constructed by the facile stepwise electrodep...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,083 Views
20 Pages

Seasonal Evolution of the Chemical Composition of Atmospheric Aerosol in Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica)

  • Flavio Vagnoni,
  • Silvia Illuminati,
  • Anna Annibaldi,
  • Francesco Memmola,
  • Giada Giglione,
  • Anna Maria Falgiani,
  • Federico Girolametti,
  • Matteo Fanelli,
  • Giuseppe Scarponi and
  • Cristina Truzzi

11 August 2021

Atmospheric aerosol samples were collected at Faraglione Camp, 3 km away from the Italian Mario Zucchelli Station (Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea), from 1 December 2013 to 2 February 2014. A two-step extraction procedure was applied to characterize the sol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,240 Views
16 Pages

13 November 2019

Nowadays, water quality monitoring is an essential task since environmental contamination and human exposure to heavy metals increased. Sensors that are able to detect ever lower concentrations of heavy metal ions with greater accuracy and speed are...