Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS 79074-460, Brazil.
Anal Methods. 2021 Mar 21;13(11):1349-1357. doi: 10.1039/d1ay00070e. Epub 2021 Mar 3.
A microfluidic thread electroanalytical device (μTED) containing an embedded electrochemical detector is presented for the first time in this work. This novel device was entirely produced in an automated way using the fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing technique. The main platform was fabricated with acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) filament, while the integrated electrochemical detector was produced using a commercial conductive filament composed of carbon black and polylactic acid (CB/PLA). The microfluidic channels consisted of cotton threads, which act as passive pumps, and the μTED was used for microflow injection analysis (μFIA). As a proof of concept, this μFIA system was utilized for the amperometric sensing of nitrite in natural waters. This is the first report on the use of both μTEDs and 3D-printed CB/PLA electrodes to determine this species. This fully 3D-printed μTED was characterized and all experimental and instrumental parameters related to the method were studied and optimized. Using the best conditions, the proposed approach showed a linear response in the concentration range from 8 to 200 μmol L and a limit of detection (LOD) of 2.39 μmol L. The LOD obtained here was ca. ten-fold lower than the maximum contaminant level for nitrite in drinking water established by the Brazilian and US legislation. Moreover, the platform presented good repeatability and reproducibility (relative standard deviations (RSDs) were 2.1% and 2.5%, respectively). Lastly, the 3D-printed μTED was applied for the quantification of nitrite in well water samples and the results obtained showed good precision (RSD < 3%) and excellent concordance (relative error was ca.±3%) with those achieved by ion chromatography, used for validation.
本文首次提出了一种含有嵌入式电化学检测器的微流线程电化学分析装置(μTED)。该新型装置完全采用熔融沉积建模(FDM)3D 打印技术自动制作。主要平台采用丙烯腈丁二烯苯乙烯(ABS)灯丝制造,而集成的电化学检测器则采用由炭黑和聚乳酸(CB/PLA)组成的商用导电灯丝制造。微流道由棉线组成,棉线充当被动泵,μTED 用于微流动注射分析(μFIA)。作为概念验证,该μFIA 系统用于天然水中亚硝酸盐的安培检测。这是首次报道同时使用μTED 和 3D 打印 CB/PLA 电极来测定该物质。对完全 3D 打印的 μTED 进行了表征,并研究和优化了与方法相关的所有实验和仪器参数。在最佳条件下,所提出的方法在 8 至 200 μmol L 的浓度范围内呈现线性响应,检测限(LOD)为 2.39 μmol L。这里获得的 LOD 比巴西和美国法规规定的饮用水中亚硝酸盐的最大污染物水平低约十倍。此外,该平台表现出良好的重复性和重现性(相对标准偏差(RSDs)分别为 2.1%和 2.5%)。最后,将 3D 打印的 μTED 应用于井水样品中亚硝酸盐的定量,得到的结果显示出良好的精密度(RSD<3%)和与离子色谱法(用于验证)获得的结果极好的一致性(相对误差约为±3%)。
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