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Spectroelectrochemistry with Ultrathin Ion-Selective Membranes: Three Distinct Ranges for Analytical Sensing.

ABSTRACT: We present spectroelectrochemical sensing of the potassium ion (K⁺) at three very distinct analytical ranges─nanomolar, micromolar, and millimolar─when using the same ion-selective electrode (ISE) but interrogated under various regimes. The ISE is conceived in the all-solid-state format: an ITO glass modified with the conducting polymer poly(3-octylethiophene) (POT) and an ultrathin potassium-selective membrane. The experimental setup is designed to apply a potential in a three-electrode electrochemical cell with the ISE as the working electrode, while dynamic spectral changes in the POT film are simultaneously registered. The POT film is gradually oxidized to POT⁺, and this process is ultimately linked to K⁺ transfer at the membrane-sample interface, attending to electroneutrality requirements. The spectroelectrochemistry experiment provides two signals: a voltammetric peak and a transient absorbance response, with the latter of special interest because of its correspondence with the generated charge in the POT and thus with the ionic charge expelled from the membrane. By modifying how the ion analyte (K⁺ but also others) is initially accumulated into the membrane, we found three ranges of response for the absorbance: 10-950 nM for an accumulation-stripping protocol, 0.5-10 μM in diffusion-controlled cyclic voltammetry, and 0.5-32 mM with thin-layer cyclic voltammetry. This wide response range is a unique feature, one that is rare to find for a sensor and indeed for any analytical technique. Accordingly, the developed sensor is highly appealing for many analytical applications, especially considering the versatility of samples and ion analytes that may be spotted.

SUBMITTER: Liu Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9244873 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:Calibration-free sensors are generally understood as analytical tools with no need for calibration apart from the initial one (i.e., after its fabrication). However, an "ideal" and therefore "more restricted" definition of the concept considers that no calibration is necessary at all, with the sensor being capable of directly providing the analyte concentration in the sample. In the electroanalysis field, investigations have been directed to charge-based readouts (i.e., coulometry) that allow for concentration calculation via the Faraday Law: The sample volume must be precisely defined and the absoluteness of the electrochemical process in which the analyte is involved must be ensured (i.e., the analyte in the sample is ∼100% converted/transported). Herein, we report on the realization of calibration-free coulometric ISEs based on ultrathin ion-selective membranes, which is demonstrated for the detection of potassium ions (K+). In essence, the K+ transfer at the membrane-sample interface is modulated by the oxidation state of the conducting polymer underlying the membrane. The accumulation/release of K+ to/from the membrane is an absolute process owing to the confinement of the sample to a thin-layer domain (thickness of <100 μm). The capacity of the membrane expressed in charge is fixed to ca. 18 μC, and this dictates the detection of micromolar levels of K+ present in ca. 5 μL sample volume. The system is interrogated with cyclic voltammetry to obtain peaks related to the K+ transfer that can be treated charge-wise. The conceptual and technical innovative steps developed here made the calibration-free detection of K+ possible in artificial and real samples with acceptable accuracy (<10% difference compared with the results obtained from a current-based calibration and ion chromatography). The charge-based analysis does not depend on temperature and appeared to be repetitive, reproducible, and reversible in the concentration range from 1 to 37.5 μM, with an average coulometry efficiency of 96%.

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