Electrocatalytic evaluation of graphene oxide warped tetragonal t-lanthanum vanadate (GO@LaVO4) nanocomposites for the voltammetric detection of antifungal and antiprotozoal drug (clioquinol)


Maheshwaran S., Akilarasan M., Chen T., Chen S., Tamilalagan E., Jiang T., ...More

MICROCHIMICA ACTA, vol.188, no.3, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 188 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00604-021-04758-5
  • Journal Name: MICROCHIMICA ACTA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Analytical Abstracts, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Biotechnology Research Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Keywords: GO@LaVO4 nanocomposites, Clioquinol detection, Anti-fungal drug determination, Electrochemical sensor, Cyclic voltammetry, Differential pulse voltammetry, Modified glassy carbon electrode
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Metastable and rarely reported GO warped tetragonal phase t-lanthanum vanadate nanocomposites (GO@LaVO4-NCs) are reported for the sensitive electrochemical determination of antifungal drug Clioquinol (CQ). The hydrothermal method was adopted for synthesis of GO@LaVO4-NCs. The electrochemical performance of CQ was examined using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential plus voltammetry (DPV) at GO@LaVO4-NCs modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The electrocatalytic oxidation of CQ at the GO@LaVO4-NCs/GCE shows the highest anodic peak current at a potential of +0.51 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The proposed sensor provides excellent sensitivity of 4.1894 mu A mu M-1 cm(-2), a very low detection limit (LOD) of 2.44 nM, and a wide range of 25 nM to 438.52 mu M towards CQ detection. Finally, the detection of CQ in biological media was successfully done using the GO@LaVO4-NCs/GCE and possesses recoveries of 94.67-98.0%.