Title
Electrochemical Interrogation of G3-Poly(propylene thiophenoimine) Dendritic Star Polymer in Phenanthrene Sensing
Abstract
A novel dendritic star-copolymer, generation 3 poly(propylene thiophenoimine) (G3PPT)-co-poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) star co-polymer on gold electrode (i.e., Au|G3PPT-co-P3HT) was used as a sensor system for the determination of phenanthrene (PHE). The G3PPT-co-P3HT star co-polymer was synthesized via in situ electrochemical co-polymerization of generation 3 poly (propylene thiophenoimine) and poly (3-hexylthiophene) on gold electrode. 1HNMR spectroscopy was used to determine the regioregularity of the polymer composites, whereas Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used to study their structural and morphological properties. Au|G3PPT-co-P3HT in the absence of PHE, exhibited reversible electrochemistry attributable to the oligo (thiophene) pendants' of the dendrimer. PHE produced an increase in the voltammetric signals (anodic currents) due to its oxidation on the dendritic material to produce catalytic current, thereby suggesting the suitability of the Au|G3PPT-co-P3HT electrode as a PHE sensor. The electrocatalysis of PHE was made possible by the rigid and planar oligo-P3HT species (formed upon the oxidation of the oligo (thiophene) pendants of the star-copolymer), which allowed the efficient capture (binding) and detection (electrocatalytic oxidation) of PHE molecules.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.3390/s150922343
SENSORS
Keywords
Field
DocType
alternating current voltammetry,cyclic voltammetry,square wave voltammetry,phenanthrene,star-copolymer sensor
Polymer,Analytical chemistry,Dendrimer,Organic chemistry,Electrocatalyst,Chemistry,Cyclic voltammetry,Thiophene,Electrochemistry,Photochemistry,Electrode,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Journal
Volume
Issue
Citations 
15
9.0
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
2
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
hlamulo makelane100.34
oluwakemi tovide200.34
christopher sunday300.34
Tesfaye T Waryo463.32
Emmanuel I Iwuoha585.92