Metallic nanomaterials have attracted extensive attention in various fields due to their photocatalytic, photosensitive, thermal conducting, electrical conducting and semiconducting properties. Among all these fields, metallic nanomaterials are of particular importance in biomedical sensing for the detection of different analytes, such as proteins, toxins, metal ions, nucleotides, anions and saccharides. However, many problems remain to be solved, such as the synthesis method and modification of target metallic nanoparticles, inadequate sensitivity and stability in biomedical sensing and the biological toxicity brought by metallic nanomaterials. Thus, this Special Issue aims to collect research or review articles focused on electrochemical biosensing, such as metallic nanomaterial-based electrochemical sensors and biosensors, metallic oxide-modified electrodes, biological sensing based on metallic nanomaterials, metallic nanomaterial-based biological sensing devices and chemometrics for metallic nanomaterial-based biological sensing. Meanwhile, studies related to the synthesis and characterization of metallic nanomaterials are also welcome, and both experimental and theoretical studies are welcome for contribution as well.
An all-solid liquid-metal-fiber-mat-based
membrane flexible reference
electrode (LMFM-FRE) was developed by combining liquid metal eutectic
gallium indium (EGaIn) and poly(styrene-block-butadiene-block-styrene) (SBS) as a liquid junction layer. Ag ink
was printed and chlorinated by electroplating to form the AgCl layer.
Then, agarose containing KCl was coated as the electrolyte layer,
and LMFM was added as the liquid junction layer. The liquid junction
layer can increase the hydrophobicity of the electrode surface, limit
the loss of internal Cl–, and significantly improve
the stability of the electrode. The potential fluctuation of LMFM-FRE
does not exceed 1 mV within 1 h, and it is still the same after 1
month. In addition, its potential changes in ion species and concentration,
pH value, and ambient light are small, and its cyclic voltammetry
characteristics are consistent with the standard reference electrode.
Even in the case of temperature change and mechanical deformation,
the potential change of LMFM-FRE is minimal. In general, the materials
used and fabrication by inkjet printing make it possible to manufacture
the reference electrode on a large scale, which is particularly important
in many electrochemical sensing fields.
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