Adsorptive stripping voltammetric sensor based on Cd zeolitic imidazole framework-67 for electrochemical detection of sarin simulant

Abstract

A selective and reliable modified glassy carbon sensor, based on a 1.0% Cd zeolitic imidazole framework-67 modified glassy carbon sensor (GCS2), has been developed for ultrasensitive detection of dimethyl methyl phosphonate (DMMP) in human biological fluid. The synthesis of porous nanoparticles of Cd zeolitic imidazole framework-67 (Cd ZIF-67) was carried out via the hydrothermal method. The resulting Cd ZIF-67 powder emerges with good crystallinity, a rhombic dodecahedral morphology with particle size in the range 300 ~ 500 nm, and a specific surface area of 1780 m2·g−1. Furthermore, the fabricated sensor exhibited superior performance in the detection of DMMP with two linearity ranges of 0.02–2.0 nM and 2.0–9.0 nM and a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.06 pM. The fabricated sensor exhibited good reliability, long-term stability, and repeatability, which are favourable attributes for electroanalytical detection. In addition, the fabricated sensor displayed superior performance without significant interference during the assay of DMMP in a biological fluid (human serum sample) within two linearity ranges of 0.1–1.0 nM and 1.0–6.0 nM and a LOD of 0.03 nM. Graphical Abstract