“…Among these relatively low-cost catalysts, Ni-based materials were extensively investigated for electrocatalytic oxidation of many important analytes besides carbohydrates (Reim and Effen, 1986;Casella and Gatta, 2001;You et al, 2003;Ojani et al, 2008), such as insulin (Salimi et al, 2007), aspirin (McAuley and Wildgoose, 2008), ethanol (Casella et al, 1993;Weng et al, 2004) and amino acids (Deo et al, 2004). The oxidation processes are catalyzed by the Ni-based materials through the formation of a high-valent, oxyhydroxide species (NiOOH) in alkaline medium.…”