Background:
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is widely present in various fields. And H2O2 plays quintessential role
in variety of biomolecular processes. H2O2 concentration level is an essential biological parameter in monitoring and
maintaining the physiological balance of a living cell, and its variation will cause some related diseases. Therefore, it is
extremely significant to fabricate biosensor with low cost which can quickly, accurately and sensitively detect H2O2 in a
wide range. The aims of this paper are to explore a novel electrochemical sensor with high intrinsic peroxidase-like
activity, high sensitivity and stability to detect effectively H2O2 concentration in real samples.
Methods:
The chemical modified electrode LaNiTiO3-Fe3O4/GCE is fabricated based on nanomaterial LaNiTiO3-Fe3O4
by simply process, and its electrochemical properties are investigated in the supporting electrolyte of 0.1 M NaOH by the
techniques of cyclic voltammetry and current-time curves on an electrochemical workstation with a conventional threeelectrode system.
Results:
LaNiTiO3-Fe3O4 nanoparticles show good peroxidase-like activity for H2O2 at a low applied potential of +0.50
V. Under the optimum conditions, the peroxidase biomimetic sensor LaNiTiO3-Fe3O4/GCE exhibits a wide linear
response for H2O2 oxidation in the range of 0.05 μM - 3.0 mM (R = 0.9994) with a high sensitivity of 3946.2 μA∙mM1
∙cm-2 and fast response time of 2 s, and the detection limit of H2O2 is found to be ca. 5.15 nM (S/N = 3). Moreover, the
biosensor presents a good repeatability, stability and anti-interference. Satisfactory results were obtained when the sensor
LaNiTiO3-Fe3O4/GCE is applied to determine H2O2 in real samples. All of these results provide support to practical
application.
Conclusion:
A highly sensitive peroxidase biomimetic sensor based on LaNiTiO3-Fe3O4 with nano-scaled material is
successfully explored, and shows good activity for H2O2. The proposed biosensor with simple and low cost has exhibited
excellent advantages of quick response, wide linear range, low detection limit, high sensitivity, long-term stability and
good anti-interference ability, which provides promising applications.