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. 2019 Sep 19;19(18):4039. doi: 10.3390/s19184039

Table 4.

Summary of voltammetric methods published so far for the determination of paracetamol, ibuprofen, and caffeine.

Electrode Technique Analyte LOD (mg L−1) Application Ref.
Multiwalled carbon nanotube modified basal plane pyrolytic graphite electrode AdSV PA 0.002 Drugs [9]
Poly (4-vinylpyridine)/multiwalled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode DPV PA 0.0003 Drugs, urine [10]
Carbon nanotube modified pyrolytic graphite electrode CV
SWV
PA 0.0004 Drugs, urine [11]
Nanogold modified indium tin oxide electrode DPV PA 0.03 Drugs [12]
Nafion/TiO2–graphene modified glassy carbon electrode CV
DPV
PA 0.03 Drugs [13]
C60-modified glassy carbon electrode DPV PA 7.6 Drugs, urine [14]
Carbon ionic liquid electrode CV
DPV
PA 0.05 Drugs, urine [15]
Chitosan modified carbon paste electrode CV
SWV
PA 0.08 Water samples, drugs, urine [16]
Carbon paste-multiwalled carbon nanotube composite electrode DPV IB 0.6 Drugs [17]
Poly(L-aspartic acid) modified glassy carbon electrode CV
SWV
IB 0.03 Drugs, urine [18]
Boron-doped diamond electrode CV
DPV
IB 0.8 Drugs [19]
Screen-printed carbon electrode modified with carbon nanofibers CV
DPV
IB 0.05 Drugs [20]
Gold nanoparticle-glassy carbon paste composite electrode DPV CF 0.2 Beverages [21]
Anthraquinone modified carbon paste electrode CV
SWV
CF 0.02 Drugs [22]
All the electrodes cited therein Various CF 9 × 10−5–47.4 Drugs, urine, serum, beverages [23](*)
HKUST-1 metal-organic framework-carbon nanofiber composite electrode CV IB, diclofenac 0.02 (IB) Water samples [24]
Boron-doped diamond electrode DPV PA, IB 1.1 (PA)
0.8 (IB)
Drugs [25]
Boron-doped diamond electrode SWV
DPV
PA, CF 0.07 (PA)
0.007 (CF)
Drugs [26]
Glassy carbon electrode DPSV PA, phenobarbital 0.04 (PA) Drugs [27]
Screen-printed carbon electrode modified with carbon nanofibers. DPV PA, IB, CF 0.03 (PA)
0.6 (IB)
0.05 (CF)
Water samples This work

(*) Reference 23 corresponds to a review about determination of caffeine. AdSV: adsorptive stripping voltammetry, DPV: differential pulse voltammetry, SWV: square wave voltammetry, CV: cyclic voltammetry, DPSV: differential pulse stripping voltammetry; PA: paracetamol, IB: ibuprofen, CF: caffeine.