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. 2019 Mar 18;9(16):8778–8881. doi: 10.1039/c8ra09577a

Graphene nanocomposite-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE)-based acetylcholinesterase (AChE) electrochemical biosensors for detecting pesticidesa.

Graphene-based nanocomposites Pesticides Linear range Limit of detection Ref.
PtNPs–carboxylic GR–Nafion Methyl parathion 1 × 10−7 to 1 × 10−2 μM 5 × 10−5 nM 637
PtNPs–carboxylic GR–Nafion Carbofuran 1 × 10−6 to 1 × 10−2 μM 5 × 10−4 nM 637
NiONPs–carboxylic GR–Nafion Methyl parathion 1 × 10−7 to 1 × 10−2 μM 5 × 10−5 nM 638
NiONPs–carboxylic GR–Nafion Chlorpyrifos 1 × 10−6 to 1 × 10−2 μM 5 × 10−4 nM 638
SnO2NPs–carboxylic GR–Nafion Methyl parathion 1 × 10−7 to 1 × 10−2 μM 5 × 10−5 nM 639
SnNPs–carboxylic GR–Nafion Chlorpyrifos 1 × 10−6 to 1 × 10−2 μM 5 × 10−4 nM 639
MIPs/rGO-AuNPs Carbofuran 5.0 × 10−2 to 0.2 μM 2.0 × 10−2 μM 640
MIPs-GR Imidacloprid 0.5–15 μM 0.10 μM 641
EC-rGO/Nafion Methyl parathion 0.002–0.7 μM 1 nM 642
GR/GCE Phoxim 20–20 000 nM 8 nM 643
Poly(3-methylthiophene)/N-doped GR Phoxim 0.02–2.0 μM 6.4 nM 644
Carboxylic chitosan/AgNCs-rGO composite Phoxim 0.2–250 nM 81 pM 645
TiO2-GO/UiO-66 composite Paraoxon 1.0–100 nM 0.2 nM 646
Chlorpyrifos 5.0–300 nM 1.0 nM
MWCNTs/GO nanoribbons Carbaryl 5–5000 nM 1.7 nM 647
AgNPs–carboxylic GR/Nafion Carbaryl 1.0 × 10−6 to 1 × 10−2 μM 5.45 × 10−4 nM 648
AgNPs–carboxylic GR/Nafion Chlorpyrifos 1.0 × 10−7 to 1 × 10−2 μM 5.3 × 10−4 nM 648
ZnONPs–carboxylic GR/Nafion Chlorpyrifos 1.0 × 10−7 to 1 × 10−2 μM 5.0 × 10−5 nM 649
ZnONPs–carboxylic GR/Nafion Carbofuran 1.0 × 10−6 to 1 × 10−2 μM 5.2 × 10−4 nM 649
Il–GR–gelatin Carbaryl 1.0 × 10−8 to 1 × 10−2 μM 5.3 × 10−6 nM 650
Il–GR–gelatin Monocrotophos 1.0 × 10−7 to 5 × 10−2 μM 4.6 × 10−5 nM 650
PBNCs-rGO composite Monocrotophos 1.0–600 ng mL−1 0.1 ng mL−1 651
rGO-AuNPs/β-CD/PB-CS Malathion 7.98 to 2.0 × 103 pg mL−1 4.14 pg mL−1 652
rGO-AuNPs/β-CD/PB-CS Carbaryl 4.3 to 1.0 × 103 pg mL−1 1.15 pg mL−1 652
CS@TiO2-CS/rGO Dichlorvos 0.036–22.6 μM 29 nM 653
CeO2-rGO composite Fenitrothion 0.025–2.0 μg mL−1 3.0 ng mL−1 654
rGO-AuNPs composite Diuron 0.5–30.0 μg mL−1 0.125 μg mL−1 655
rGO-AuNPs/PPy composite Paraoxon-ethyl 1.0 nM to 5 μM 0.5 nM 656
GR/PANI composite Carbaryl 38–194 ng mL−1 20 ng mL−1 657
Porous GO Carbofuran 0.3–6.1 ng mL−1 0.15 ng mL−1 658
PLaE–CS/AuNPs–GR Methyl parathion 0.19–760 nM 0.19 nM 659
PLaE–CS/AuNPs–GR Malathion 1.5–1513.5 nM 1.51 nM 659
EC-rGO-Nafion Dichlorvos 5–100 ng mL−1 2 ng mL−1 660
3D GR/MWCNTs composite Carbaryl paraoxon 0.3–0.81 ng mL−1 0.015 ng mL−1 661
0.05–1 ng mL−1 0.025 ng mL−1
Ionic liquid–GR/CO3O4/CS Dimethoate 5 × 10−3 nM to 0.1 μM 1 × 10−4 nM 662
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Abbreviations used AChE: acetylcholinesterase, GCE: glassy carbon electrode, PLaE: plant esterase, GNs: graphene nanosheets, AuNPs: gold nanoparticles, carboxylic graphene (C-GR), Nafion (NF), PtNPs: platinum nanoparticles, NiONPs: nickel oxide nanoparticles, SnO2NPs: tin oxide nanoparticles, MIPs: molecularly imprinted polymers, C-CS: carboxylic chitosan, MWCNTs: multiwalled carbon nanotubes, Il-GR: ionic liquid-functionalized graphene, rGO: reduced graphene oxide, β-CD: β-cyclodextrin, PBNCs: Prussian blue nanocubes, CeO2: cerium oxide, PPy: polypyrrole, PANI: polyaniline, methyl parathion: O,O-dimethyl-O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate.