Este trabalho descreve a preparação, a caracterização e o uso de um biossensor de pasta de carbono modificado com a enzima acetilcolinesterase para a quantificação de carbamatos em alimentos, bem como o estudo das constantes de velocidade para a reação enzima/substrato (iodeto de acetiltiocolina) em solução. Inicialmente foram realizados testes de estabilidade, tanto para o substrato quanto para a enzima. Nestes testes, a absorção na região do UV-vis do substrato não apresentou diminuição significativa em 11 dias de análises, já a enzima apresentou uma grande perda de sua atividade com apenas três dias de preparo da solução. Na preparação do eletrodo de trabalho alguns parâmetros foram otimizados, tais como: quantidade de enzima e de ftalocianina de cobalto (CoPC) no eletrodo, bem como a porcentagem de glutaraldeído utilizada. A melhor resposta ocorreu para adição de 2,40x10-3g de enzima, 0,90x10-3g de CoPC (referentes à massa de 0,017g de pasta de carbono) e solução de glutaraldeido 1%. A seguir, realizou-se um experimento baseado na inibição da atividade da enzima, causada pela imersão do eletrodo na solução contendo o pesticida carbaril nas concentrações 5,00x10-5 e 1,00x10-4 mol L-1. Notou-se que, com o aumento da concentração do carbaril, houve aumento na inibição da atividade enzimática. Desta forma o eletrodo apresentou-se apto para determinação analítica de pesticidas. Estas medidas foram realizadas em meio de tampão fosfato 0,1 mol L-1, pH 7,4 e com tempo de incubação para o carbaril, metomil e aldicarbe foram de 8, 12 e 15 minutos, respectivamente. Os limites de detecção (LD) e quantificação (LQ) obtidos utilizando-se o biossensor amperométrico para o carbaril foram de 2,00x10-6 mol L-1 (0,40 mg L-1) e 6,70 x 10-6 mol L-1 (1,30 mg L-1), para o metomil de 1,88 x 10-7mol L-1 (30,45 micro g L-1) e 6,26 x 10-7 mol L-1 (0,10 mg / L-1) e para o aldicarbe de 1,10x10-6 mol L-1 (0,20 mg L-1) e 3,60x10-6 mol L-1 (0,70 mg L-1). Para a formulação comercial Lannate (metomil) os LD e LQ foram 2,13x10-7 mol L-1 (34,50 micro g L-1) e 7,09x10-7 mol L-1(0,12 mg L-1), respectivamente. As medidas de HPLC apresentaram LD e LQ de 1,58 x 10-8 mol L-1 (3,18 micro g L-1) e 5,27x10-8 mol L-1 (10,60 micro g L-1) para o carbaril e de 9,02 x 10-10 mol L-1 (0,15 micro g L-1) e 3,00 x 10-9 mol L-1 (48,60 micro g L-1) para o metomil. Testes de recuperação foram realizados usando ambas as técnicas para o carbaril e Lannate. As recuperações utilizando-se o biossensor mostraram-se eficientes, variando de 76,83 a 106,67% para o carbaril e de 78,00 a 96,50% para a Lannate, enquanto que nas medidas de HPLC, as recuperações foram de 78,00 a 108,33% para o carbaril e de 57,00 a 99,50% para o Lannate. A recuperação para o aldicarbe no tomate foi de 62,40 %. As análises da enzima em solução mostraram que a metodologia empregada neste estudo é adequada para a determinação das constantes de velocidade para a etapa lenta da reação AchE/AchI. Observou-se que os valores destas constantes são dependentes da concentração dos pesticidas fenitrothion (organofosforado) e carbaril (carbamato), em baixa concentração ambos apresentaram constantes de velocidade similares, mas com o aumento dessa concentração, o fenitrothion apresentou menor constante de velocidade em relação ao carbaril, sugerindo que este apresenta maior inibição da enzima e por conseqüência maior toxicidade no organismo. Esses resultados mostraram uma possível metodologia analítica para a quantificação destes pesticidas, obtendo-se os valores das constantes de velocidade enzimática e suas dependências com as concentrações dos pesticidas em solução. / This work describes the development, characterization and utilization of a carbon paste biosensor based in the acetylcholinesterase enzyme for carbamates determinations in foodstuff, as well as the study of rate constants for enzyme/substrate reaction in solution. Stability tests were initially performed for both the substrate and the enzyme. In these tests, the signal for UV-vis adsorption for the substrate shows no inhibition during 11 days while for the enzyme it has been demonstrated that a considerable loss of activity occurs after three days from the solution preparation. In the electrode preparation, some experimental parameters were optimized, such as the amount of enzyme and the content of cobalt ftalocyanine (CoPC) in the electrode, as well as the employed percentage of glutaraldehide. The highest analytical signals were obtained for the addition of 2.40x10-3 g enzyme, 0.90x10-3 g CoPC (related to the massa of 0,017g of carbon paste) and a 1% glutaraldehide solution. The next step was to carry out an experiment based in the inhibition of enzyme activity by the pesticide. For this, the biosensor was immersed in 5.00x10-5 e 1.00x10-4 mol L-1 carbaryl solutions. It was observed that, by increasing the carbaryl concentration, the electrochemical signal of the sensor was inhibited proportionally. This was indicative that the sensor was adequate to be used in carbaryl monitoring and analytical determinations. The analytical determinations of carbamate pesticides were performed in 0.1 mol L-1 phosphate buffer, pH 7,4, with incubation time of 8, 12 and 15 minutes for carbaryl, metomil and aldicarb, respectively. The detection (LD) and quantification (LQ) limits obtained with the biosensor were 2.00x10-6 mol L-1 (0.40 mg L-1) and 6.70 x 10-6 mol L-1 (1.30 mg L-1) for carbaryl, 1.88x10-7mol L-1 (30.45 micro g L-1) and 6.26x10-7 mol L-1 (0.10 mg / L-1) for metomil and 1.10x10-6 mol L-1 (0.20 mg L-1) and 3.60x10-6 mol L-1 (0.70 mg L-1) for aldicarb. For the commercial formulation of metomil, Lannate, LD and LQ obtained were 2.13x10-7 mol L-1 (34.50 microg L-1) and 7.09x10-7 mol L-1(0.12 mg L-1), respectively. The HPLC measurements showed LD and LQ of 1.58x10-8 mol L-1 (3.18micro g L-1) and 5.27x10-8 mol L-1 (10.60 micro g L-1) for carbaryl and 9.02x10-10 mol L-1 (0.15 micro g L-1) and 3.00x10-9 mol L-1 (48.60 micro g L-1) for metomil. Recovering tests were also done with both analytical techniques for carbaryl and Lannate. The obtained recoveries using the biosensor were in the range of 76.83 to 106.67% for carbaryl and 78.00 to 96.50% for Lannate, while using the HPLC, the recoverings were 78.00 a 108.33% for carbaryl and 57.00 to 99.50% for Lannate. The recovering of aldicarb in tomatoes, with HPLC, were 62.40 %. The study of the enzymatic reaction in solution showed that the employed methodology allows to obtain the rate constant values for the rate determining step of the AchE/AchI reaction. It was observed that these rate constant values were strongly dependent in the pesticide concentrations for fenitrothion (organofosforous) and carbaryl (carbamate). At low concentration levels of the pesticide in the electrolyte, all the rate constants showed similar values but, when the pesticide concentration was raised, fenitrothion was found to exert a more powerful inhibition action for the enzyme activity than carbaryl, thus suggesting its higher toxic character. These results showed the development of a possible analytical methodology for quantification of these pesticides, by calculating the rate constant value and its dependence to the pesticide concentration in solution.

Graphene-family nanomaterials (GFNs) have attracted a great deal of attention both in academia and in industry for a range of applications relevant for homeland security. In this thesis, an array of graphene-based hybrid materials and aerogels are synthesized for use as novel thermo-electrochemical energy harvesters and for ascorbic acid biosensing devices. The graphene-family nanomaterials include graphene oxide-GO, thermally reduced GO-rGOth, nitrogenated functionalized graphene-NFG, graphene aerogel-GA, nitrogen-doped graphene aerogel-NGA, multi-walled carbon nanotube aerogel-MWCNT, single-walled carbon nanotube aerogel-SWCNT, graphene and nanotube combined ‘hybrid’ aerogels-Gr:(SW/MW)CNT of various ratios, along with multilayered nanostructured architectures such as gold (AuNP) and silver nanoparticles (AgNP) decorated NFG coated with a thin layer of polyaniline (PANi). Precursor aerogel materials were also analyzed to demonstrate the effect of mesoporous architectures and the interplay of various components in augmenting physical-chemical properties. These precursors were combined through multiple deposition schemes including electrodeposition, hydrothermal synthesis, and freeze drying techniques. This project was developed in an effort to enhance electrochemical properties through modification of the morphology, surface and structural properties, making them more suitable for thermal energy harvesting and bio-sensing applications. Hydrothermal synthesis created chemical bridged interfaces, interconnectedness, and improved electrical conductivity besides increasing the surface area of mesoporous aerogels created by freeze-drying. This causes an increase in the number density of electrochemically active sites. The surface morphology, lattice vibrations, and electrochemical activity of the materials were investigated using electron microscopy, micro-Raman Spectroscopy, and electrochemical microscopy techniques [namely cyclic voltammetry (CV), alternating current electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (acEIS), amperometric techniques, and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM)]. For thermoelectric and thermoelectrochemical power measurements, a custom-designed set up was made for creating a temperature gradient across two legs of a thermocell and experiments were performed in various device configurations (a) symmetric and asymmetric, (b) single thermocells, and (c) multiple (“in-tandem”) thermocells. Interestingly, we observed changes in conducting behavior from Ohmic to semiconducting and polarity shifts from positive to negative or vice versa on introduction of the redox electrolyte solution. The parametric correlations (thermopower and resistivity or conductivity) are established and the results are discussed in terms of the polarity switching behavior observed for some of the aerogels combinations.

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Este trabalho descreve a preparação, a caracterização e o uso de um biossensor de pasta de carbono modificado com a enzima acetilcolinesterase para a quantificação de carbamatos em alimentos, bem como o estudo das constantes de velocidade para a reação enzima/substrato (iodeto de acetiltiocolina) em solução. Inicialmente foram realizados testes de estabilidade, tanto para o substrato quanto para a enzima. Nestes testes, a absorção na região do UV-vis do substrato não apresentou diminuição significativa em 11 dias de análises, já a enzima apresentou uma grande perda de sua atividade com apenas três dias de preparo da solução. Na preparação do eletrodo de trabalho alguns parâmetros foram otimizados, tais como: quantidade de enzima e de ftalocianina de cobalto (CoPC) no eletrodo, bem como a porcentagem de glutaraldeído utilizada. A melhor resposta ocorreu para adição de 2,40x10-3g de enzima, 0,90x10-3g de CoPC (referentes à massa de 0,017g de pasta de carbono) e solução de glutaraldeido 1%. A seguir, realizou-se um experimento baseado na inibição da atividade da enzima, causada pela imersão do eletrodo na solução contendo o pesticida carbaril nas concentrações 5,00x10-5 e 1,00x10-4 mol L-1. Notou-se que, com o aumento da concentração do carbaril, houve aumento na inibição da atividade enzimática. Desta forma o eletrodo apresentou-se apto para determinação analítica de pesticidas. Estas medidas foram realizadas em meio de tampão fosfato 0,1 mol L-1, pH 7,4 e com tempo de incubação para o carbaril, metomil e aldicarbe foram de 8, 12 e 15 minutos, respectivamente. Os limites de detecção (LD) e quantificação (LQ) obtidos utilizando-se o biossensor amperométrico para o carbaril foram de 2,00x10-6 mol L-1 (0,40 mg L-1) e 6,70 x 10-6 mol L-1 (1,30 mg L-1), para o metomil de 1,88 x 10-7mol L-1 (30,45 micro g L-1) e 6,26 x 10-7 mol L-1 (0,10 mg / L-1) e para o aldicarbe de 1,10x10-6 mol L-1 (0,20 mg L-1) e 3,60x10-6 mol L-1 (0,70 mg L-1). Para a formulação comercial Lannate (metomil) os LD e LQ foram 2,13x10-7 mol L-1 (34,50 micro g L-1) e 7,09x10-7 mol L-1(0,12 mg L-1), respectivamente. As medidas de HPLC apresentaram LD e LQ de 1,58 x 10-8 mol L-1 (3,18 micro g L-1) e 5,27x10-8 mol L-1 (10,60 micro g L-1) para o carbaril e de 9,02 x 10-10 mol L-1 (0,15 micro g L-1) e 3,00 x 10-9 mol L-1 (48,60 micro g L-1) para o metomil. Testes de recuperação foram realizados usando ambas as técnicas para o carbaril e Lannate. As recuperações utilizando-se o biossensor mostraram-se eficientes, variando de 76,83 a 106,67% para o carbaril e de 78,00 a 96,50% para a Lannate, enquanto que nas medidas de HPLC, as recuperações foram de 78,00 a 108,33% para o carbaril e de 57,00 a 99,50% para o Lannate. A recuperação para o aldicarbe no tomate foi de 62,40 %. As análises da enzima em solução mostraram que a metodologia empregada neste estudo é adequada para a determinação das constantes de velocidade para a etapa lenta da reação AchE/AchI. Observou-se que os valores destas constantes são dependentes da concentração dos pesticidas fenitrothion (organofosforado) e carbaril (carbamato), em baixa concentração ambos apresentaram constantes de velocidade similares, mas com o aumento dessa concentração, o fenitrothion apresentou menor constante de velocidade em relação ao carbaril, sugerindo que este apresenta maior inibição da enzima e por conseqüência maior toxicidade no organismo. Esses resultados mostraram uma possível metodologia analítica para a quantificação destes pesticidas, obtendo-se os valores das constantes de velocidade enzimática e suas dependências com as concentrações dos pesticidas em solução. / This work describes the development, characterization and utilization of a carbon paste biosensor based in the acetylcholinesterase enzyme for carbamates determinations in foodstuff, as well as the study of rate constants for enzyme/substrate reaction in solution. Stability tests were initially performed for both the substrate and the enzyme. In these tests, the signal for UV-vis adsorption for the substrate shows no inhibition during 11 days while for the enzyme it has been demonstrated that a considerable loss of activity occurs after three days from the solution preparation. In the electrode preparation, some experimental parameters were optimized, such as the amount of enzyme and the content of cobalt ftalocyanine (CoPC) in the electrode, as well as the employed percentage of glutaraldehide. The highest analytical signals were obtained for the addition of 2.40x10-3 g enzyme, 0.90x10-3 g CoPC (related to the massa of 0,017g of carbon paste) and a 1% glutaraldehide solution. The next step was to carry out an experiment based in the inhibition of enzyme activity by the pesticide. For this, the biosensor was immersed in 5.00x10-5 e 1.00x10-4 mol L-1 carbaryl solutions. It was observed that, by increasing the carbaryl concentration, the electrochemical signal of the sensor was inhibited proportionally. This was indicative that the sensor was adequate to be used in carbaryl monitoring and analytical determinations. The analytical determinations of carbamate pesticides were performed in 0.1 mol L-1 phosphate buffer, pH 7,4, with incubation time of 8, 12 and 15 minutes for carbaryl, metomil and aldicarb, respectively. The detection (LD) and quantification (LQ) limits obtained with the biosensor were 2.00x10-6 mol L-1 (0.40 mg L-1) and 6.70 x 10-6 mol L-1 (1.30 mg L-1) for carbaryl, 1.88x10-7mol L-1 (30.45 micro g L-1) and 6.26x10-7 mol L-1 (0.10 mg / L-1) for metomil and 1.10x10-6 mol L-1 (0.20 mg L-1) and 3.60x10-6 mol L-1 (0.70 mg L-1) for aldicarb. For the commercial formulation of metomil, Lannate, LD and LQ obtained were 2.13x10-7 mol L-1 (34.50 microg L-1) and 7.09x10-7 mol L-1(0.12 mg L-1), respectively. The HPLC measurements showed LD and LQ of 1.58x10-8 mol L-1 (3.18micro g L-1) and 5.27x10-8 mol L-1 (10.60 micro g L-1) for carbaryl and 9.02x10-10 mol L-1 (0.15 micro g L-1) and 3.00x10-9 mol L-1 (48.60 micro g L-1) for metomil. Recovering tests were also done with both analytical techniques for carbaryl and Lannate. The obtained recoveries using the biosensor were in the range of 76.83 to 106.67% for carbaryl and 78.00 to 96.50% for Lannate, while using the HPLC, the recoverings were 78.00 a 108.33% for carbaryl and 57.00 to 99.50% for Lannate. The recovering of aldicarb in tomatoes, with HPLC, were 62.40 %. The study of the enzymatic reaction in solution showed that the employed methodology allows to obtain the rate constant values for the rate determining step of the AchE/AchI reaction. It was observed that these rate constant values were strongly dependent in the pesticide concentrations for fenitrothion (organofosforous) and carbaryl (carbamate). At low concentration levels of the pesticide in the electrolyte, all the rate constants showed similar values but, when the pesticide concentration was raised, fenitrothion was found to exert a more powerful inhibition action for the enzyme activity than carbaryl, thus suggesting its higher toxic character. These results showed the development of a possible analytical methodology for quantification of these pesticides, by calculating the rate constant value and its dependence to the pesticide concentration in solution.

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Orientador: Lauro Tatsuo Kubota / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-11T21:18:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_CeciliadeCarvalhoCastroe_M.pdf: 2199742 bytes, checksum: e0c39714ed0a9045beffe47b579b8438 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: Este trabalho descreve o desenvolvimento de um sensor amperométrico para detecção eletrocatalítica de cisteína, através da construção de uma plataforma funcional para a complexação de íons cobre. O material base desta plataforma foi um nanocompósito obtido por meio da modificação de nanotubos de carbono de paredes múltiplas (MWCNTs) com poli(4-vinilpiridina) PVP, através uma reação de polimerização in situ. Foi realizada uma otimização multivariada, empregando um planejamento composto central de face centrada, para a modificação da superfície do eletrodo de carbono vítreo (ECV), sendo a condição ótima obtida quando se utiliza concentração da dispersão de nanocompósito de MWCNTs-PVP de 6,00 mg L, concentração da solução CuCl2 de 50 mmol L e tempo de complexação dos íons cobre de aproximadamente 83 minutos. A plataforma foi caracterizada por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), espectroscopia de energia dispersiva de raios-X (EDX), espectroscopia de impedância de eletroquímica (EIE), cronoamperometria e voltametria cíclica. Os valores da constante heterogênea de transferência de elétrons (ks) e da constante cinética da reação entre os íons Cu- cisteína (kobs) foram 5,78 s e 6,96 x 10 L mol s respectivamente. A curva analítica apresentou uma faixa linear de 5 a 60 mmol L para a detecção de cisteína. Já os limites de detecção e quantificação foram 1,50 e 5,00 mmol L, respectivamente. Além disso, o ECV/MWCNTs-PVP/Cu apresentou um tempo de resposta extremamente baixo, 0,10 s e quando aplicado para determinação de cisteína em amostras de suplemento alimentar apresentou resultados estatisticamente iguais em um nível de confiança de 95% com os resultados obtidos pelo método oficial / Abstract: This work describes the fabrication of an amperometric sensor for electrocatalytical detection of cysteine. The developed sensor is based on a functional platform for complexing copper ions on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) modified with poly-4-vinylpyridine through an in situ reaction of polymerization. A multivariate analysis using a central composite design to investigate the surface modification of glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was employed to optimize the experimental variables. The established optimal conditions for the concentration of MWCNTs-PVP dispersed nanocomposite were, 6,00 mg L, 50 mmol L of concentration CuCl2 and around 83 min. for complexation of copper ions. The platform was characterized performing scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray (EDX), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), chronoamperometry and cyclic voltammetry analyses. The obtained values for the kinetic constants for heterogeneous electron transfer rate (ks) and for chemical reaction (kobs) between Cu and cysteine were 5.78 s and 6.96 L mol s, respectively. The analytical curve showed a linear range for detecting cysteine in concentrations from 5 to 60 mmol L. The detection and quantification limits obtained were 1.50 and 5.00 mmol L, respectively. Moreover, the response time of the ECV/MWCNTs-PVP/Cu sensor was 0.1 s. The application of the sensor to detect cysteine in nutritional supplement showed results statistically equal (0.95 confidence level) to those obtained with official methods / Mestrado / Quimica Analitica / Mestre em Química

Cholesterol and ethanol biosensors based on conducting polypyrrole (PPy), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxypyrrole) (PEDOP) were constructed. Cholesterol oxidase (ChOx, from Pseudomonas fluorescens) and alcohol oxidase (AlcOx, from Pichia pastoris) were physically entrapped during electropolymerization of the monomers (Py, EDOT, EDOP) in phosphate buffer containing sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) as the supporting electrolyte. The amperometric responses of the enzyme electrodes were measured monitoring oxidation current of H2O2 at +0.7 V in the absence of a mediator. Kinetic parameters, such as Km and Imax, operational and storage stabilities, effects of pH and temperature were determined for all entrapment supports. Based on Michaelis-Menten (Km) constants, it can be interpreted that both enzymes immobilized in PEDOT showed the highest affinities towards their substrates. Before testing the alcohol biosensors on alcoholic beverages, effects of interferents (glucose, acetic acid, citric acid, L-ascorbic acid) which might be present in beverages were determined. The alcohol content of the distilled beverages (vodka, dry cin, whisky, raki) was measured with these biosensors. A good match with the chromatography results (done by the companies) was observed.

In this thesis, six different biosensors based on conducting polymers of poly 4-(2,5-di(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-pyrrole-1-l) benzenamine [poly(SNSNH2)] and poly(1- (4-nitrophenyl)-2,5-di(2-thienyl)-1H-pyrrole [poly(SNSNO2)] were prepared. Electrochemical technique was used for polymerization of conducting polymers and two different immobilization techniques / crosslinking and adsorption were used for immobilizing enzyme or microbial in the conducting polymer matrices. The proposed biosensors were characterized and optimized. Optimum pH, thickness of conducting polymer and biological material amount were determined. Linearity, repeatability and operational stability experiments were performed. Carbon nanotubes and gold nanoparticles were also added to the biosensing system to see the effects of nanoparticles. The biosensors also used for ethanol and/or glucose biosensing in commercial samples. In the first part of thesis, a biosensor was designed by immobilizing Gluconobacter oxydans in poly(SNSNH2) matrix on graphite electrode. The biosensor preparation method was a two-step procedure where the cells were immobilized by adsorption on the surface after the electropolymerization step.Use of dialysis membrane to cover the surface after immobilization conserves the bioactive surface during the operation. The preparation is simple and not time consuming. Systems proposed showed good linearity and repeatability as well as high operational stability. Glucose amount in fruit juice, ethanol amount in vodka and whisky were determined. In the second part of thesis, a second biosensor was designed with electrochemical polymerization of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2,5-di(2-thienyl)- 1H-pyrrole via cyclic voltammetry on graphite electrode. Afterwards, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Gluconobacter oxydans were immobilized successfully on the conducting polymer matrix separately. The proposed biosensors showed good linear range, and repeatability as well as high operational stability. In the third and fourth parts, gold nanoparticle and carbon nanotube effects were studied on poly(SNSNH2)/glucose oxidase biosensor, respectively. Covalent binding of glucose oxidase was achieved to poly(SNSNH2) by the help of glutaraldehyde on the top of graphite and carbon paste electrodes. Nanoparticle amount and optimum pH were determined for both biosensors. After analytical characterization, glucose amount in two fruit juices were determined with poly(SNSNH2)/GOx/AuNP and poly(SNSNH2)/ GOx/CNT biosensors. In the last part, biosensor was designed with immobilizing alcohol oxidase in poly(SNSNH2) matrix via crosslinking with glutaraldehyde on platinum electrode. The proposed biosensor was characterized and optimized in terms of thickness, enzyme loading, pH, AuNPs, CNTs, linear range, repeatability and operational stability.