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Flower-like CuO/NiO nanostructures decorated activated carbon nanofiber membranes for flexible, sensitive, and selective enzyme-free glucose detection

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The conversion of insulating polymeric membrane into conducting activated carbon nanofiber (ACF) membrane and the decoration of consequent fibers with flower-like CuO/NiO nanoarchitectures are accomplished, respectively, via the carbonization and electrodeposition processes. The glucose utilization efficacy of CuO/NiO/ACF is accelerated through the diffusion and adsorption of analyte into the nanofibers’ voids and stacked layers, respectively, of ACF and flower-like architectures. The conducting carbon web, binary metal oxide synergism, and porous architecture of CuO/NiO/ACF proliferate the considerable sensitivity (247 µA mM−1 cm−2), low sensing limit (146 nM), and wide linear range (0.00025–5 mM) on glucose sensing along with the real sample analysis. The concordant electrochemical glucose oxidation behavior realized at different bending angles exposes the flexibility of CuO/NiO/ACF. Thus, the free-standing, flexible, binder-less, recyclable, and cost-and time-effective features of CuO/NiO/ACF convenience the glucose detection, affording an innovative technological platform for the evolution of high performance and durable glucose sensors.

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This research effort was supported by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi Major Project Grant No.: 01(2997)19/EMR-II and Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi Major Project Grant No.: DST/TMD/HFC/2K18/52. The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding this work through Research Group Project under grant number R.G.P.2/96/42.

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  1. Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625021, India

    J. Saravanan & G. Gnana kumar

  2. Department of Chemistry, King Khalid University, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia

    Mehboobali Pannipara & Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi

  3. Low Dimensional Materials Research Centre (LDMRC), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Sara Talebi & Vengadesh Periasamy

  4. Centre of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology (CENT), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia

    Syed Shaheen Shah & Md. Abdul Aziz

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Saravanan, J., Pannipara, M., Al-Sehemi, A.G. et al. Flower-like CuO/NiO nanostructures decorated activated carbon nanofiber membranes for flexible, sensitive, and selective enzyme-free glucose detection. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 24775–24789 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06927-x

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