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Non-enzymatic multispecies sensing of key wine attributes with nickel nanoparticles on N-doped graphene composite

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A non-enzymatic sensor was developed for simultaneous detection of glucose, ethanol, and glycerol concentrations in wine using nickel nanoparticles on nitrogen-doped graphene, Ni-NGr. The sensor was fabricated from nickel nitrate, graphene oxide, and uric acid via facile thermal annealing process. The Ni-NGr sensor exhibited superior electrocatalytic activity compared with glassy carbon, NGr, and Ni-Gr electrodes. The anodic outputs from cyclic voltammetry for the target analyte sensing were confirmed with square wave voltammetry measurements. The Ni-NGr composite presented outstanding limit of detection (LOD = 1 μM, S/N = 3) and sensitivity for glucose with comparable performance for ethanol and glycerol. The sensor was tested for simultaneous multispecies analysis of commercial wine samples with excellent results in terms of accuracy, stability, and recovery.

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The authors acknowledge the use of the ACMM microscopy facilities at the University of Sydney.

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The first author gratefully acknowledges receiving the Australian Postgraduate Award at The University of Sydney during the tenure of her PhD degree.

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    Luba Shabnam, Shaikh N. Faisal & Vincent G. Gomes

  2. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 9, 35131, Padua, Italy

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Shabnam, L., Faisal, S.N., Martucci, A. et al. Non-enzymatic multispecies sensing of key wine attributes with nickel nanoparticles on N-doped graphene composite. J Solid State Electrochem 24, 45–56 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-019-04455-7

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