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Chitosan-magnetite nanocomposite as a sensing platform to bendiocarb determination

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A novel platform for carbamate-based pesticide quantification using a chitosan/magnetic iron oxide (Chit-Fe3O4) nanocomposite as a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modifier is shown for an analytical methodology for determination of bendiocarb (BND). The BND oxidation signal using GCE/Chit-Fe3O4 compared with bare GCE was catalyzed, showing a 37.5% of current increase with the peak potential towards less positive values, showing method’s increased sensitivity and selectivity. Using square-wave voltammetry (SWV), calibration curves for BND determination were obtained (n = 3), and calculated detection and quantification limits values were 2.09 × 10−6 mol L−1 (466.99 ppb) and 6.97 × 10−6 mol L−1 (1555.91 ppb), respectively. The proposed electroanalytical methodology was successfully applied for BND quantification in natural raw waters without any sample pretreatment, proving that the GCE/Chit-Fe3O4 modified electrode showed great potential for BND determination in complex samples.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the funding provided by the following Brazilian agencies: CNPq-INCT (proc. 573925/2008-9 and 573548/2008-0), CAPES/Funcap (2133/2012/proc. 23038.007973/2012-90 and PNE-0112-00048.01.00/16), CNPq (proc. 400223/2014-7, 303596/2014-7, 302801/2014-6 and 408790/2016-4), PRONEM/FUNCAP/CNPq (PNE-0112-00048.01.00/16) and PRONEX/Funcap (proc. PR2-0101-00030.01.00/15). The Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) and the FEDER, under Programme PT2020 (Project UID/QUI/50006/2013) and the project Qualidade e Segurança Alimentar- uma abordagem (nano) tecnológica (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000011) are also acknowledged for the financial funding. R.M.F. and J.C.D. acknowledge the financial support by Fondecyt 3170240 and Basal Program for Centers of Excellence, Grant FB0807 CEDENNA, CONICYT. C.P.S. thanks CAPES-PNPD for her grant.

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    Raissa C. de Oliveira, Camila P. Sousa, Tiago M. Freire, Pierre B. A. Fechine, Helena Becker, Pedro de Lima-Neto & Adriana N. Correia

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de Oliveira, R.C., Sousa, C.P., Freire, T.M. et al. Chitosan-magnetite nanocomposite as a sensing platform to bendiocarb determination. Anal Bioanal Chem 410, 7229–7238 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-018-1330-1

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