Issue 94, 2015

Facile fabrication of three-dimensional graphene microspheres using β-cyclodextrin aggregates as substrates and their application for midecamycin sensing

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) graphene (GR) microspheres have been successfully prepared for the first time using a simple, easy and green method using β-cyclodextrin aggregates (β-CDAs) as substrates, which could be easily obtained from concentrated aqueous solutions of β-CD. The 3D GR/β-CDAs composites synthesized were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, ultraviolet/visible spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. A possible formation mechanism was derived. The as-prepared 3D GR/β-CDAs microspheres provided multidimensional electron transport pathways, and this has been exploited in an electrode material for the electrocatalytic oxidation of midecamycin (MD), a widely used macrolide antibiotic. Electrochemical results indicated that the as-prepared 3D GR/β-CDAs microspheres exhibited a higher electrocatalytic activity towards MD oxidation than two-dimensional (2D) GR or β-CDAs, which could be mainly attributed to the improved electrical properties and large surface area of the composite and the high recognition and enrichment capability of β-CDAs. Under optimal conditions, the peak currents on a 3D GR/β-CDA microsphere modified electrode increased linearly with the concentration of MD in the range 0.07–250 μM. The detection limit of MD reached 20 nM (S/N = 3). The present method is promising for the synthesis of high-performance catalysts for sensors, fuel cells and gas-phase catalysis.

Graphical abstract: Facile fabrication of three-dimensional graphene microspheres using β-cyclodextrin aggregates as substrates and their application for midecamycin sensing

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Jun 2015
Accepted
01 Sep 2015
First published
01 Sep 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 77469-77477

Author version available

Facile fabrication of three-dimensional graphene microspheres using β-cyclodextrin aggregates as substrates and their application for midecamycin sensing

X. Zhu, J. Xu, X. Duan, L. Lu, K. Zhang, Y. Gao, L. Dong and H. Sun, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 77469 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA11819K

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