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Enhanced voltammetric sensing platform based on gold nanorods and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide for As(III) determination in seafood samples

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A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ErGO) and gold nanorods (AuNRs) (GCE/ErGO/AuNRs) was prepared for determining As(III) in bivalve mollusks samples (Mytilus chilensis). The modified electrode was characterized by cyclic voltammetry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Chemical and electrochemical parameters were optimized, observing that the presence of AuNRs provides selectivity, while the incorporation of ErGO improves the sensitivity of the modified electrode for the detection of As(III). Using square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV), a linear range of 2.0–60.0 µg L−1 with a detection limit (LOD) of 0.21 µg L−1 was obtained. The validation was made using water and mussel tissue-certified reference materials (TMDA-64.2 and ERM®-CE278k, respectively), showing good accuracy and reproducibility. The methodology allowed the determination of As(III) in real samples of marine resources, with excellent results (RSD < 2%).

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The author thanks financial support under the Projects: 022042SS-POSTDOC ((Dicyt-USACH) C. Núñez), ANID Fondecyt postdoctorado N° 3200644 (E. Flores), Fondecyt Regular N° 1211637 (V. Arancibia); N° 1230628 (R. Segura), Proyecto de investigación, ANID, Subvención a la instalación académica convocatoria año 2022 (SIA85220089) (J. Pizarro), Millenium Institute on Green Ammonia as Energy Vector MIGA, ANID/Millenium Science Initiative Program/ICN2021_023 (M. J. Aguirre), and Fondequip EQM190016.

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    Bryan Pichún, Claudia Núñez, María J. Aguirre, Jaime Pizarro, Rodrigo Segura & Erick Flores

  2. Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Analítica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, 8380000, Santiago, Chile

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BP contributed to investigation, formal analysis, visualization, and writing, reviewing, & editing of the manuscript; CN contributed to investigation and writing, reviewing, & editing of the manuscript; VA contributed to supervision and writing, reviewing, & editing of the manuscript; AAM contributed to supervision and writing, reviewing, & editing of the manuscript; MJA contributed to supervision and writing, reviewing, & editing of the manuscript; JP contributed to formal analysis, investigation, methodology, writing of the original draft, and writing, reviewing, & editing of the manuscript; RS contributed to writing, reviewing, & editing of the manuscript, supervision, resources, and funding acquisition. EF contributed to conceptualization, formal analysis, investigation, methodology, writing of the original draft, writing, reviewing, & editing of the manuscript, validation, and supervision.

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Pichún, B., Núñez, C., Arancibia, V. et al. Enhanced voltammetric sensing platform based on gold nanorods and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide for As(III) determination in seafood samples. J Appl Electrochem (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-023-02026-3

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