PMID- 34049626 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20210601 LR - 20210601 IS - 1873-4324 (Electronic) IS - 0003-2670 (Linking) VI - 1167 DP - 2021 Jul 4 TI - Development of highly sensitive electrochemical sensor using new graphite/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene conductive composite and 3D printing-based alternative fabrication protocol. PG - 338566 LID - S0003-2670(21)00392-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338566 [doi] AB - Here, a novel electrically conductive thermoplastic material composed of graphite/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (G/ABS) is reported for the first time. This material was explored on the production of 3D printing-based electrochemical sensors with enhanced sensitivity using a novel fabrication approach. The developed G/ABS electrodes showed lower charge transfer resistance (157 vs. 3279 Omega), higher electroactive area (0.61 vs. 0.19 cm(2)) and peak currents ca. 69% higher when compared with electrodes fabricated using carbon black/polylactic acid (CB/PLA) commercial filament, which has been widely explored in recent literature. Moreover, the G/ABS sensor provided satisfactory repeatability, reproducibility and stability (relative standard deviations (RSDs) were 1.14%, 6.81% and 10.62%, respectively). This improved performance can be attributed to the fabrication protocol developed here, which allows the incorporation of greater amounts of conductive material in the polymeric matrix. The G/ABS electrode also required a simpler and quicker protocol for activation when compared to CB/PLA. As proof of concept, the G/ABS sensor was employed for electroanalytical quantification of paracetamol (PAR) in pharmaceutical products. The linear concentration range was observed from 0.20 to 30 mumol L(-1) and the limit of detection achieved was 54 nmol L(-1), much lower than several recent studies dealing with the same analyte. The sensitivity of the G/ABS electrode regarding PAR was also far better when compared to CB/PLA sensor (0.50 muA/mumol L(-1) vs. 0.12 muA/mumol L(-1)). Analyses in commercial pill samples showed good accuracy (recoveries ca. 108%) and precision (RSDs < 5%), suggesting great potential for use of this novel conductive thermoplastic in electroanalytical applications based on 3D printing. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Petroni, Jacqueline Marques AU - Petroni JM AD - Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, 79074-460, Brazil. FAU - Neves, Matheus Meneguel AU - Neves MM AD - Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, 79074-460, Brazil. FAU - de Moraes, Natalia Canhete AU - de Moraes NC AD - Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, 79074-460, Brazil. FAU - Bezerra da Silva, Rodrigo Amorim AU - Bezerra da Silva RA AD - Instituto de Quimica, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, 38500-000, Monte Carmelo, MG, Brazil. FAU - Ferreira, Valdir Souza AU - Ferreira VS AD - Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, 79074-460, Brazil. FAU - Lucca, Bruno Gabriel AU - Lucca BG AD - Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, 79074-460, Brazil. Electronic address: bruno.lucca@ufms.br. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210429 PL - Netherlands TA - Anal Chim Acta JT - Analytica chimica acta JID - 0370534 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - Additive manufacturing OT - Carbon electrode OT - Drug analysis OT - Electroanalysis OT - Paracetamol COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2021/05/30 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/30 06:01 CRDT- 2021/05/29 05:30 PHST- 2020/12/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/03/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/04/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/05/29 05:30 [entrez] PHST- 2021/05/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/30 06:01 [medline] AID - S0003-2670(21)00392-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338566 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anal Chim Acta. 2021 Jul 4;1167:338566. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338566. Epub 2021 Apr 29.