In situ synthesis of thulium(III) hexacyanoferrate(II) nanoparticles and its application for glucose detection Original Research Article

Thulium hexacyanoferrate (TmHCF) nanoparticles (NPs) were in situ synthesized within the chitosan film on the electrode surface by a biocatalyzed reaction. The properties of the obtained nanoparticles are characterized with scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX). The optimized conditions for the formation of TmHCF NPs were 16 mM Fe(CN)63− and 1.5 mM Tm3+ with an accumulation time of 20 min. Based on process of in situ synthesis of TmHCF NPs, a novel biosensor for glucose was designed, and there is a linear relationship between the current response of TmHCF NPs and glucose concentration. The linear range for glucose detection was 0.02–0.4 mM (r = 0.9975, n = 5) and 0.4–13.6 mM (r = 0.9935, n = 10) and the detection limit was 6 μM at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3.