Citation:
Rassie, C., Van Wyk, J., Wilson, L., Makelane, H.R., Feleni, U., Sidwaba, U., Mapolie, S., Baker, P. & Iwuoha, E. (2015) Microscopy and electroanalysis of a first generation copperpoly (propyleneimine) metallodendrimer system. <i>International Journal of Electrochemical Science</i>. 10:432-444.
Abstract:
A copper-poly(propyleneimine) (CuPPI) metallodendrimer was physically adsorbed onto the surface of a gold electrode to form an Au|CuPPI electrode system, which was electrochemically characterized by cyclic and square wave voltammetric techniques. The surface morphology of the poly(propyleneimine) dendrimer (PPI) and its copper-functionalized derivative, i.e. CuPPI, were compared using atomic force microscopy (AFM). High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) and high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM) data showed that CuPPI has a layered crystalline structure. The metallodendrimer would be a suitable platform for electrochemical biosensing applications since the diffusion coefficient is only very slightly affected by oxygen.
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