Methods of producing electrodes and methods of using such electrodes to accumulate and detect analytes
US6805789B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25F3/02
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided are methods of producing an electrode capable of binding an analyte thereto comprising: providing a substrate capable of binding a dithiol molecule thereto; electrochemically treating the substrate using cyclic voltammetry to provide a treated substrate having a fractal dimension of greater than about 2; and contacting the treated substrate with dithiol molecules to produce an electrode having dithiol groups attached thereto and capable of binding an analyte to be detected thereto. Also provided are methods of accumulating and detecting analytes using the electrodes produced via the methods of the present invention.
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