Recent advances in polymeric materials used as electron mediators and immobilizing matrices in developing enzyme electrodes

Sensors

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 923-953

  Moyo, Mambo ^a   Okonkwo, Jonathan O ^a   Agyei, Nana M ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Electrochemical sensor; Enzyme electrode; Mediator; Polymeric material

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; IMMOBILIZED ENZYME; POLYMER;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ELECTRONS; ENZYMES, IMMOBILIZED; POLYMERS;

EID: 84856268042     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120100923     Document Type: Review

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