On-Site Indirect Determination of Progesterone in Cattle and Pasteurized Milk Samples Using Disposable Printed Electrodes Improved with Manganese Oxide and Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles
摘要
Determination of progesterone in livestock and milk samples in a simple and minimally invasive way can be a challenging task in animal breeding systems; thus, a voltametric screen-printed electrode (SPE) enhanced with manganese oxide nanoparticles anchored on oxide graphene derivatives (GO/MnO2), denominated SPE/GO/MnO2, was successfully optimized for the indirect determination of progesterone by derivatization with hydrochloric phenylhydrazine and then directly tested in livestock and milk samples. Manganese oxide nanoparticles were obtained by a direct single synthesis through the Hummers’ reaction modified. Nanocomposites were characterized by HR-TEM, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The combination of MnO2 and GO nanosheet resulted in a highly sensitive material with superior electrochemical activity regarding the indirect oxidation of P4 when compared to clean disposable (SPE) sensors, and previous works concerning the determination of P4. The GO/MnO2 nanocomposite promoted an outstanding increase towards peak signal for P4, while also exhibiting an excellent linear range for P4 (0.05–3.0 µmol L−1) and a detection limit (LOD) of 0.001 µmol L−1. The modified sensor also demonstrated a good recovery rate for P4 in cattle serum samples and pasteurized cow’s milk samples, which ranged from 98 to 104%. Interference studies demonstrated that the variation among peak current (Δip) of all possible interferents evaluated in this work did not exceed ± 3%. The newly developed sensor not only stands out for its distinguished sensitivity but also for its rapid and simple way to be produced, providing a direct, practical approach for determining P4 in livestock specimens.
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