Carbon-Based Quantum Dots for Electrochemical Detection of Monoamine Neurotransmitters-Review

Overview

Journal Biosensors (Basel)

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2020 Nov 4

PMID 33142771

Citations 9

Authors

Saheed E Elugoke

Abolanle S Adekunle

Omolola E Fayemi

Bhekie B Mamba

El-Sayed M Sherif

Eno E Ebenso

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Abstract

Imbalance in the levels of monoamine neurotransmitters have manifested in severe health issues. Electrochemical sensors have been designed for their determination, with good sensitivity recorded. Carbon-based quantum dots have proven to be an important component of electrochemical sensors due to their high conductivity, low cytotoxicity and opto-electronic properties. The quest for more sensitive electrodes with cheaper materials led to the development of electrochemical sensors based on carbon-based quantum dots for the detection of neurotransmitters. The importance of monoamine neurotransmitters (NTs) and the good electrocatalytic activity of carbon and graphene quantum dots (CQDs and GQDs) make the review of the efforts made in the design of such sensors for monoamine NTs of huge necessity. The differences and the similarities between these two quantum dots are highlighted prior to a discussion of their application in electrochemical sensors over the last ten years. Compared to other monoamine NTs, dopamine (DA) was the most studied with GQDs and CQD-based electrochemical sensors.

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