Preparation of Cerium Oxide-MWCNTs Nanocomposite Bulk Modified Carbon Ceramic Electrode: A Sensitive Sensor for Tamoxifen Determination in Human Serum Samples

In this study, cerium oxide and multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite was incorporated into the carbon ceramic electrode (CeO2-MWCNTs/CCE) as a renewable electrode for the electrocatalytic purposes. To demonstrate capability of the fabricated electrode, determination of Tamoxifen as an important anticancer drug with differential pulse voltammetry technique was evaluated. Linear range, limit of detection and sensitivity of the developed sensor were found to be 0.2-40 nM, 0.132 nM and 1.478 µA nM-1 cm-2, respectively. Ease of production, low cost and high electron transfer rate of CeO2-MWCNTs/CCE promise it as a novel electro-analytical tool for determination of important species in real samples.

Electrochemical Behavior and Voltammetric Determination of Losartan Using Carbon Ceramic Electrode Modified with Room Temperature Ionic Liquid

Herein, an electrochemical sensor has been proposed for the determination of losartan (LOS) in pharmaceutical formulations. A room temperature ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMIM.PF6) was applied to fabricate a modified carbon ceramic electrode (IL-CCE). The electrochemical studies were performed by the cyclic and linear sweep voltammetry (CV and LSV), chronoamperometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. The anodic peak currents were increased with the LOS concentration and indicated a linear dynamic range from 20 to 200 μM and a detection limit of 11.7 μM (S/N = 3) under the optimized conditions. Satisfactory results were obtained by analysis of LOS in pharmaceutical tablets.