Dependence of the response of an amperometric biosensor formed in a micro flow channel on structural and conditional parameters

Comprehensive analysis of the behavior of an amperometric biosensor incorporated in a micro flow channel was conducted by changing the structural and conditional parameters. The device used in the characterization consisted of a thin-film three-electrode system and a silicone rubber flow channel. An enzyme, glucose oxidase, was immobilized either at the bottom of the silicone rubber flow channel or on the electrode substrate. The flow rate, concentration, position of the immobilized enzyme, and channel height were changed, and the changes in the output current and the conversion efficiency were examined. When the flow rate and/or the channel height decreased, the output current and the conversion efficiency significantly increased. The conversion efficiency also increased by decreasing the concentration. The tendency of the flow dependence was reversed when the position of the immobilized enzyme was changed from the silicone rubber side to the electrode substrate. In addition, the influence of L-ascorbic acid was reduced by placing additional working electrodes in the upper stream. L-Ascorbic acid was eliminated more effectively as the flow rate decreased and the area of the working electrode for elimination increased. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.