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An iron oxide nanoparticle-phosphorylated cellulose nanofiber-graphene oxide composite for electrochemical determination of chloramphenicol

David Majer, Olivija Plohl, S. Gyergyek, Matjaž Finšgar

In Analysis, 2026

Abstract

This work presents the development, characterization, and partial analytical method validation of a non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor based on a nanocomposite comprising iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), phosphorylated cellulose nanofibers (pCNF), and graphene oxide (GO) for the determination of chloramphenicol (CAP) by square-wave adsorptive stripping voltammetry. The MNPs@pCNF-GO composite was synthesized and deposited onto a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) by drop-casting, forming an MNPs@pCNF-GO-modified GCE (MNPs@pCNF-GO-GCE). The successful formation and morphological, structural, interfacial, and magnetic properties of the magnetic nanocomposite were investigated using scanning transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, zeta potential analysis, and vibrating-sample magnetometry. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry confirmed extensive coverage of the GCE surface with the MNPs@pCNF-GO layer. The influence of the drop-cast volume (V) of MNPs@pCNF-GO and dissolved oxygen on the electrochemical signal was investigated. A drop-cast volume V of 20 μL of MNPs@pCNF-GO dispersion on the GCE surface suppressed the oxygen reduction signal, eliminating the need for oxygen removal and enabling rapid analysis. The partial method validation was performed in 0.1 M phosphate buffer solution (pH = 6.5) after applying the Savitzky-Golay smoothing procedure. The experimentally determined limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were 39.9 μg…

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