| Title: | Applications of ionic liquids in electrochemical sensors |
| Address: | "Process Chemistry Centre, c/o Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Abo Akademi University, Biskopsgatan 8, FI-20500 Turku/Abo, Finland" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aca.2007.12.011 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-4324 (Electronic) 0003-2670 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Ionic liquids (ILs) are molten salts with the melting point close to or below room temperature. They are composed of two asymmetrical ions of opposite charges that only loosely fit together (usually bulky organic cations and smaller anions). The good solvating properties, high conductivity, non-volatility, low toxicity, large electrochemical window (i.e. the electrochemical potential range over which the electrolyte is neither reduced nor oxidized on electrodes) and good electrochemical stability, make ILs suitable for many applications. Recently, novel ion selective sensors, gas sensors and biosensors based on ILs have been developed. IL gels were found to have good biocompatibility with enzymes, proteins and even living cells. Besides a brief discussion of the properties of ILs and their general applications based on these properties, this review focuses on the application of ILs in electroanalytical sensors" |
| Keywords: | "Biosensing Techniques/*instrumentation Electrochemistry/*instrumentation/methods Gels/chemistry Imidazoles/chemistry Ions/*chemistry Nanotubes, Carbon/chemistry Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/chemistry;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineWei, Di Ivaska, Ari eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review Netherlands 2008/01/15 Anal Chim Acta. 2008 Jan 28; 607(2):126-35. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2007.12.011. Epub 2007 Dec 23" |
