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Electrochemical Sensing of Neonicotinoids Using Laser-Induced Graphene
ACS Sensors
  • Zachary T. Johnson, Iowa State University
  • Kelli Williams, Iowa State University
  • Bolin Chen, Iowa State University
  • Robert Sheets, Iowa State University
  • Nathan Jared, Iowa State University
  • Jingzhe Li, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Emily A. Smith, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Jonathan C. Claussen, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Submitted Manuscript
Publication Date
8-9-2021
DOI
10.1021/acssensors.1c01082
Abstract

Neonicotinoids are the fastest-growing insecticide accounting for over 25% of the global pesticide market and are capable of controlling a range of pests that damage croplands, home yards/gardens, and golf course greens. However, widespread use has led to nontarget organism decline in pollinators, insects, and birds, while chronic, sublethal effects on humans are still largely unknown. Therefore, there is a need to understand how prevalent neonicotinoids are in the environment as there are currently no commercially available field-deployable sensors capable of measuring neonicotinoid concentrations in surface waters. Herein, we report the first example of a laser-induced graphene (LIG) platform that utilizes electrochemical sensing for neonicotinoid detection. These graphene-based sensors are created through a scalable direct-write laser fabrication process that converts polyimide into LIG, which eliminates the need for chemical synthesis of graphene, ink formulation, masks, stencils, pattern rolls, and postprint annealing commonly associated with other printed graphene sensors. The LIG electrodes were capable of monitoring four major neonicotinoids (CLO, IMD, TMX, and DNT) with low detection limits (CLO, 823 nM; IMD, 384 nM; TMX, 338 nM; and DNT, 682 nM) and a rapid response time (∼10 s) using square-wave voltammetry without chemical/biological functionalization. Interference testing exhibited negligible responses from widely used pesticides including the broad-leaf insecticides parathion, paraoxon, and fipronil, as well as systemic herbicides glyphosate (roundup), atrazine, dicamba, and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. These scalable, graphene-based sensors have the potential for wide-scale mapping of neonicotinoids in watersheds and potential use in numerous electrochemical sensor devices.

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This document is the unedited Author’s version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in ACS Sensors, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01082. Posted with permission.

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Citation Information
Zachary T. Johnson, Kelli Williams, Bolin Chen, Robert Sheets, et al.. "Electrochemical Sensing of Neonicotinoids Using Laser-Induced Graphene" ACS Sensors (2021)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/emily-smith/89/