Synthesized Cobalt Tetroxide-Graphene Composite Film by Electrospinning and Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for Ofloxacin Determination

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determinate ofloxacin, the approach of electrospinning and electrochemical was adopted, metal oxide cobalt tetroxide (Co3O4)/graphene (GR) nanomaterials were electrodeposited on the surface of glassy carbon electrode, then prepared a new type of nanocomposite electrode (Co3O4/GR/GCE), it was successfully used to measure ofloxacin. The experiments show that the surface morphology of the modified electrode was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, and the Co3O4 nanoparticles and GR could be well modified on the surface of the glassy carbon electrode. The determination conditions of ofloxacin were optimized by the differential pulse voltametry (DPV). Under the optimal conditions, the linear relationship ranged from 0.45 to 170 μM, and the minimum detection limit was 0.16 μM (S/N = 3). Moreover, the recovery rate in the actual drug was good, and the relative standard deviations were all less than 5%. The impacts of the obtained results indicate that the modified electrode has good electrocatalytic performance for ofloxacin, and has good repeatability and practicability, and can significantly improve the detection sensitivity.