Direct Electron Transfer and Electrocatalysis of Hemoglobin on Chitosan-TiO2 Nanorods-Glass Carbon Electrode

The direct electron transfer between hemoglobin (Hb) and the glassy carbon electrode (GC) can be readily achieved via a high biocompatible composite system based on biopolymer chitosan (CHT) and TiO2 nanorods (TiO2-NRs). TiO2-NRs greatly promote the electron transfer between Hb and GC, which contribute to the higher redox peaks. UV-vis spectra result indicated the Hb entrapped in the composite film well keep its native structure. The immobilized Hb remains its bioelectrocatalytical activity to the reduction of H2O2 with a lower detection limit. A novel, sensitive, reproducible and stable electrochemical biosensing platform of H2O2 based on Hb-TiO2-CHT electrode is explored.