Graphene-based Electrochemical Glucose Sensors: Fabrication and Sensing Properties

With the increasing demand for highly sensitive and selective glucose sensors in industrial, clinical and pharmaceutical sectors, sensing materials for glucose detection have attracted much attention worldwide. Due to the large surface area, fascinating physical and electrochemical properties, graphene-based materials have been widely used as a unique class of promising electrode materials in electrochemical sensing applications, with the continuously growing academic and technological developments. In this review, we summarize the different preparation strategies for the synthesis of graphene-based materials and the application in electrochemical detection of glucose, including enzymatic and nonenzymatic glucose sensors.