Selective detection method derived from a controlled diffusion process at metal-modified diamond electrodes

A novel, selective methodology is derived based on the difference between the diffusion processes at microelectrodes (i.e., hemispherical diffusion) and the macroelectrode (i.e., linear diffusion) in a metal-implanted boron-doped diamond electrode (metal-BDDs). As an example, the selective detection of glucose in a solution containing interference species such as ascorbic acid and uric acid is demonstrated. The electrochemical properties of BDD, which are low background current, extremely high stability, and ( especially) inactivity toward glucose, play an important role in realizing these differences in the diffusion characteristics. The present methodology can be applied not only to selective glucose detection by the metal-BDD system but also to other selective detection systems.