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This thesis describes the use of the chloride of 3-n-propyl-pyridinium-silsesquioxane polymer (SiPy+Cl-) as an efficient stabilizer for the synthesis of platinum nanoparticles (NPs-Pt). Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and measurements of dynamic light scattering (DLS) showed good distribution of NPs-Pt (3-40 nm) in the cavities of the SiPy+Cl-. The nanohybrid (Pt-SiPy+Cl-) obtained was used as polycation in the preparation of thin films by the Layer-by-Layer (LbL) technique. In order to investigate the electrocatalytic properties, films were obtained by the alternated deposition of the polyanions poly-2,5-metoxipropiloxisulfonated-phenylenevinylene (PPV-SO3) and acid (polyvinylsulfonic) (PVS) with Pt-SiPy+Cl- polycation in the architectures (PPV/Pt-SiPy+Cl-)n, (Pt-SiPy+Cl-/PPV)n, (PVS/Pt-SiPy+Cl-)n and (Pt-SiPy+Cl-/PVS)n, respectively. The deposition of the films was monitored by UV-Vis spectroscopy, which showed a linear growth in each bilayer deposited. In addition, it was observed by UV-Vis spectra that the deposition sequence initiated by polyanions (PPV-SO3 or PVS) showed higher absorbance, indicating that the architectures (PPV/Pt-SiPy+Cl-)n and (PVS/Pt-SiPy+Cl-)n contain more species of NPs-Pt available on the surface of the films. The presence of polyelectrolytes in the films and the interaction between them were verified by Infrared spectroscopic (FTIR) and Raman. Electrochemical measurements for the detection of DA, with the LbL films from PVS e Pt-SiPy+Cl-, showed that the oxidation currents for the (PVS/Pt-SiPy+Cl-)3 in presence of its interferent the ascorbic acid (AA) were more intense, with a difference between the oxidation potential equal to 550 mV at pH 7. For the films containing PPV-SO3 and Pt-SiPy+Cl- it was found that the presence of PPV-SO3 is crucial to help the NPs-Pt in the process of electron transfer. The (PPV/Pt-SiPy+Cl-)3 LbL film detected simultaneously the DA and the interferents AA and uric acid (UA) (ΔE = 640 mV) with an oxidation potential difference of 90 mV higher than the observed with the (PVS/Pt-SiPy+Cl-)3 LbL film containing PVS (ΔE =550 mV). In addition, the better values of sensitivity (2,7 μmol L-1), detection limit (LD = 3,19 x 10-7 mol L-1), quantification limit ( LQ = 2,07 x 10-6 mol L-1) were observed in the studies with the LbL films (PPV/Pt-SiPy+Cl-)3 instead of PVS. In order to mimic a biological system, the LbL film (PPV/Pt-SiPy+Cl-)3 was selected to DA detection confined into liposomes from dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC). This film provided a difference of oxidation potential of 350 mV of the encapsulated DA, in the presence of AA and UA interfering. In vitro measurements for the detection of DA in striatal rat brain were performed successfully with drop-coated film of polyelectrolyte PPV and Pt-SiPy+Cl-, immobilized on screen-printed carbon electrode. Besides this analyte, the architectures of LbL films (PPV/Pt-SiPy+Cl-)n and (Pt-SiPy+Cl-/PPV)n were used in the detection of H2O2 and glucose. After immobilization of glucose oxidase (GOx) on the surface of the films, the biosensor (PPV/Pt-SiPy+Cl-)6GOx exhibited sensitivity = 1.17 μmol L-1, LD = 27.4 μmol L-1, LQ = 91.4 μmol L-1 e app m k = 2.64 mmol L-1, values greater than more complex films reported in the literature, demonstrating the importance of NPsPt for these films. |
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