Research Article

A Solid Binding Matrix/Mimic Receptor-Based Sensor System for Trace Level Determination of Iron Using Potential Measurements

Table 1

Response characteristics of ferroin-IIP PVC membrane sensors.

Membrane composition/
parameter
ISE IISE IIISE IIIISE IVISE VISE VIISE VIIISE VIIIISE IXISE XISE XI

IonophoreIIPIIPNIPNIPFe°PheFe°CycFe°PClPBFe°PheFe°CycFe°PClPB
AdditiveTk4ClPBTk4ClPBTk4ClPBTk4ClPBTk4ClPBTk4ClPBTk4ClPBTk4ClPBTk4ClPB
Plasticizero-NPOEo-NPOEo-NPOEo-NPOEo-NPOEDBPDBPDBPbEHSbEHSbEHS

Slope (mV decade−1)* 33.335.837.933.636.138.6
Correlation coefficient ( )*0.99700.99790.99980.99860.99910.9910.9900.9930.9940.9910.991
Lower limit of linear range
(mol L−1)
1.78 × 10−71.81×10−61.78 × 10−72.31 × 10−61.78 × 10−78.99 × 10−53.00 × 10−55.00 × 10−55.00 × 10−55.00 ×  10−53.00 × 10−5
Detection limit (ng mL−1)0.050.500.050.640.053.914.394.3910.566.225.56
Response time for 10−5 M (sec)2030203020203020302020
Recovery time (sec)3050305030305030503030
Working pH range3–63–63–63–63–64–12.54–12.54–12.52.5–64–12.52.5–6

*Average of three measurements.