A three-dimensionally ordered, macroporous, inverse-opal platinum film was synthesized electrochemically by the inverted colloidal-crystal template technique. The inverse-opal film that contains platinum nanoparticles showed improved electrocatalytic activity toward glucose oxidation with respect to the directly deposited platinum; this improvement is due to the interconnected porous structure and the greatly enhanced effective surface area. In addition, the inverse-opal Pt-film electrode responds more sensitively to glucose than to common interfering species of ascorbic acid, uric acid, and p-acetamidophenol due to their different electrochemical reaction mechanisms. Results showed that the ordered macroporous materials with enhanced selectivity and sensitivity are promising for fabrication of nonenzymatic glucose biosensors.

Application of protein‐based, direct electron communication in bioelectronic devices, biosensors, or biofuel cells usually requires high stability and function density of the immobilized proteins or enzymes. Traditional methods have been used to increase the function density using multilayer immobilization techniques at the expense of losing stability and electron‐communication rate, that is, generally only protein molecules near the electrode surface are electroactive. In order to overcome the above problems, a three‐dimensional, ordered, macroporous gold film electrode is synthesized electrochemically by an inverted colloidal crystal template technique. The uniform, three‐dimensional macroporous gold provides superior conductivity, high stability, and large surface area. Its interconnected macroporous structure, containing gold nanoparticles, significantly enhances the amount of adsorbed hemoglobin (Hb) molecules at the monolayer level and also provides a good microenvironment for retaining the biological activity of the adsorbed protein, as confirmed by electrochemical and attenuated total reflection Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy. Therefore, direct electron transfer between the adsorbed Hb and the electrode is achieved. Adsorption of Hb on the macroporous gold film electrode is monitored using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The saturated adsorption amount, Γ, of the Hb is determined to be 6.55×10–10 mol cm–2 with a surface coverage of 88.1 %. The electrochemical behavior and the adsorption mechanism of Hb on the macroporous gold film electrode are discussed on the basis of the experimental results.

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