Cholesterol is essential in biological systems, and the
level of
cholesterol in the body of a person acts as a diagnostic marker for
a variety of diseases. So, in this work, we fabricated an enzymatic
electrochemical biosensor for cholesterol using cobalt ferrite@molybdenum
disulfide/gold nanoparticles (CoFe2O4@MoS2/Au). The synthesized composite was used for the determination
of cholesterol by voltametric methods. The electroactive material
CoFe2O4@MoS2/Au was successfully
verified from the physiochemical studies such as XRD, Raman, FT-IR,
and XPS spectroscopy along with morphological FESEM and HRTEM characterization.
CoFe2O4@MoS2/Au showed outstanding
dispersion in the aqueous phase, a large effective area, good biological
compatibility, and superior electronic conductivity. The microflower-like
CoFe2O4@MoS2/Au was confirmed by
scanning electron microscopy. The image of transmission electron microscopy
showed decoration of gold nanoparticles on CoFe2O4@MoS2 surfaces. Furthermore, a one-step dip-coating technique
was used to build the biosensor used for cholesterol detection. In
addition to acting as an enabling matrix to immobilize cholesterol
oxidase (ChOx), CoFe2O4@MoS2/Au contributes
to an increase in electrical conductivity. The differential pulse
voltammetry method was used for the quantitative measurement of cholesterol.
The calibration curve for cholesterol was linear in the concentration
range of 5 to 100 μM, with a low limit of detection of 0.09
μM and sensitivity of 0.194 μA μM–1 cm–2. Furthermore, the biosensor demonstrates
good practicability, as it was also employed for identifying cholesterol
in real samples with acceptable selectivity and stability.