In
this paper, carboxylated cellulose (CLC) dissolved in [BMIM]Cl
as a soft template combined with the functional group (−NH2, −SH)-grafted poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) (PEDOT)
derivatives was synthesized by an in situ polymerization method. Structural
analysis revealed that CLC increased the degree of conjugation of
the polymers in the composites and also led to the formation of the
fibrous and sheet structure of the composite. The results of the electrochemical
performance measurements revealed that the electrode modified by PEDOT-MeNH2/CLC and PEDOT-MeSH/CLC had detection limits (S/N = 3) of
0.38(0.1–380 μM) and 0.042(0.02–520 μM)
for the detection of guanine (G), while for the detection of uric
acid (UA), the corresponding detection limits (S/N = 3) were 0.255(5–400
μM) and 0.085(0.4–650 μM). The PEDOT-MeSH/CLC-based
electrochemical sensor also possessed a wide linear response with
the detection limits of 0.077(0.6–620 μM) and 0.144(0.2–460
μM) for the simultaneous detection of UA and G, respectively.