A Paper-Based Electrochemical Sensor Based on Chain Structured ZIF-8@MWCNTs for Efficient Determination of Rutin

Rapid and accurate determination of rutin content in pharmaceuticals in an important issue. Here, a paper-based electrochemical sensor for in situ growth of chain ZIF-8 using multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as a template was constructed by hydrothermal method. The results showed that the combination of ZIF-8 and MWCNTs not only promoted the dispersion of MWCNTs, but also made up for the conductivity of ZIF-8. Under optimum conditions, the Ipa was linearly related to the concentration of rutin in the range of 0.01–10 and 10–190 μM with a limit of detection (LOD) of 2.82 nM. Finally, the paper-based electrochemical sensor can be used for the electrochemical detection of rutin through the determination of rutin in pharmaceuticals.