Electrochemical behavior of adriamycin at a cobalt ion implantation modified electrode

With Co/GCE in 0.005 mol Tris/L/0.05 mol/L NaCl solution (pH 7.1), a sensitive reductive peak of adriamgcin (ADM) was obtained by the linear scan voltammetry. The peak potential is ?0.62 V (vs. SCE). The peak current is proportional to the concentration of ADM. The electrochemical behavior of the system was studied by the linear-sweep and cyclic voltammetry. The experiments showed that the reduction at Co/GCE is a quasi-reversible process with adsorption. According to Laviron’s theory, the electrode reaction rate constant k₀ and the electron transfer coefficient a are determined to be 2.15 s^-1 and 0.62, respectively. The composition of the surface, valence state of elements and depth distribution of elements on the surfaces of Co/GCE were determined by the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Auger electron spectroscopy. The experiments showed that Co was surely implanted into the surface of GCE. The implanted Co element in the form of Co-C catalyzed the reduction of ADM.