Abstract

This work describes the incorporation of ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) as a sensing material for carvedilol (CAR) detection on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The physicochemical properties of the prepared OMC as the modifier layer on GCE was studied by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), N-2 adsorption-desorption and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. The effective surface area for OMC/GCE was enhanced compared with bare GCE. The electrochemical sensor was sensitive to CAR in the range of 0.1-23.0 mu mol L-1 with a detection limit of 0.034 mu mol L-1. Also the effect of some interfering compounds such as glucose, lactose, glycine, valine and others, on the determination of CAR was studied, and none of them had a significant effect on the assay recovery. Moreover, its practical applicability was reliable, which is desirable for analysis of biological fluids and pharmaceutical samples.