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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Preface -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of equations -- List of symbols and abbreviations -- 1 Introduction of nanocomposites in electrochemical sensors -- 1.1 Introduction to nanotechnology -- 1.2 Application of nanotechnology in catalysis -- 1.3 Nanomaterials -- 1.4 Synthesis of nanomaterials -- 1.5 Nanoparticles -- 1.6 Synthesis of nanoparticles -- 1.6.1 Sol-gel method -- 1.7 Application of nanoparticles in electrochemical sensors -- 1.8 Chemically Modified Electrodes (CMEs) -- 1.9 Carbon nanotubes -- 1.9.1 Electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes -- 1.9.2 Purification of carbon nanotubes -- 1.10 Ferri/ferrocyanide -- 1.11 Polymers -- 1.11.1 Polycaprolactone (PCL) -- 1.11.2 Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) -- 1.11.3 Chitosan -- 1.11.4 Gelatin -- 1.12 Analytes -- 1.12.1 Carbohydrates -- 1.12.1.1 Glucose -- 1.12.1.2 Sucrose -- 1.12.1.3 Fructose -- 1.12.1.4 Sorbitol -- 1.12.2 D-Penicillamine -- 1.12.3 L-Tryptophan -- 1.13 Immobilization techniques -- 1.14 Electrochemical methods -- 1.14.1 Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) -- 1.14.2 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) -- 1.14.3 Tafel equation and electron transfer coefficient -- 1.14.4 Butler-Volmer equation -- 1.14.5 Mass transfer control and apparent diffusion coefficient -- 1.15 Aim and objectives -- 1.16 Book structure -- 2 Literature review of nanocomposites in electrochemical sensors -- 2.1 Sensors -- 2.2 Chemical sensors -- 2.2.1 Potentiometric sensors -- 2.2.2 Amperometric sensors -- 2.2.3 Conductometric sensors -- 2.3 Chemically Modified Electrodes (CMEs) -- 2.4 Carbon nanotubes -- 2.5 Electrodes -- 2.6 Electrochemical methods -- 2.6.1 Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) -- 2.6.2 Chronoamperometry -- 2.6.3 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) -- 2.7 Metal oxide nanostructures -- 2.7.1 Zinc oxide nanoparticles