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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
E-coli and S-typhi detection suffers from slow
analysis time and high costs, along with the need for specificity. While
state-of-the-art electrochemical biosensors are cost-efficient and easy to
implement, their sensitivity and analysis time still require improvement. This
paper present an electrochemical method of detecting pathogens using NiNPs to
achieve fast detection, low cost, and high sensitivity. Using voltametric
techniques as the detection technique, the biosensor achieved a limit of
detection of 2.7 × 102 and 1.6 × 103 CFU/mL for E. coli
and E-typhi respectively across a concentration range of 102–108
CFU/mL. This provides rapid, highly sensitive E. coli and E-typhi detection
with a fast analysis time of 30 min. Nickel nanoparticles were biosynthesized
at different pH using. The nanoparticles were characterized using UV-Visible,
Fourier Transform Infrared, X-ray Diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscope.
The microbial assay was ascertain using cyclic voltametric method. The results
confirm the formation of nickel nanoparticles at wavelength of 423nm and due to
the spherical shape as confirmed by scanning electron microscope. The nickel
nanoparticles revealed the oxidation-reduction reaction using cyclic
voltametric analysis. The voltamogram was further characterized by the
oxidation peat at approximately 70mV attributed to the presence of S-typhi, similarly, the oxidation peak
of approximately 60mV correspond the presence of E-coli in the sample. This study, which combines the detection
advantages of electrochemical systems, has the potential to meet the needs of
point-of-care applications. It is thought that future studies that will aim to
examine the performance of the production-optimized, portable, graphite-based
sensor system on real food samples, environmental samples, and especially
medical clinical samples will be promising.
Country : Nigeria
IRJIET, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2026 pp. 160-164