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Dopamine (DA) is essential for motor control, motivation, and cognition, and its dysregulation is associated with neurological and psychiatric disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and addiction. Accurate and selective DA quantification in complex biological matrices is important, but remains challenging because of coexisting interferents and the low physiological concentration of DA. Here, we report a disposable electrochemical DA sensor based on screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) modified with metal-organic framework-derived gold nanocomposites (MOFD-AuNCs). The optimal material, synthesized with a 60 min NaBH4 reduction step (MOFD-AuNC-60), exhibited superior electron-transfer kinetics compared with materials prepared at other reduction times. A single coating of MOFD-AuNC-60 on SPCEs enabled DA oxidation at a low potential (~0.05 V) with high selectivity in the presence of ascorbic acid and uric acid. In undiluted porcine serum, the sensor exhibited a dynamic range of 2.5-500 nM with a calculated detection limit of 0.5 nM. In undiluted human serum, it exhibited a dynamic range of 5-100 nM with a calculated detection limit of 4.4 nM. The MOFD-AuNC-60/SPCEs further demonstrated excellent reproducibility (relative standard deviation, 3%) and stability (7.5% current loss over 7 days). These results demonstrate that the proposed sensor provides a disposable, robust, and reliable sensing platform for direct DA detection in undiluted serum, showing promise for practical applications.
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