Evaluation of new selective molecularly imprinted polymers prepared by precipitation polymerisation for the extraction of phenylurea herbicides

Three different molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have been prepared by precipitation polymerisation using linuron (LIN) or isoproturon (IPN) (phenylurea herbicides) as templates and methacrylic acid (MAA) or trifluormethacrylic acid (TFMAA) as functional monomers. The ability of the different polymers to selectively rebind not only the template but also other phenylurea herbicides has been evaluated. In parallel, the influence of the different templates and functional monomers used during polymers synthesis on the performance of the obtained MIPs was also studied through different rebinding experiments. The experimental binding isotherms were fitted to the Langmuir-Freundlich isotherm allowing to describe the kind of binding sites present in the imprinted polymers under study. It was concluded that TFMAA-based polymer using IPN as template presents the best properties to be used as a selective sorbent for the extraction of phenylurea herbicides.     

苯基脲类除草剂分子印迹聚合物的合成和识别性能研究

以N-(4-异丙基苯基)-N′-亚丁基脲为模板, 甲基丙烯酸为功能单体, 乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯为交联剂制备了分子印迹聚合物(MIP). 研究了MIP对苯基脲类除草剂的亲和性和选择性. 在二氯甲烷流动相中制备的MIP对异丙隆(IP)、 非草隆(FN)、 甲氧隆(MX)、 敌草隆(DU)、 绿麦隆(CT)、 枯莠隆(DF)、 灭草隆(MN)、 草不隆(NB)、 播土隆(BT)和伏草隆(FU)等除草剂呈现出较高的亲和性, 而非印迹聚合物(NIP)对文中所用的14种苯基脲类除草剂均表现出非常低的保留或几乎没有保留. 实验及Mulliken电荷计算的结果显示, 苯基脲除草剂分子中的N′原子是主要的识别位点.     

Highly selective fenuron-imprinted polymer with a homogeneous binding site distribution prepared by precipitation polymerisation and its application to the clean-up of fenuron in plant samples

In the present study, two different imprinted polymers were synthesised by precipitation polymerisation using methacrylic acid (MAA) or 4-vinylpyridine (VP) as monomer and fenuron (FEN, a phenylurea herbicide) as template. After template removal, their ability to recognise fenuron was evaluated and the optimum loading, washing and elution conditions were established. From this study, it was concluded that imprinted binding sites were not formed in the vinylpyridine-based polymer. However, methacrylic acid-based polymer was able to recognise fenuron with high affinity and to selectively retain it from a mixture of several phenylurea herbicides. In addition, different rebinding experiments were carried out and the experimental binding isotherms were fitted to the Langmuir-Freundlich (LF) isotherm in order to assess the binding site distribution. It was concluded that the methacrylic acid-based polymer possesses a homogeneous binding site distribution and permits to achieve quantitative recoveries in a wide concentration range in molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE) processes. The developed MISPE procedure using methacrylic acid-based polymeric micro-spheres was evaluated for the trace-enrichment and clean-up of fenuron from plant sample extracts.     

Clean up of phenylurea herbicides in plant sample extracts using molecularly imprinted polymers

Two different molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were prepared by precipitation polymerization using linuron or isoproturon (phenylurea herbicides) as templates and trifluormethacrylic acid as functional monomer. These materials were used as selective sorbents in the development of molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE) procedures for the determination of several phenylurea herbicides (fenuron, metoxuron, chlortoluron, isoproturon, metobromuron, and linuron) in plant samples extracts. The MISPE procedures were fully optimized and applied to the clean up of selected phenylurea herbicides in carrot, potato, corn, and pea sample extracts and finally determined by HPLC-UV at 244 nm. Although a high degree of clean up was obtained, a decrease of the MIP recognition capabilities was observed in subsequent runs. Thus, a previous clean up protocol based on the use of a non-imprinted polymer was used to prevent the loss of MIP performance and to ease the removal of interferences. Following this procedure, namely two-step MISPE, matrix compounds were almost completely removed by the non-imprinted polymer retaining the ability of MIPs to selectively rebind target analytes unaltered. The developed MISPE procedures allowed the screening of phenylurea herbicides in plant samples at concentration levels required by established European maximum residue limits.     

反乌头酸分子印迹聚合物微球的制备及其分子识别功能

以乙腈为分散剂,采用沉淀聚合法合成了反乌头酸分子印迹聚合物微球。研究了合成反应条件对聚合物形貌的影响,发现聚合前主客体氢键络合物和功能单体氢键低聚体是控制微球形成及其粒径大小的关键因素。通过振荡吸附法对聚合物的结合特性进行了评价,发现印迹聚合物微球对模板分子的识别选择性优于块状印迹聚合物和非印迹聚合物。     

Molecularly imprinted polymer membranes for substance-selective solid-phase extraction from water by surface photo-grafting polymerization

Hydrophilized polyvinylidene fluoride microfiltration membranes were surface-modified in the presence of a template (terbumeton) in methanol with a graft copolymer of a functional monomer (2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid, AMPS, methacrylic acid, MAA, or acrylic acid, AA) and a cross-linker (N,N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide) using UV irradiation and benzophenone as photoinitiator. As result, membranes covered with a thin layer of imprinted polymer selective to terbumeton were obtained. Blank membranes were prepared with the same monomer composition, but in the absence of the template. The membranes' capacity to adsorb terbumetone from aqueous solution was evaluated yielding information regarding the effect of polymer synthesis (type and concentration of functional monomer, concentration of cross-linker) on the resulting membranes' recognition properties. UV spectroscopic studies of the interactions with terbumetone revealed that AMPS forms a stronger complex than MAA and AA. In agreement with that finding, imprinting with AMPS gave higher affinities than with MAA and AA. The terbumeton-imprinted membranes showed significantly higher sorption capability to this herbicide than to similar compounds (atrazine, desmetryn, metribuzine). With the novel surface modification technology, the low non-specific binding properties of the hydrophilized microfiltration membrane could successfully be combined with the receptor properties of molecular imprints, yielding substance-specific molecularly imprinted polymer composite membranes. The high affinity of these synthetic affinity membranes to triazine herbicides together with their straightforward and inexpensive preparation provides a good basis for the development of applications of imprinted polymers in separation processes such as solid-phase extraction.     

Phenylurea herbicides-selective polymer prepared by molecular imprinting using N-(4-isopropylphenyl)-N′-butyleneurea as dummy template

A phenylurea herbicides-selective molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was prepared using N-(4-isopropylphenyl)-N′-butyleneurea as a dummy template and toluene as a porogen. The experimental results showed that the optimum molar ratio of template, functional monomer (MAA) and cross-linker (EDMA) was 1:8:20. Scatchard analysis showed that two classes of binding sites were formed in the imprinted polymer with dissociation constants of 26.81 μmol l⁻¹ and 1.428 mmol l⁻¹. The affinity and selectivity of MIP for phenylurea herbicides were studied. Among the 14 phenylurea herbicides tested, the MIP prepared showed obviously high affinity and selectivity for 10 chemicals (monuron, diuron, isoproturon, fenuron, chlortoluron, difenoxuron, metoxuron, neburon, buturon and fluometuron) with dichloromethane containing 10% hexane as mobile phase while non-imprinted polymer showed very low affinity for all the phenylurea herbicides tested. The experimental and calculated results also indicated that the size and property of the group at the N′ position of phenylurea molecules have great influence on the affinity of MIP for them and the recognition site is mainly located at the N′ position of phenylurea herbicides.     

苄嘧磺隆印迹聚合物的波谱分析及吸附性能研究

以苄嘧磺隆为模板分子, α-甲基丙烯酸为功能单体, 三甲氧基丙烷三甲基丙烯酸酯为交联剂, 二氯甲烷为致孔剂, 在20 ℃温度下, 采用紫外引发沉淀聚合方法制备了苄嘧磺隆分子印迹聚合物. 紫外光谱和核磁共振氢谱实验提示了聚合前模板分子与功能单体之间的相互作用主要是分子间氢键, 分子间氢键相互作用能和双氢键的键距由Hyperchem 7.0和Gaussian 03W软件分别计算为: －28.6163 kJ/mol和0.179～0.181 nm. 制备的印迹聚合物在高效液相色谱和吸附动力学实验中都表现出对模板分子有较强的吸附作用.     

鹅去氧胆酸分子印迹聚合物微球的制备及选择性分子识别

以鹅去氧胆酸(CDCA)为印迹分子, 甲基丙烯酸为功能单体, 丙烯酸乙二醇二甲基酯和三羟甲基丙烷三甲基丙烯酸酯为交联剂, 在氯仿中采用沉淀聚合法制得平均粒径为200~300 nm的分子印迹聚合物微球(MIPMS). 用红外光谱研究了印迹分子与功能单体之间的作用类型, 用透射电镜对聚合物的形貌进行了表征. 结果表明, 聚合物微球在合成过程中形成了两类结合位点, 该分子印迹聚合物对CDCA具有良好的特异吸附性能, 可用于胆汁酸的分离、纯化, 交联剂的种类可以影响分子印迹聚合物的形貌和吸附性能.     

Preparation, characterization and properties studies of quinine-imprinted polymer in the aqueous phase

The uniform-sized spherical molecularly imprinted polymers were successfully prepared through molecular imprinting technology by two-step seed swelling and mini-emulsion polymerization in the aqueous condition using quinine as template molecules and methacrylic acid (MAA) as functional monomer. The polymers were characterized by IR spectra, thermal-weight analysis, scanning electron microscope and laser particle size analysis. The properties of imprinted polymers were investigated in different organic phases and aqueous media. In the organic media, results suggested that polar interactions (hydrogen bonding, ionic interactions) between acidic monomer/polymer and template molecules are mainly responsible for the binding and recognition; whereas in the aqueous medium, a considerable recognition effect was also obtained where the ionic (electrostatic) interaction and hydrophobic interaction play an important role. The experiments of binding different substrates indicated that the MIPs possessed an excellent rebinding ability and inherent selectivity to quinine. __________ Translated from Zhongshan Dcocue Xuebao/Acta Scientianum Natralium University Sunyatseni, 2005, 44(3)(in Chinese)     

微波聚合快速制备分子印迹毛细管电色谱整体柱

以甲基丙烯酸为功能单体、己二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯为交联剂、 对羟基苯甲酸为模板分子, 采用微波辐射聚合的方式快速制备了分子印迹毛细管电色谱整体柱, 并取得了较好的印迹效果. 分子印迹材料的原位制备5 min即可完成, 大大快于国内外传统的方法.     

Molecular imprinting-based separation methods for selective analysis of fluoroquinolones in soils

Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for fluoroquinolone antibiotics (FQs) have been synthesised in one single preparative step by precipitation polymerisation using ciprofloxacin (CIP) as template. Combinations of methacrylic acid (MAA) or 4-vinylpyridine (VP) as functional monomers, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as crosslinker and dichloromethane, methanol, acetonitrile or toluene as porogens were tested. The experiments carried out by molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE) in cartridges did not allow to detect any imprint effect in the VP-based polymers whereas it was clearly observed in the MAA-based polymers. Among them, the MIP prepared in methanol using MAA as monomer showed the best performance and was chosen for further experiments. The ability of the selected MIP for the selective recognition of other widely used FQs (enoxacin, norfloxacin, danofloxacin and enrofloxacin) and quinolones (Qs) (cinoxacin, flumequine, nalidixic acid and oxolinic acid) was evaluated. The obtained results revealed the high selectivity of the obtained polymer, which was able to distinguish between FQs, that were recognised and retained onto the MIP cartridge, and Qs, which were washed out during loading and washing steps. The MIP was then packed into a stainless steel column (50mmx4.6mm i.d.) and evaluated as chromatography column for screening of FQs in soil samples. The mobile phase composition, flow rate, and the elution profile were then optimised in order to improve peak shape without sacrifying imprinting factor. Finally, under optimised conditions, soil samples spiked with CIP or with a mixture of fluoroquinolones in concentration of 0.5microgg(-1) were successfully analysed by the developed MIP-based procedures.     

Molecularly imprinted polymer with high-fidelity binding sites for the selective extraction of barbiturates from human urine

In this paper we describe the synthesis of a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) by precipitation polymerisation, with barbital as the template molecule, and the application of the barbital MIP as a molecularly selective sorbent in the solid-phase extraction (SPE) of barbiturates from human urine samples. The MIP was synthesised by precipitation polymerisation using 2,6-bis-acrylamidopyridine as the functional monomer and DVB-80 as the cross-linking agent. The spherical MIP particles produced were 4.2 ± 0.4 μm in diameter; a non-imprinted control polymer (NIP) in bead form was 4.8 ± 0.4 μm (mean±standard deviation) in diameter. The particles were packed into a solid-phase extraction cartridge and employed as a novel sorbent in a molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE) protocol. The MIP showed high selectivity for the template molecule, barbital, a feature which can be ascribed to the high-fidelity binding sites present in the MIP which arose from the use of 2,6-bis-acrylamidopyridine as the functional monomer. However, the MIP also displayed useful cross-selectivity for other barbiturates besides barbital. For real samples, the MIP was applied for the extraction of four barbiturates from human urine. However, due to the high urea concentration in this sample which interfere the proper interaction of barbiturates onto the MIP, a tandem system using a commercially available sorbent was developed.     

An Artificial Estrogen Receptor through Combinatorial Imprinting

Polymeric sorbents targeting endocrine‐disrupting estrogen active compounds (EAC) were prepared by terpolymer imprinting using 17β‐estradiol (E2) as template. From a group of eight functional monomers representing Brønsted acids, bases, hydrogen‐bond donors and acceptors, as well as π‐interacting monomers, a terpolymer library that comprises all possible binary combinations of the functional monomers was prepared. Binding tests revealed that imprinted polymers exhibit a markedly higher affinity for E2 compared to nonimprinted polymers (NIPs) or polymers prepared by using single functional monomers. A combination of methacrylic acid (MAA) and p‐vinylbenzoic acid offered a particularly promising lead polymer, displaying an imprinting factor of 17 versus 2.4 for a benchmark polymer prepared by using only MAA as functional monomer. The saturation capacities ascribed to imprinted sites were four to five times higher for this polymer compared to previously reported imprinted polymers. NMR titrations and molecular dynamics simulations corroborated these results, indicating an orthogonal preference of the two functional monomers with respect to the E2 3‐OH and 17‐OH groups. The optimized polymer exhibited a retentivity for EACs that correlates with their inhibitory effect on the natural receptor. By using the optimized molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) in a model water‐purification system, they were capable of completely removing ppb levels of a small group of EACs from water. This is in contrast to the performance of nonimprinted polymers and well‐established sorbents for water purification (e.g., active carbon), which still contained detectable amounts of the compounds after treatment.     

Use of a bisphenol-A imprinted polymer as a selective sorbent for the determination of phenols and phenoxyacids in honey by liquid chromatography with diode array and tandem mass spectrometric detection

An extraction-preconcentration procedure based on the use of a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) as selective sorbent has been developed for the determination of several phenolic compounds (bisphenol-A, bisphenol-F and 4-nitrophenol) and phenoxyacid herbicides (2,4-D, 2,4,5-T and 2,4,5-TP) in honey samples. Liquid chromatography with diode array detection (LC-DAD) and electrospray ionisation-ion trap mass spectrometry (LC-IT-MS) were used for the separation, identification and quantification of these analytes.The molecularly imprinted polymer was obtained by precipitation polymerisation with bisphenol-A (BPA) as template and 4-vinylpyridine as the functional monomer. The behaviour of this sorbent was compared with those of other materials frequently used in SPE. The selectivity of the BPA-MIP for the target analytes was tested in samples containing other pesticides in common use. The recoveries achieved for all six compounds were in the 81-96% range.By applying the proposed procedure prior to LC-IT-MS, the limits of detection achieved in commercial honey samples were in the 0.1-3.8 ng g⁻¹ range, with relative standard deviations of 12-24%.     

左氧氟沙星印迹聚合物微球及其特异吸附研究

以甲基丙烯酸为功能单体,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯为交联剂,采用沉淀聚合法制备了左氧氟沙星印迹聚合物(MIP)微球,用SEM和IR分别对微球形貌和结构进行表征,用静态吸附法和Scatchard分析考察了聚合物微球对模板及其结构类似物的吸附行为和选择性识别能力.结果表明,MIP对模板分子的吸附平衡速度快,40min即可达到吸附...     

Design of molecular imprinted polymers compatible with aqueous environment

The main problem of poor water compatibility of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) was addressed in examples describing design of synthetic receptors with high affinity for drugs of abuse. An extensive potentiometric titration of 10 popular functional monomers and corresponding imprinted and Blank polymers was conducted in order to evaluate the subtleties of functional groups ionisation under aqueous conditions. It was found that polymers prepared using 2-trifluoromethacrylic acid (TFMAA) in combination with toluene as porogen possess superior properties which make them suitable for effective template recognition in water. The potential impact of phase separation during polymerisation on formation of high quality imprints has been discussed. Three drugs of abuse such as cocaine, deoxyephedrine and methadone were used as template models in polymer preparation for the practical validation of obtained results. The polymer testing showed that synthesized molecularly imprinted polymers have high affinity and selectivity for corresponding templates in aqueous environment, with imprinting factors of 2.6 for cocaine and 1.4 for methadone and deoxyephedrine. Corresponding Blank polymers were unable to differentiate between analytes, suggesting that imprinting phenomenon was responsible for the recognition properties.     

孔雀石绿分子印迹聚合物的制备及其吸附

采用本体聚合法制备了孔雀石绿分子印迹聚合物,对功能单体的种类及用量、交联剂用量、模板浓度和聚合时间等参数进行了优化,并通过等温吸附实验,考察聚合物的吸附性能。 结果表明,以α-甲基丙烯酸为功能单体,当孔雀石绿、α-甲基丙烯酸和乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯的摩尔比为1∶4∶20时,所合成的聚合物具有最大的吸附容量,印迹因子（α=QMIP/QNIP）可达到3.6,表明合成的印迹聚合物对孔雀石绿有良好的识别和富集能力。     

沉淀聚合制备诺氟沙星-Zn2+分子印迹聚合物及其印迹方式的研究

采用沉淀聚合的方式以诺氟沙星(NFA)-Zn2+为模板分子,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯为交联剂,分别选取酸性功能单体甲基丙烯酸与碱性功能单体4-乙烯基吡啶制备了诺氟沙星-Zn2+的分子印迹聚合物.通过紫外光谱研究发现诺氟沙星与Zn2+及两种功能单体均发生了金属配位印迹作用且形成了比例不同的印迹复合物.红外光谱的功能基团的表征结果显示,甲基丙烯酸与诺氟沙星-Zn2+形成了以诱导作用占优的三元配合物,而4-乙烯基吡啶则与诺氟沙星-Zn2+形成了共轭作用占优的三元配合物.扫描电镜及粒径分布实验表征了聚合物的物理特性,结果显示印迹聚合物的表面存在孔及孔道结构而非印迹聚合物的表面较致密不存在孔且制备的印迹聚合物的粒径均在100μm以下,其平均粒径为39μm.等温结合及选择性实验的结果表明4-乙烯基吡啶为功能单体制备的印迹聚合物的选择性识别性能优于甲基丙烯酸为功能单体制备的印迹聚合物,其特异性吸附容量和印迹指数分别为66.84μmol/g和4.207.同时在混合溶液的选择性实验中以4-乙烯基吡啶(4-VP)为功能单体制备的印迹聚合物的选择识别诺氟沙星的能力优于以甲基丙烯酸为功能单体的聚合物,其识别因子分别为3.408和2.909,而非印迹聚合物对底物的吸附量较小且识别因子均接近于1,说明非印迹聚合物对底物的识别为非选择性的.     

4-甲基咪唑磁性表面分子印迹聚合物的制备及其应用

以4-甲基咪唑(4-MI)为模板分子,甲基丙烯酸(MAA)为功能单体,利用Fe₃O₄磁性纳米微球制备了具有特异性识别能力的磁性表面分子印迹聚合物(MIP),并用红外光谱(FT-IR)、X-射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和振动样品磁强计(VSM)对聚合物进行了表征,结果显示磁性载体表面包覆了分子印迹聚合物薄层。用紫外分光光度法对4-MI与MAA的相互作用进行了分析,结果表明主客体主要存在形式为1个4-MI被1个MAA所包围。通过紫外分光光度法对磁性印迹聚合物的吸附性能进行了研究,静态吸附平衡实验和Scatchard分析结果表明Fe₃O₄@(4-MI-MIP)中存在两类不同的结合位点,最大吸附量分别为40.31 mg/g和23.07 mg/g,平衡解离常数分别为64.85 mg/L和30.41 mg/L。动力学研究表明准二级动力学方程能较好地拟合动力学实验结果,该过程符合准二级动力学模型。该磁性印迹聚合物应用于环境水样中4-MI的吸附,取得了较满意的结果。