A study of a new TSM bio-mimetic sensor using a molecularly imprinted polymer coating and its application for the determination of nicotine in human serum and urine

A new bio-mimetic quartz crystal thickness-shear-mode (TSM) sensor, using an imprinted polymer coating as the sensitive material, has been fabricated and applied to the determination of nicotine (NIC) in human serum and urine. The molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was synthesized using NIC as the template molecule and methacrylic acid (MAA) as the functional monomer. The sensor showed high selectivity and a sensitive response to NIC in aqueous system. The linear response range of the sensor was between 5.0 x 10(-8) and 1.0 x 10(-4) M with a detection limit of 2.5 x 10(-8) M. The viscoelasticity of the coating in the air and in liquid has been studied by the impedance spectrum. The MIP sensor was stable and exhibited effective reproducibility. Satisfactory results were achieved in the detection of the real samples.     

Bulk acoustic wave sensor for herbicide assay based on molecularly imprinted polymer

A novel molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) coated bulk acoustic wave (BAW) sensor was fabricated for liquid phases. It can be used as a sensitive portable implement for the assay of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. A logarithmic response relationship between 2.0 x 10(-7) M and 5.0 x 10(-4)M was found. The detection limit was 1.0 x 10(-7) M. Recoveries were 93.2-108.7%. Influencing factors were investigated in detail and optimized.     

Flow-injection chemiluminescence sensor for determination of isoniazid in urine sample based on molecularly imprinted polymer

In this paper, molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) of isoniazid is synthesized through thermal radical copolymerization of metharylic acid (MAA) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) in the presence of isoniazid template molecules. A novel flow injection chemiluminescence sensor for isoniazid determination is developed by packing the isoniazid-MIP into the flow cell as recognition elements. Isoniazid could be selectively adsorbed by the MIPs and the adsorbed isoniazid was sensed by its great enhancing effect on the weak CL reaction between luminol and periodate which were mixed in the flow cell. The enhanced CL intensity is linear in the range 2x10(-9) to 2x10(-7) g/mL and the detection limit is 7x10(-10) g/mL (3sigma) isoniazid with a relative standard deviation 2.8% (n=9) for 8x10(-8) g/mL. The sensor is reversible and reusable. It has a great improvement in sensitivity and selectivity for CL analysis. As a result, the sensor has been successfully applied to determination of isoniazid in human urine. At the same time, the binding characteristic of the polymer to isoniazid was evaluated by batch method and the dynamic method, respectively.     

Bulk acoustic wave sensor using molecularly imprinted polymers as recognition elements for the determination of pyrimethamine

A new bulk acoustic wave (BAW) sensor modified with a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was fabricated and applied for the determination of pyrimethamine. This sensor exhibited high selectivity and sensitive response to pyrimethamine. Factors such as pH and the amount of coating influencing sensor properties, were investigated in detail and optimized. The calibration curve was linear in the range 6.0x10(-7)-1.0x10(-4) M. The determination limit was 2.0x10(-7) M. In harsh chemical environments such as high temperature, organic solvents, bases, acids, etc., the sensor still exhibited long-term stability. The proposed method has been satisfactorily applied for the determination of pyrimethamine in serum and urine media.     

Preparation and Application of Urea Electrochemical Sensor Based on Chitosan Molecularly Imprinted Films

A novel urea electrochemical sensor was constructed based on chitosan molecularly imprinted films which were prepared by potentiostatic electrodeposition of chitosan in the presence of urea followed by eluting with 0.1 M KCl. Various techniques were carried out to investigate the formation of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) films and the performance of the sensor. According to our expectation, the urea MIP electrochemical sensor showed excellent selectivity to urea among the structural similarities and co‐existences, high linear sensitivity to urea in the range from 1.0×10^?8 to 4.0×10^?5 M with a detection limit of 5.0×10^?9 M. Furthermore, the recovery ranged from 96.3 % to 103.3 % and therefore offered great potential for clinical diagnosis applications.     

Core-shell nanostructured molecular imprinting fluorescent chemosensor for selective detection of atrazine herbicide

To convert the binding events on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) into physically detectable signals and to extract the templates completely are the great challenges in developing MIP-based sensors. In this paper, a core-shell nanostructure was employed in constructing the MIP chemosensor for the improvements of template extraction efficiency and imprinted sites accessibility. Vinyl-substituted zinc(II) protoporphyrin (ZnPP) was used as both fluorescent reporter and functional monomer to synthesize atrazine-imprinted polymer shell at silica nanoparticle cores. The template atrazine coordinates with the Lewis acid binding site Zn of ZnPP to form a complex for the molecular imprinting polymerization. These imprinted sites are located in polymer matrix of the thin shells (~8 nm), possessing better accessibility and lower mass-transfer resistance for the target molecules. The fluorescence properties of ZnPP around the imprinted sites will vary upon rebinding of atrazine to these imprinted sites, realizing the conversion of rebinding events into detectable signals by monitoring fluorescence spectra. This MIP probe showed a limit of detection (LOD) of about 1.8 μM for atrazine detection. The core-shell nanostructured MIP method not only improves the sensitivity, but also shows high selectivity for atrazine detection when compared with the non-molecular imprinted counterparts.     

Acetylsalicylic acid electrochemical sensor based on PATP-AuNPs modified molecularly imprinted polymer film

A novel electrochemical sensor based on molecularly imprinted polymer film has been developed for aspirin detection. The sensitive film was prepared by co-polymerization of p-aminothiophenol (p-ATP) and HAuCl(4) on the Au electrode surface. First, p-ATP was self-assembled on the Au electrode surface by the formation of Au-S bonds. Then, the acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) template was assembled onto the monolayer of p-ATP through the hydrogen-bonding interaction between amino group (p-ATP) and oxygen (ASA). Finally, a conductive hybrid membrane was fabricated at the surface of Au electrode by the co-polymerization in the mixing solution containing additional p-ATP, HAuCl(4) and ASA template. Meanwhile, the ASA was spontaneously imprinted into the poly-aminothiophenol gold nanoparticles (PATP-AuNPs) complex film. The amount of imprinted sites at the PATP-AuNPs film significantly increases due to the additional replenishment of ASA templates. With the significant increasing of imprinted sites and doped gold nanoparticles, the sensitivity of the molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) electrode gradually increased. The molecularly imprinted sensor was characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The linear relationships between current and logarithmic concentration were obtained in the range from 1 nmol L(-1) to 0.1 μmol L(-1) and 0.7 μmol L(-1) to 0.1 mmol L(-1). The detection limit of 0.3 nmol L(-1) was achieved. This molecularly imprinted sensor for the determination of ASA has high sensitivity, good selectivity and reproducibility, with the testing in some biological fluids also has good selectivity and recovery.     

Analysis of recognition of fructose by imprinted polymers

Binding of fructose to the fructose imprinted polymer (MIP(Frc)) and pinacol imprinted polymer (control) were studied both in batch and a flow through mode. The influence of the cross-linkers ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EDMA) and trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TRIM) on the binding characteristics was analysed. TRIM cross-linked MIPs showed a lower (unspecific) binding for the control polymer (pinacol imprinted) and higher binding of fructose as compared with the EDMA-MIPs. Furthermore interactions of a TRIM cross-linked molecularly imprinted polymer against fructose and its corresponding template were studied using a thermistor. Label-free detection of fructose was realised in the range of 0.5-10mM. The difference in enthalpy changes between specific binding of fructose to boronic acid moieties of the MIP and non-specific binding to the matrix leads to an 18-fold higher apparent imprinting factor than batch binding studies. Cross-reactivity studies using MIP sensor indicate that the interaction of fructose to MIP generates higher signal than disaccharides. The studies described in this paper demonstrate the potential of direct characterisation of molecular binding events.     

Competitive amperometric morphine sensor based on an agarose immobilised molecularly imprinted polymer

A morphine-sensitive device was constructed based on a molecularly imprinted polymer. The imprinted polymer exhibited recognition properties previously. A method of detection based on competitive binding was used to measure morphine in the concentration range 0.1–10 μg/ml. A morphine concentration of 0.5 μg/ml gave a peak current (by oxidation) of 4 nA. The method of morphine detection involves two steps. In the first step, morphine binds selectively to the molecularly imprinted polymer in the sensor. In the second step, an electroinactive competitor (codeine) is added in excess, whence some of the bound morphine is released. The released morphine is detected by an amperometric method. The advantages of this type of sensor compared to biosensors based on antibodies, enzymes or cells are discussed. This sensor, based on an artificial recognition system, demonstrates autoclave compatibility, long-time stability and resistance to harsh chemical environments.     

A molecularly imprinted photonic polymer sensor with high selectivity for tetracyclines analysis in food

A molecularly imprinted photonic polymer (MIPP) sensor for respective detection of tetracycline, oxytetracycline and chlortetracycline is developed based on the combination of a colloidal crystal templating method and a molecular imprinting technique. Colloidal crystal templates are prepared from monodisperse polystyrene colloids. The molecularly imprinted polymer, which is embodied in the colloidal crystal templates, is synthesized with acrylic acid and acrylamide as monomers, N,N'-methylene bisacrylamide as a cross-linker and tetracyclines (TCs) as imprinting template molecules. After removal of the colloidal crystal template and the molecularly imprinted template, the resulted MIPP consists of a three-dimensional, highly ordered and interconnected macroporous array with a thin hydrogel wall, where nanocavities complementary to analytes in shape and binding sites are distributed. The response of MIPP to TCs stimulants in aqueous solution is detected through a readable Bragg diffraction red-shift, which is due to the lattice change of MIPP structures responding to their rebinding to the target TCs molecules. A linear relationship was found between the Δλ and the concentration of TCs in the range from 0.04 μM to 0.24 μM. With this sensory system, direct and selective detection of TCs has been achieved without using label techniques and expensive instruments. The developed method has been applied successfully to detect tetracycline in milk and honey samples.     

Nanotemplating for two-dimensional molecular imprinting

A new 2D molecular imprinting technique based on nanotemplating and soft-lithography techniques is reported. This technique allows the creation of target-specific synthetic recognition sites on different substrates using a uniquely oriented and immobilized template and the attachment of a molecularly imprinted polymer on a substrate. The molecularly imprinted polymer was characterized by AFM, fluorescence microscopy, and ATR-FTIR. We evaluated the rebinding ability of the sites with theophylline (the target molecule). The selectivity of the molecularly imprinted polymer was determined for the theophylline-caffeine couple. The molecularly imprinted polymer exhibited selectivity for theophylline, as revealed by competitive rebinding experiments. Fluorescence microscopy experiments provided complementary proof of the selectivity of the molecularly imprinted polymer surfaces toward theophylline. These selective molecularly imprinted polymers have the potential for chemical sensor applications. Because of its 2D nature, this novel chemical sensor technology can be integrated with many existing high-sensitivity multichannel detection technologies.     

Electrochemical Sensor for trans‐Resveratrol Determination Based on Indium Tin Oxide Electrode Modified with Molecularly Imprinted Self‐Assembled Films

A voltammetric sensor for sensitive and specific determination of trans‐resveratrol (RES) were prepared based on immobilization of an RES‐imprinted film on the surface of functionalized Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) electrode, which was modified with γ‐methacyloxypropyl trimethoxysilane (γ‐MPS). Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) was presented to extract RES from the molecularly imprinted polymer film and RES were extracted rapidly and completely. The binding performance of the imprinted electrode with the template RES were investigated using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The results showed that the imprinted ITO film can give selective recognition to the template RES over that of structurally analogous molecules. A linear response to RES in the concentration range of 2.0×10^?6 M to 2.0×10^?5 M was observed with a correlation coefficient of 0.992, and the detection limit of the electrochemical sensor was 8.0×10^?7 M. Whereas, binding to the reference nonimprinted electrode, made in the same way but without the addition of template RES, there was almost no response to RES.     

Capacitive Chemical Sensor for Thiopental Assay Based on Electropolymerized Molecularly Imprinted Polymer

A novel capacitive sensor based on electropolymerized molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) for thiopental detection is described. The molecularly imprinted film as a recognition element was prepared by electropolymerization of phenol on a gold electrode in the presence of thiopental (template). Cyclic voltammetry and capacitive measurements were used for characterization and evaluation of the polymeric film. The template molecules were removed from the modified electrode surface by washing with an ethanol:water solution. The sensor’s linear response range was between 3 and 20 µM, with a detection limit of 0.6 µM. The proposed sensor exhibited good selectivity, reproducibility. Satisfactory results were obtained in the direct detection of real samples.     

Flow injection chemiluminescence sensor using core-shell molecularly imprinted polymers as recognition element for determination of dapsone

This paper reports the preparation of dapsone (DDS) imprinted polymer layer-coated silica submicron particles (SiO(2)) combined with chemiluminescence (CL) toward analysis of tracing DDS in practical samples. To induce the selective occurrence of surface polymerization, the amino groups were first grafted at the surface of SiO(2) by the (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES). The molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) were coated at the surface of modified SiO(2) by the graft copolymerization. After the removal of templates, recognition sites of DDS were exposed in the polymer layers. The DDS-imprinted products were characterized by FT-IR, SEM, TEM, dynamic adsorption, and static adsorption tests. The proximity between the thickness of MIP layer and the spatial size of DDS indicated that the imprinted sites almost situated at the surface of MIP, leading to rapid adsorption saturation within 90 min. The apparent maximum binding amount of MIP toward DDS was evaluated as 14.98 mg·g(-1), which was much higher than that of non-molecularly imprinted polymers. The CL sensor provided a wide linear range for DDS within 1.0 × 10(-6) to 1.0 × 10(-4) mol·L(-1) with a detection limit of 5.27 × 10(-7) mol·L(-1) and the relative standard deviation of 1.8 % (n = 11) by determinations of 5.0 × 10(-6) mol·L(-1) DDS. This method was applied to determine DDS in urine samples and satisfactory results were obtained.     

Molecularly imprinted on-line solid-phase extraction combined with flow-injection chemiluminescence for the determination of tetracycline

A molecularly imprinted polymer solid phase extraction (MISPE) method combined with flow-injection chemiluminescence (FI-CL) for the determination of residual tetracycline (TC) in fish samples is presented. The molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) of TC was synthesized and particles of this MIP were packed into a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tube, which was connected into the sampling loop of an eight-way injection valve and served as the MISPE column for on-line selective adsorption of TC. The eluent (CH3CN : HNO3 (0.01 mol L(-1)) = 4 ratio 1, v ratio v) was used for extracting the adsorbed TC, which could be detected by its good enhancing effect on the CL reaction between Ce(iv) and rhodamine B. The CL intensity is linear to TC concentration in the range from 4 x 10(-9) to 4 x 10(-7) g mL(-1). The detection limit is 1 x 10(-9) g mL(-1) (3 sigma) and the relative standard deviation is 2.4% (n = 9). The conditions of preconcentration, extraction and CL reaction were carefully studied. The selectivity experiment shows that the selectivity and sensitivity of the CL method could be improved greatly when MIP was used as a recognition material in SPE. However, the MISPE column interacted indiscriminately with oxytetracycline (OTC) with a 49 +/- 2% binding. An intermediate differential pulsed elution (DPE) step using 3% acetic acid as eluent was employed to remove OTC and other interfering substances. The proposed MISPE-CL method has been applied successfully to the determination of TC in fish samples. At the same time, the binding characteristics of the polymer to tetracycline were evaluated by batch and dynamic methods.     

纳米结构分子印迹聚合物及其在药物分析中的应用进展

纳米材料是纳米技术发展的重要基础,它具有许多传统材料所不具备的独特的理化性质,因此有着广泛的应用前景.分子印迹技术是一种通过模拟抗体-抗原相互作用原理,制备具有分子识别功能的聚合物的技术.以纳米材料制备的分子印迹聚合物具有较高的结合容量,较大的选择性和较快的结合动力学特性,近年来备受关注.本文简单概述了零维、一维、二维纳米结构分子印迹聚合物的合成、表征方法及研究现状,并对其在手性药物分析、临床药物分析、传感器及药物残留检测中的应用进行了综述.     

葛根素分子印迹电化学传感器的制备及研究

以丙烯酰胺为功能单体,葛根素为模板分子,马来松香丙烯酸乙二醇酯为交联剂,采用循环伏安法合成了葛根素分子印迹膜,并以此为识别元件制备了葛根素电化学传感器。该传感器对葛根素具有高度的选择性和良好的敏感度,葛根素氧化峰电流与其浓度在6.0×10-8～1.6×10-3mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限为2.0×10-8mol/L。将此传感器用于葛根素注射液和木瓜葛根片中葛根素的含量测定,回收率为97.7%～106.4%。     

A study of a bio-mimetic recognition material for the BAW sensor by molecular imprinting and its application for the determination of paracetamol in the human serum and urine

A new bio-mimetic bulk acoustic wave (BAW) sensor for paracetamol, with a high selectivity and sensitivity, was fabricated by using the molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) as the sensing material. Non-covalent molecular imprinting polymers were synthesized simultaneously using two different functional monomers, namely the weakly basic 4-vinylpyridine (4-VP) and the acidic and hydrogen binding methacrylic acid (MAA). Such imprinted polymers improved recognition capability as compared with the polymers that were synthesized using only one of the functional monomers. Dynamic quartz crystal impedance analysis was employed to study the effect of the viscoelasticity of the polymer coating on the measurement. There was no variation in the viscoelasticity during the detection. The sensor was stable and exhibited good reproducibility. Satisfactory results were obtained in the determination of paracetamol in real samples.     

A Molecularly Imprinted Nicotine-Selective Polymer

Abstract

A (-)-nicotine-selective polymer was prepared by molecular imprinting technique using methacrylic acid as a functional monomer. Liquid-chromatographic tests, using the polymers as a stationary phase, exhibited that the basicity of the functional group of (-)-nicotine is crucial for rebinding by the molecularly imprinted polymer. Scatchard analysis implied that the binding sites generated within the polymer are heterogeneous in terms of affinity, and the apparent dissociation constant of the highest affinity binding sites was estimated as 3.7 μM.     

分子印迹电化学传感器检测水杨酸

以水杨酸(SA)为模板分子,邻苯二胺(o-PPD)及吡咯(Py)为复合功能单体,在石墨烯修饰的玻碳电极表面制备分子印迹电化学传感器(MIP/GO/GCE),用扫描电镜(SEM)观察印迹膜的表面形貌,方波伏安法(SWV)和循环伏安法(CV)对分子印迹传感器的性能进行表征。通过优化实验条件,显示SA浓度在1.0×10-8~1.0×10-2 mol/L范围内,分子印迹传感器峰电流与SA浓度负对数具有良好的线性关系,检出限为8.6×10-9 mol/L。该传感器对SA具有良好的选择性,样品回收率为101%~106%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为3.8%。SA分子印迹传感器的制备简单、抗干扰性好、灵敏度高、成本低廉,具有较好实用价值。