Preparing molecularly imprinted membranes by phase inversion to separate kaempferol

Molecularly imprinted membranes (MIMs) were studied to separate special target molecule – kaempferol, an important active pharmaceutical ingredient. The kaempferol MIM were prepared by the liquid–solid phase inversion method. The effects of polyphenylene sulfone, LiCl, and ZnCl₂ on membrane performance were studied, a high Flux MIM was prepared, then the kaempferol molecularly imprinted polymer membrane, non‐molecularly imprinted membrane, and non‐molecularly imprinted polymer membrane were prepared to investigate adsorption capacity. From adsorption isotherm curve, the maximum equilibrium adsorption quantity was 890 µg/g, and it was MIM. The MIM and molecularly imprinted polymer membrane give high selectivity towards kaempferol; the non‐molecularly imprinted membrane and non‐molecularly imprinted polymer membrane showed low adsorption quantity and selectivity. The reuse experiment of the MIM indicated that it has good reuse property. All the results showed binding sites were important in the separation process of MIMs. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

琥珀酸氯霉素分子印迹聚合膜的制备及其吸附特性研究

为制备对琥珀酸氯霉素分子具有特异性吸附的分子印迹聚合物膜, 利用模板分子琥珀酸氯霉素(HS-CAP)、功能单体甲基丙烯酸(MA)、交联剂乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯(EGDMA)、引发剂偶氮二异丁腈(AIBN)、溶剂四氢呋喃, 采用紫外光引发聚合的方法制备出含有HS-CAP分子印迹位点的印迹聚合微粒, 并使用相转化的方法, 制备含有这种HS-CAP分子印迹微粒的醋酸纤维素膜. 然后通过吸附实验检测该印迹膜的吸附特性, 与非印迹膜相比, 印迹膜对模板分子具有良好的特异性识别作用, 与印迹膜相互作用的模板分子溶液, 在作用前后浓度发生了显著的变化; 印迹膜对模板分子的识别作用主要集中于与模板分子相互作用的最初2 h之内, 并随作用时间的延长而降低; 当模板分子浓度介于0.2～0.0125 mg/mL这一范围内时, 模板分子溶液浓度越高, 印迹膜的吸附特性越明显. 本实验所制备的分子印迹聚合膜对模板分子具有特异性识别能力, 可以在下一步研制以分子印迹聚合膜为基础的检测氯霉素残留的传感设备中得到应用.     

Preparation of magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers for the rapid and selective separation and enrichment of perfluorooctane sulfonate

As a persistent organic pollutant, perfluorooctane sulfonate has drawn a great worldwide attention. In this contribution, a novel material of magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers, based on perfluorooctane sulfonate, as a template, molecule was prepared. The magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, and vibrating sample magnetometry. The adsorption isotherm was measured, and adsorption kinetic tests were conducted. The adsorbents possess high recognition ability (2.460 mg/g) and short adsorption equilibration time (60 min). Besides, they show good specificity and good reusability with the adsorption capacities of adsorbent toward perfluorooctane sulfonate decreasing less than 3% after five adsorption–desorption cycles. The magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers were used successfully in the separation and enrichment of perfluorooctane sulfonate in real water sample and exhibited good prospects in environmental treatment and monitoring.     

分子印迹聚合物选择性降低烟气中稠环芳烃类物质

以芘(PYR)为模板,由热引发本体聚合合成了芘分子印迹聚合物(MIP),考察了印迹聚合物的选择性吸附性能,采用Scatchard模型分析了印迹聚合物的结合特性,用离线固相萃取实验考察了印迹聚合物对同类底物的吸附能力,并将芘分子印迹聚合物应用到卷烟滤嘴中,用GC/MS法考察了卷烟主流烟气中稠环芳烃类物质释放量的变化。 结果表明,芘分子印迹聚合物具有选择性降低卷烟烟气中稠环芳烃类物质的功能,当MIP添加量为1.5 mg时,能将卷烟烟气中的苯并[a]芘(B[a]P)、苯并(a)蒽(B[a]A)和苣(CHR)的释放量分别降低31.08%、25.69%和27.33%。     

Synthesis and Characterization of Molecularly Imprinted Nanoparticle Polymers for Selective Separation of Anthracene

Two anthracene molecularly imprinted nanoparticle polymers namely; An–MINP1 and An–MINP2, were synthesized using the precipitation polymerization method. An–MINPs were used for selective separation of anthracene from aqueous solutions. The data revealed that the maximum binding capacity of An–MINPs for anthracene were 320.8 and 374.3 mg g^?1 for An–MINP1 and An–MIPN2, respectively, compared with 2.8 and 4 µg g^?1 obtained by using their corresponding non-imprinted polymers NIP1 and NIP2, respectively. Under optimized conditions, An–MINPs give high selectivity and sensitivity of anthracene separation. The anthracene uptake percentage from aqueous solutions ranged from 90.3 to 99.9%.     

Surface‐imprinted magnetic nanoparticles for the selective enrichment and fast separation of fluoroquinolones in human serum

Surface enrofloxacin‐imprinted magnetic nanoparticles were prepared for the selective recognition and fast separation of fluoroquinolones in human serum by surface‐initiated reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization. The surface morphology and imprinted behavior were investigated and optimized. The living/controlled nature of reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer polymerization reaction allowed the successful construction of well‐defined imprinted polymer layer outside the Fe₃O₄ core. Such molecularly imprinted polymers exhibited superparamagnetic properties and specific recognition toward fluoroquinolones. Combined with reversed‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography, the prepared molecularly imprinted polymers were used for the selective enrichment and analysis of fluoroquinolones in human serum samples. The recoveries of four fluoroquinolones were 86.8–95.3% with relative standard deviations of 2.0–6.8% (n  = 3). Such magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers have great prospects in the separation and enrichment of trace analysts in complex biological samples.     

柚皮苷分子印迹膜的水相制备与识别

以柚皮苷为印迹分子,PEG为致孔剂,在水相中制备了柚皮苷分子印迹壳聚糖膜.分别讨论了交联剂、致孔剂和印迹分子的用量对印迹膜结构和性能的影响.用SEM观察了致孔剂对印迹膜形貌及孔径的影响.紫外吸收光谱分析、柚皮苷在不同体系中的溶解度变化,以及红外光谱分析的结果表明功能聚合物壳聚糖和模板分子柚皮苷间形成了氢键.膜的渗透实验结果表明,在水相中,柚皮苷分子印迹膜能有效地从新橙皮苷和柚皮苷的混合液中分离出印迹分子柚皮苷,选择透过率为11.16%.     

锌-槲皮素配位分子印迹聚合物膜渗透特性的研究

采用紫外光引发原位聚合的方法制备了以聚偏氟乙烯管状微孔滤膜为支撑膜的锌离子配位分子印迹聚合物膜. 通过膜渗透实验表明, 在一定浓度锌离子存在下, 印迹膜对模板分子槲皮素表现出良好的渗透选择性. 分别考察了阳离子和阴离子对印迹膜渗透模板分子的影响. 本工作对分子印迹技术应用于实际样品中槲皮素的分离与富集具有重要意义.     

环丙沙星分子印迹聚合物的合成及识别性能研究

采用分子印迹技术合成了以环丙沙星为印迹分子,以甲基丙烯酸和4-乙烯基吡啶同时为功能单体的分子印迹聚合物。运用平衡结合实验研究了印迹聚合物的吸附特性和选择识别能力。Scatchard分析表明,在所研究的浓度范围内,分子印迹聚合物中形成了两类不同的结合位点。底物选择实验表明,这种聚合物对环丙沙星呈现高的选择结合能力。     

Signaling molecularly imprinted polymers: molecular recognition-based sensing materials

Molecular imprinting is a template polymerization technique that can easily provide synthetic polymers capable of molecular recognition for given target molecules. In addition to their highly specific recognition ability, we are attempting to introduce signaling functions to molecularly imprinted polymers, enabling them to respond according to specific binding events. Some of our work regarding such signaling molecularly imprinted polymers is presented here, including molecularly imprinted polymers that induce spectral shifts of target compounds because of binding. Such compounds include hydrogen-bonding-based fluorescent imprinted polymers and metalloporphyrin-based signaling molecularly imprinted polymers.     

Towards the development of a portable sensor based on a molecularly imprinted membrane for the rapid determination of salbutamol in pig urine

A new type of conductometric probe based on a molecularly imprinted membrane (MIM) for the detection of salbutamol has been designed and fabricated. The probe consists of two parallel screen-printed electrodes (SPE). One of the SPEs was coated with a molecularly imprinted membrane using salbutamol as the template, and the other was modified with a non-molecularly imprinted membrane (N-MIM). Measurements of salbutamol were conducted after the conductometric probe had been connected to a commercial portable conductometer. Multi-sample or successive detections could be easily accomplished by replacing the one-off SPE coated with the salbutamol molecularly imprinted membrane with a new one. The conductometric response of the sensor to the concentration of salbutamol displayed a linear correlation over a range from 50 to 280 nM, with a detection limit of 13.5 nM. The recoveries reached 92.1-98.3% based on pig urine samples. In addition, the sensor based on this new type of probe demonstrated high sensitivity and selectivity for salbutamol.     

Determination of melamine in aquaculture feed samples based on molecularly imprinted solid‐phase extraction

This research highlights the application of highly efficient molecularly imprinted solid‐phase extraction for the preconcentration and analysis of melamine in aquaculture feed samples. Melamine‐imprinted polymers were synthesized employing methacrylic acid and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as functional monomer and cross‐linker, respectively. The characteristics of obtained polymers were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and binding experiments. The imprinted polymers showed an excellent adsorption ability for melamine and were applied as special solid‐phase extraction sorbents for the selective cleanup of melamine. An off‐line molecularly imprinted solid‐phase extraction procedure was developed for the separation and enrichment of melamine from aquaculture feed samples prior to high‐performance liquid chromatography analysis. Optimum molecularly imprinted solid‐phase extraction conditions led to recoveries of the target in spiked feed samples in the range 84.6–96.6% and the relative standard deviation less than 3.38% (n = 3). The aquaculture feed sample was determined, and there was no melamine found. The results showed that the molecularly imprinted solid‐phase extraction protocols permitted the sensitive, uncomplicated and inexpensive separation and pre‐treatment of melamine in aquaculture feed samples.     

Novel composite membranes embedded with molecularly imprinted porous polymeric nanospheres for targeted phenol

In the present research, novel hybrid molecularly imprinted polymer (HMIP) membranes were synthesized for selective adsorption and separation of phenol toxic molecules from aqueous solutions. Molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) nanospheres for targeted phenol were successfully prepared using precipitation polymerization of methacrylic acid, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, followed by integrating into polysulfone matrix to create the HMIP membranes via a phase inversion method. The fabricated materials were characterized from the viewpoints of spectroscopic analysis, structural and surface morphological properties, porosimetry, and batch rebinding assays. The imprinted polymeric nanospheres with mean diameter value ranging from 210 to 250 nm and average pore diameter of 8 nm were obtained according to the morphological and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy pictures demonstrated that the MIP spheres were uniformly distributed on the surface and in the bulk polymer phase of the hybrid membrane. The surface roughness, porosity, and permeate flux of membrane were significantly augmented by addition of the imprinted polymer particles in the dope solution. HMIP‐2 membrane containing 10 wt% of MIP showed the highest binding capacity and an excellent molecular recognition for phenol with respect to the correlative blank membrane. The selective recognition of phenol on the HMIP‐2 membrane was 3.5 times larger than the analogous compound (i.e. catechol). Moreover, the maximum separation factor of phenol was obtained as 2.19 relative to catechol through selective permeation studies, which was also observed for HMIP‐2 membrane. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Integrated photografted molecularly imprinted polymers with a cellulose acetate membrane for the extraction of melamine from dry milk before HPLC analysis

In this study, a new separation technique based on membrane extraction is described for the determination of melamine in dry milk. The water‐compatible cellulose acetate membrane, which is photografted by melamine imprinted nanospheres, was prepared by placing the membrane into the polymerization solution containing methacrylic acid as a functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as cross‐linker, acetonitrile as porogen, and melamine as the template molecule. The characterization of the polymeric membrane was performed by Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. This integrated composite membrane was used as a solid‐phase extraction medium for the extraction of melamine from dry milk samples. Various parameters affecting the extraction efficiency of the membrane were evaluated. The results showed higher binding capacity for melamine imprinted membranes in comparison with the nonimprinted membranes. High‐performance liquid chromatography analysis showed that the extraction of melamine from dry milk by the photografted cellulose acetate membrane had a linear calibration curve in the range of 0.02–11.80 μg/mL with an excellent precision of 2.73%. The limit of detection and quantification of melamine was 0.007 and 0.020 μg/mL, respectively. The recoveries of melamine were in the range of 88.7–94.8%.     

分子印迹聚合物膜对氨基酸海因手性化合物的选择性结合和透过性质研究

合成了可对氨基酸海因对映异构体选择性分离的分子印迹聚合物膜。利用紫外光谱法比较不同功能单体与模板分子的作用能力。以丙烯酰胺为功能单体,在极性溶剂中制备了5R-5氨-基酸海因的分子印迹聚合物膜,通过Scatchard分析法研究膜中结合位点情况。通过膜透过实验研究印迹膜对外消旋体的分离特性。Scatchard分析显示聚合物膜中形成了两类结合位点,其解离常数分别为1.88mmol/L和5.14mmol/L;选择性透过实验表明膜中形成了与5R-5氨-基酸海因分子形状和功能基因位置匹配的孔穴。与非印迹聚合物膜相比,印迹聚合物膜对对映体具有良好的选择性。     

Synthesis of surface molecularly imprinted polymer and the selective solid phase extraction of imidazole from its structural analogs

A surface molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was synthesized by using imidazole as the template and modified silica particles as the support material. The static adsorption, solid phase extraction (SPE) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) experiments were performed to investigate the adsorption properties and selective recognition characteristics of the polymer for imidazole and its structural analogs. It was shown that the maximum binding capacities of imidazole on the MIP and the non-imprinted polymer (NIP) were 312 and 169 μmol g⁻¹, respectively. The adsorption was fast and the adsorption equilibrium was achieved in 30 min. The binding process could be described by pseudo-second order kinetics. Compared with the corresponding non-imprinted polymer, the molecularly imprinted polymer exhibited much higher adsorption performance and selectivity for imidazole. The selective separation of imidazole from a mixture of 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([C₆mim][Br]) and 2,4-dichlorophenol could be achieved on the MIP-SPE column. The recoveries of imidazole and [C₆mim][Br] were 97.6-102.7% and 12.2-17.3%, respectively, but 2,4-dichlorophenol could not be retained on the column. The surface molecularly imprinted polymer presented here may find useful application as a solid phase absorbent to separate trace imidazole in environmental water samples. This may also form the basis for our research program on the preparation and application of alkyl-imidazolium imprinted polymers.     

金属卟啉分子印迹聚合物的合成与性能研究

以5-(4-羟基苯基)-10,15,20-三苯基卟啉锌为印迹分子,4-乙烯基吡啶为功能单体,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯为交联剂,合成了具有金属卟啉识别能力的分子印迹聚合物.紫外可见滴定光谱研究表明,功能单体与印迹分子在聚合前形成1:1的配合物.通过吸附试验、荧光光谱及斯卡查特分析法,考察了分子印迹聚合物对锌卟啉化合物的识别性能.结果表明,印迹聚合物对结构类似的卟啉化合物具有良好的识别能力,对印迹分子荧光性能的影响远大于其对应的非印迹聚合物.在浓度较低时,印迹聚合物对印迹分子的结合常数和最大结合量分别为:1.61×106L/mol和3.22×10-5mol/g.     

分子印迹膜的制备研究进展

将分子印迹技术与膜分离技术相结合的分子印迹膜,由于其高选择性,近年来受到了国内外研究者的广泛关注.本文初步探讨了分子印迹膜(MIM) 的两种分离机理以及目前主要的制备方法:同步法和复合法.     

Water‐compatible molecularly imprinted polymer as a sorbent for the selective extraction and purification of adefovir from human serum and urine

A molecularly imprinted polymer has been synthesized to specifically extract adefovir, an antiviral drug, from serum and urine by dispersive solid‐phase extraction before high‐performance liquid chromatography with UV analysis. The imprinted polymers were prepared by bulk polymerization by a noncovalent imprinting method that involved the use of adefovir (template molecule) and functional monomer (methacrylic acid) complex prior to polymerization, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as cross‐linker, and chloroform as porogen. Molecular recognition properties, binding capacity, and selectivity of the molecularly imprinted polymers were evaluated and the results show that the obtained polymers have high specific retention and enrichment for adefovir in aqueous medium. The new imprinted polymer was utilized as a molecular sorbent for the separation of adefovir from human serum and urine. The serum and urine extraction of adefovir by the molecularly imprinted polymer followed by high‐performance liquid chromatography showed a linear calibration curve in the range of 20–100 μg/L with excellent precisions (2.5 and 2.8% for 50 μg/L), respectively. The limit of detection and limit of quantization were determined in serum (7.62 and 15.1 μg/L), and urine (5.45 and 16 μg/L). The recoveries for serum and urine samples were found to be 88.2–93.5 and 84.3–90.2%, respectively.     

Preparation of ellagic acid molecularly imprinted polymeric microspheres based on distillation–precipitation polymerization for the efficient purification of a crude extract

Molecularly imprinted polymeric microspheres with a high recognition ability toward the template molecule, ellagic acid, were synthesized based on distillation–precipitation polymerization. The as‐obtained polymers were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. Static, dynamic, and selective binding tests were adopted to study the binding properties and the molecular recognition ability of the prepared polymers for ellagic acid. The results indicated that the maximum static adsorption capacity of the prepared polymers toward ellagic acid was 37.07 mg/g and the adsorption equilibrium time was about 100 min when the concentration of ellagic acid was 40 mg/mL. Molecularly imprinted polymeric microspheres were also highly selective toward ellagic acid compared with its analogue quercetin. It was found that the content of ellagic acid in the pomegranate peel extract was enhanced from 23 to 86% after such molecularly imprinted solid‐phase extraction process. This work provides an efficient way for effective separation and enrichment of ellagic acid from complex matrix, which is especially valuable in industrial production.