Computer‐assisted design and synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers for the simultaneous determination of six carbamate pesticides from environmental water

The computer‐assisted design and synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers for the simultaneous capture of six carbamate pesticides from environmental water are reported in this work. The quantum mechanical computational approach was employed to design the molecularly imprinted polymers with carbofuran as template. The interaction energies between the template molecule and different functional monomers in various solvents were calculated to assist in the selection of the functional monomer and porogen. The optimised molecularly imprinted polymer was subsequently used as a class‐selective sorbent in solid‐phase extraction for pre‐concentration and determination of carbamates from environmental water. The parameters influencing the extraction efficiency of the molecularly imprinted solid‐phase extraction procedure were systematically investigated to facilitate the class‐selective extraction. For the proposed method, linearity was observed over the range of 2–500 ng/mL with the correlation coefficient ranging from 0.9760 to 1.000. The limits of detection ranged from 0.2 to 1.2 ng/mL, and the limit of quantification was 4 ng/mL. These results confirm that computer‐assisted design is an effective evaluation tool for molecularly imprinted polymers synthesis, and that molecularly imprinted solid‐phase extraction can be applied to the simultaneous analysis of carbamates in environmental water.     

Microextraction by packed sorbent liquid chromatography with time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry of triazines employing a molecularly imprinted polymer†

Molecularly imprinted polymers for the determination of triazines were synthesized by precipitation using atrazine as template, methacrylic acid as functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as crosslinker, and 2,2′‐azobisisobutrynitrile as initiator. The polymers were characterized by infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy and packed in a device for microextraction by packed sorbent aiming for the preconcentration/cleanup of herbicides, such as atrazine, simazine, simetryn, ametryn, and terbutryn in corn samples. Liquid chromatography coupled with time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry was used for the separation and determination of the herbicides. The selectivity coefficient of molecularly imprinted polymers was compared with that of nonimprinted polymer for the binary mixtures of atrazine/propanil and atrazine/picloram, and the values obtained were 15.6 and 2.96, respectively. The analytical curve ranged from 10 to 80 μg/kg (r = 0.989) and the limits of detection and quantification in the corn matrices were 3.3 and 10 μg/kg, respectively. Intra‐ and interday precisions were < 14.8% and accuracy was better than 90.9% for all herbicides. Polymer synthesis was successfully applied to the cleanup and preconcentration of triazines from fortified corn samples with 91.1–109.1% of recovery.     

Molecularly imprinted spin column extraction coupled with high‐performance liquid chromatography for the selective and simple determination of trace nitrophenols in water samples

In this study, we developed a simple and selective spin column extraction technology utilizing hydrophilic molecularly imprinted polymers as the sorbents for extracting nitrophenol pollutants in water samples (the East Lake, the Yangtze River, and wastewater). The whole procedure was achieved by centrifugation of the spin column, and multiple samples were simultaneously processed with a low volume of solvent and without evaporation. Under the optimized condition, recoveries of nitrophenol compounds on the spin column packed with hydrophilic molecularly imprinted polymers ranged from 87.3 to 92.9% and an excellent purification effect was obtained. Compared with activated carbon, multi‐walled carbon nanotubes, LC‐C₁₈ sorbents, hydrophilic molecularly imprinted polymers exhibited a highly selective recognition ability for nitrophenol compounds and satisfactory sample extraction efficiency. Subsequently, the spin column extraction coupled with high‐performance liquid chromatography was established, which was found to be linear in the range of 2–1000 ng/mL for 2,4‐dinitropehnol and 2‐nitrophenol, and 6–1000 ng/mL for 4‐nitrophenol with correlation coefficients greater than 0.998. The detection limits ranged from 0.3–0.5 ng/mL. It is shown that the proposed method can be used for the determination of trace nitrophenol pollutants in complex samples, which is not only beneficial for water quality analysis but also for environmental risk assessment.     

噻虫胺分子印迹电化学传感器的制备与应用EI北大核心CSCD

以噻虫胺为模板分子,通过恒电位沉积壳聚糖,在还原氧化石墨烯(RGO)修饰的玻碳电极表面制备了可特异性识别噻虫胺的分子印迹传感器。采用交流阻抗法(EIS)、差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)和循环伏安法(CV)对传感器的电化学性能进行表征,优化了电沉积时间、洗脱圈数、孵化时间及溶液pH等实验条件。在优化条件下,以K_(3)[Fe(CN)_(6)]作为电活性探针,DPV峰电流强度与噻虫胺浓度在1.0~1000 nmol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限0.46 nmol/L。将本方法应用于实际样品中噻虫胺的含量测定,加标回收率为97.6%~103.2%。     

Molecularly imprinted polymer-carbon paste electrode (MIP-CPE)-based sensors for the sensitive detection of organic and inorganic environmental pollutants: A review

The rapidly growing existence of a number of contaminants (i.e. heavy metals, dye compounds, explosives and pesticides etc.) in environment is an alarming concern not only due to their harmful impacts for the environment bur also due to their potential high risk for human health. Thus, the careful and sensitive detection of these environmental contaminants is ver crucial. Electrochemical sensors combined with molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) become an attractive area for environmental monitoring. Benefiting from their great features such as high chemical and physical stability, cheap preparation process, excellent selectivity, sensitivity and fast response towards the target compound/s.This review paper aims to present and highlight the latest progresses in the design and development of novel electrochemical sensor systems composed of MIPs and carbon paste electrodes (CPEs) for the sensitive detection of pollutants in environmental samples.     

磁性分子印迹电化学传感法检测痕量奥卡西平

该文以4-乙烯基吡啶和甲基丙烯酸酯为原料制备了一种可用于检测奥卡西平（OXC）的磁性分子印迹 电化学传感器（MNPs－MIP/MCPE）。首先,依据密度泛函数理论（DFT/B3LYP/6－31 + G）计算,实验成功地 筛选和构建出 OXC与功能单体的最佳组合及比例。随后,基于沉淀聚合法合成了能够识别 OXC的磁性分子 印迹膜（MNPs－MIP）,将MNPs－MIP覆于碳糊电极（MCPE）表面制成MNPs－MIP/MCPE。采用差分脉冲伏安 法（DPV）将 MNPs－MIP/MCPE 传感器用于不同浓度 OXC 的测定。结果显示,传感器的峰电流信号随 OXC 浓 度的增大而增大,且OXC分别在5 × 10－8 ～3 × 10－6 mol/L和3 × 10－6 ～1. 5 × 10－4 mol/L浓度范围内与其峰电流 信号呈线性关系,其线性方程分别为：Ip （μA）= 1. 755 + 1. 097c（μmol/L）,相关系数（r）= 0. 999 7 和 Ip （μA）= 0. 131 + 5. 177c（μmol/L）,r = 0. 999 6。OXC的检出限（LOD = 3S/m）为2. 06 × 10－8 mol/L。该传感器成 功用于实际样品中OXC含量的检测,其回收率为99. 4%~101%,相对标准偏差（RSD）为1. 5%～2. 5%。     

A High Sensitivity Electrochemical Sensor Based on Fe3+‐Ion Molecularly Imprinted Film for the Detection of T‐2 Toxin

The excellent detection sensitivity in various matrices of T‐2 toxin (T‐2), which has cytotoxic and immunosuppressive effects in DNA and RNA synthesis, is a highly desirable characteristic. A sensitive molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor was constructed for the selective detection of T‐2. In this study, iron ions (Fe³⁺) were introduced to increase the chelation of the metal ions and templates for preparing molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). With the increased chelation of the metal ions and templates, the selectivity and sensitivity of the MIPs were effectively improved. The imprinted sensor was successfully employed to detect T‐2 in cereals and human serum samples.     

对硝基苯酚分子印迹聚合物最佳功能单体的筛选及其水样固相萃取中的应用

以对硝基苯酚(4-NP)为对象,采用非印迹聚合物(NIP)库筛选法选出乙烯基咪唑为最佳功能单体,通过实验选出乙腈为最合适的聚合溶剂、三甲氧基丙基三甲基丙烯酸酯(TRIM)为交联剂制备分子印迹聚合物。对固相萃取进行了优化,用pH=2.5的磷酸盐缓冲溶液上样、体积比为45∶55的乙腈和磷酸盐缓冲溶液淋洗、甲醇洗脱条件下,聚合物具有最佳印迹效果。4-NP分子印迹聚合物的表观吸附量达到5.8 mg/g。该印迹聚合物对4-NP及其结构类似物苯酚和对氯苯酚的萃取回收率分别为96.0%、78.8%和77.8%,表明具有较高的选择性,还成功地用于自来水样品中4-NP的固相萃取,回收率达到93.1%。由此可得该方法快速、有效,可用于分子印迹聚合物优化制备。     

Rapid,simple and selective determination of 2,4-dinitrophenol by molecularly imprinted spin column extraction coupled with fluorescence detection

A rapid, simple and selective method based on molecularly imprinted, spin column extraction coupled with fluorescence detection was successfully established for the determination of 2,4-dinitrophenol in serum samples. The 2,4-dinitrophenol imprinted polymers exhibited highly selective recognition for the template molecule and the maximum adsorption capacity was 138.9 mg/g. The results indicated that when water is used as the loading solution, only 2,4-dinitrophenol could be adsorbed on the spin column without the remaining structural analogs（2-nitrophenol, 4-nitrophenol and phenol）. After eluting with acetonitrile/acetic acid（9/1, v/v）, 2,4-dinitrophenol in serum samples could be determined by using the fluorescence spectrometer, based on the fluorescence enhancement of fluorescein by the template molecule. Under the optimal conditions, the spiked recovery ranged from 95.8% to 103.4% and the detection limit was 1 nmol/L. The results confirmed the reliability and practicality of the protocol and revealed a good perspective of this method for biological sample analysis.     

Molecularly Imprinted Impedimetric Sensor for Determination of Mycotoxin Zearalenone

The mycotoxin zearalenone (ZEA) prompts reproductive toxicity due to its strong estrogenic effects. In this work, an electrochemical sensor for determination of ZEA was developed by electropolymerization of a molecularly imprinted poly (o‐phenylenediamine) (PPD) film on screen‐printed gold electrode (SPGE) surface. The sensor was examined by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) using K₃[Fe(CN)₆]/K₄[Fe(CN)₆] as redox probe. The molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) sensor showed a wide determination range from 2.50 to 200.00 ngmL^?1 for ZEA. The Limit of detection (LOD) was calculated to be 0.20 ngmL^?1, based on the signal to noise (S/N) ratio equal to 3.0. The sensor displayed good repeatability, with RSD values≤4.6 %, and maintained 93.2 % of its initial response after storage for 10 days in air at room temperature. The developed method was successfully applied for the determination of ZEA in corn flakes with mean recoveries ranged from 96.2 % to 103.8 % and RSDs within the interval of 2.1 % to 3.8 %.