A molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP), prepared around a cotinine template, has been synthesized. The feasibility of using the polymer for solid-phase extraction (SPE) of cotinine from biological samples has been investigated. The results show that cotinine can be quantitatively retained and eluted from the polymer. Experiments with human urine samples indicate that clean target analyte is obtained for HPLC with UV detection using the protocol.
Jun YANGXiao Lan ZHUJi Bao CAIQing De SUYun GAOLiang ZHANG
A new indirect inhibitive immunoassay using surface plasmon resonance(SPR) coupled with molecularly imprinted polymer(MIP) was developed.A sulfamethoxazole(SMX) MIP coating capillary was produced and used as an in-tube solid phase extraction(SPE) device.The MIP coating formed a nanometer film on the inner wall of the capillary.The anti-SMX mono-antibody was inhibited by SMX extracted by the MIP coating in a dose-dependent manner.The calibration curve was generated by linear fit over the range of 0.04-10.00 ng/mL.The limit of detection was 0.01 ng/mL.This method has high sensitivity and can be performed automatically.
A new bovine serum albumin (BSA) surface imprinting method was developed by the incorporation of quantum dots (QDs) into molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP), which can offer shape selectivity. Preparation and adsorption conditions were optimized. Physical appearance of the QDs and QDs-MIP particles was illustrated by scanning electron microscope images. Photoluminescence emission of CdS was quenched when rebinding of the template.The quenching of photoluminescence emissions is presumably due to the fluorescence resonance energy transfer between quantum dots and BSA template molecules. The adsorption is compiled with Langmuir isotherm, and chemical adsorption is the rate-controlling step.The maximum adsorption capacity could reach 226.0 mg/g, which is 142.4 mg/g larger than that of undoped BSA MIP. This study demonstrates the validity of QDs coupled with MIP technology for analyzing BSA.