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Mostafa AM, Barton SJ, Wren SP, Barker J. Development of Highly Sensitive Fluorescent Sensors for Separation-Free Detection and Quantitation Systems of Pepsin Enzyme Applying a Structure-Guided Approach. BIOSENSORS 2024; 14:151. [PMID: 38534258 DOI: 10.3390/bios14030151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Two fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were developed for pepsin enzyme utilising fluorescein and rhodamine b. The main difference between both dyes is the presence of two (diethylamino) groups in the structure of rhodamine b. Consequently, we wanted to investigate the effect of these functional groups on the selectivity and sensitivity of the resulting MIPs. Therefore, two silica-based MIPs for pepsin enzyme were developed using 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane as a functional monomer and tetraethyl orthosilicate as a crosslinker to achieve a one-pot synthesis. Results of our study revealed that rhodamine b dyed MIPs (RMIPs) showed stronger binding, indicated by a higher binding capacity value of 256 mg g-1 compared to 217 mg g-1 for fluorescein dyed MIPs (FMIPs). Moreover, RMIPs showed superior sensitivity in the detection and quantitation of pepsin with a linear range from 0.28 to 42.85 µmol L-1 and a limit of detection (LOD) as low as 0.11 µmol L-1. In contrast, FMIPs covered a narrower range from 0.71 to 35.71 µmol L-1, and the LOD value reached 0.34 µmol L-1, which is three times less sensitive than RMIPs. Finally, the developed FMIPs and RMIPs were applied to a separation-free quantification system for pepsin in saliva samples without interference from any cross-reactors.
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- Aya M Mostafa
- School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, London KT1 2EE, UK
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
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- School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, London KT1 2EE, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, London KT1 2EE, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, London KT1 2EE, UK
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Ni X, Tang X, Wang D, Zhang J, Zhao L, Gao J, He H, Dramou P. Research progress of sensors based on molecularly imprinted polymers in analytical and biomedical analysis. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 235:115659. [PMID: 37657406 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have had tremendous impact on biomimetic recognition due to their precise specificity and high affinity comparable to that of antibodies, which has shown the great advantages of easy preparation, good stability and low cost. The combination of MIPs with other analytical technologies can not only achieve rapid extraction and sensitive detection of target compounds, improving the level of analysis, but also achieve precise targeted delivery, in-vivo imaging and other applications. Among them, the recognition mechanism plays a vital role in chemical and biological sensing, while the improvement of the recognition element, such as the addition of new nanomaterials, can greatly improve the analytical performance of the sensor, especially in terms of selectivity. Currently, due to the need for rapid diagnosis and improved sensing properties (such as selectivity, stability, and cost-effectiveness), researchers are investigating new recognition elements and their combinations to improve the recognition capabilities of chemical sensing and bio-sensing. Therefore, this review mainly discusses the design strategies of optical sensors, electrochemical sensors and photoelectric sensors with molecular imprinting technology and their applications in environmental systems, food fields, drug detection and biology including bacteria and viruses.
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- Xu Ni
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China; Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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Liu R, Ko CC. Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Based Luminescent Chemosensors. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:295. [PMID: 36832061 PMCID: PMC9953969 DOI: 10.3390/bios13020295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-based luminescent chemosensors combine the advantages of the highly specific molecular recognition of the imprinting sites and the high sensitivity with the luminescence detection. These advantages have drawn great attention during the past two decades. Luminescent molecularly imprinted polymers (luminescent MIPs) towards different targeted analytes are constructed with different strategies, such as the incorporation of luminescent functional monomers, physical entrapment, covalent attachment of luminescent signaling elements on the MIPs, and surface-imprinting polymerization on the luminescent nanomaterials. In this review, we will discuss the design strategies and sensing approaches of luminescent MIP-based chemosensors, as well as their selected applications in biosensing, bioimaging, food safety, and clinical diagnosis. The limitations and prospects for the future development of MIP-based luminescent chemosensors will also be discussed.
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Zhang W, Li Q, Zhang H. Efficient Optosensing of Hippuric Acid in the Undiluted Human Urine with Hydrophilic "Turn-On"-Type Fluorescent Hollow Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Microparticles. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031077. [PMID: 36770744 PMCID: PMC9920520 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The development of complex biological sample-compatible fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) with improved performances is highly important for their real-world bioanalytical and biomedical applications. Herein, we report on the first hydrophilic "turn-on"-type fluorescent hollow MIP microparticles capable of directly, highly selectively, and rapidly optosensing hippuric acid (HA) in the undiluted human urine samples. These fluorescent hollow MIP microparticles were readily obtained through first the synthesis of core-shell-corona-structured nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD)-labeled hydrophilic fluorescent MIP microspheres by performing one-pot surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization on the preformed "living" silica particles and subsequent removal of their silica core via hydrofluoric acid etching. They showed "turn-on" fluorescence and high optosensing selectivity and sensitivity toward HA in the artificial urine (the limit of detection = 0.097 μM) as well as outstanding photostability and reusability. Particularly, they exhibited much more stable aqueous dispersion ability, significantly faster optosensing kinetics, and higher optosensing sensitivity than their solid counterparts. They were also directly used for quantifying HA in the undiluted human urine with good recoveries (96.0%-102.0%) and high accuracy (RSD ≤ 4.0%), even in the presence of several analogues of HA. Such fluorescent hollow MIP microparticles hold much promise for rapid and accurate HA detection in the clinical diagnostic field.
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Jiang S, Wang T, Behren S, Westerlind U, Gawlitza K, Persson JL, Rurack K. Sialyl-Tn Antigen-Imprinted Dual Fluorescent Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Ratiometric Sialyl-Tn Antigen Detection and Dual-Color Labeling of Cancer Cells. ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS 2022; 5:17592-17605. [PMID: 36583127 PMCID: PMC9791662 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c03252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Sialyl-Tn (STn or sialyl-Thomsen-nouveau) is a carbohydrate antigen expressed by more than 80% of human carcinomas. We here report a strategy for ratiometric STn detection and dual-color cancer cell labeling, particularly, by molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). Imprinting was based on spectroscopic studies of a urea-containing green-fluorescent monomer 1 and STn-Thr-Na (sodium salt of Neu5Acα2-6GalNAcα-O-Thr). A few-nanometer-thin green-fluorescent polymer shell, in which STn-Thr-Na was imprinted with 1, other comonomers, and a cross-linker, was synthesized from the surface of red-emissive carbon nanodot (R-CND)-doped silica nanoparticles, resulting in dual fluorescent STn-MIPs. Dual-color labeling of cancer cells was achieved since both red and green emissions were detected in two separate channels of the microscope and an improved accuracy was obtained in comparison with single-signal MIPs. The flow cytometric cell analysis showed that the binding of STn-MIPs was significantly higher (p < 0.001) than that of non-imprinted polymer (NIP) control particles within the same cell line, allowing to distinguish populations. Based on the modularity of the luminescent core-fluorescent MIP shell architecture, the concept can be transferred in a straightforward manner to other target analytes.
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- Shan Jiang
- Chemical
and Optical Sensing Division (1.9), Bundesanstalt
für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Straße
11, D-12489Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, S-901 87Umeå, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, Umeå University, S-901 87Umeå, Sweden
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- Chemical
and Optical Sensing Division (1.9), Bundesanstalt
für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Straße
11, D-12489Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, S-901 87Umeå, Sweden
- Division
of Experimental Cancer Research, Department of Translational Medicine,
Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, S-214 28Malmö, Sweden
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- Chemical
and Optical Sensing Division (1.9), Bundesanstalt
für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Straße
11, D-12489Berlin, Germany
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Preparation of complex biological sample-compatible “turn-on”-type ratiometric fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymer microspheres via one-pot surface-initiated ATRP. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:464. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05551-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A Critical Review on the Use of Molecular Imprinting for Trace Heavy Metal and Micropollutant Detection. CHEMOSENSORS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors10080296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Molecular recognition has been described as the “ultimate” form of sensing and plays a fundamental role in biological processes. There is a move towards biomimetic recognition elements to overcome inherent problems of natural receptors such as limited stability, high-cost, and variation in response. In recent years, several alternatives have emerged which have found their first commercial applications. In this review, we focus on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) since they present an attractive alternative due to recent breakthroughs in polymer science and nanotechnology. For example, innovative solid-phase synthesis methods can produce MIPs with sometimes greater affinities than natural receptors. Although industry and environmental agencies require sensors for continuous monitoring, the regulatory barrier for employing MIP-based sensors is still low for environmental applications. Despite this, there are currently no sensors in this area, which is likely due to low profitability and the need for new legislation to promote the development of MIP-based sensors for pollutant and heavy metal monitoring. The increased demand for point-of-use devices and home testing kits is driving an exponential growth in biosensor production, leading to an expected market value of over GPB 25 billion by 2023. A key requirement of point-of-use devices is portability, since the test must be conducted at “the time and place” to pinpoint sources of contamination in food and/or water samples. Therefore, this review will focus on MIP-based sensors for monitoring pollutants and heavy metals by critically evaluating relevant literature sources from 1993 to 2022.
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Valderrey V, Gawlitza K, Rurack K. Thiourea‐ and Amino‐Substituted Benzoxadiazole Dyes with Large Stokes Shifts as Red‐Emitting Probe Monomers for Imprinted Polymer Layers Targeting Carboxylate‐Containing Antibiotics. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104525. [PMID: 35224792 PMCID: PMC9310751 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Bifunctional fluorescent molecular oxoanion probes based on the benzoxadiazole (BD) chromophore are described which integrate a thiourea binding motif and a polymerizable 2‐aminoethyl methacrylate unit in the 4,7‐positions of the BD core. Concerted charge transfer in this electron donor‐acceptor‐donor architecture endows the dyes with strongly Stokes shifted (up to >250 nm) absorption and fluorescence. Binding of electron‐rich carboxylate guests at the thiourea receptor leads to further analyte‐induced red‐shifts of the emission, shifting the fluorescence maximum of the complexes to ≥700 nm. Association constants for acetate are ranging from 1–5×105 M−1 in acetonitrile. Integration of one of the fluorescent probes through its polymerizable moiety into molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) grafted from the surface of submicron silica cores yielded fluorescent MIP‐coated particle probes for the selective detection of antibiotics containing aliphatic carboxylate groups such as enoxacin (ENOX) at micromolar concentrations in highly polar solvents like acetonitrile.
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- Virginia Valderrey
- Chemical and Optical Sensing Division Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) Richard-Willstätter-Straße 11 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Chemical and Optical Sensing Division Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) Richard-Willstätter-Straße 11 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Chemical and Optical Sensing Division Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) Richard-Willstätter-Straße 11 12489 Berlin Germany
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Red-Emitting Polymerizable Guanidinium Dyes as Fluorescent Probes in Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Glyphosate Detection. CHEMOSENSORS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors10030099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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The development of methodologies to sense glyphosate has gained momentum due to its toxicological and ecotoxicological effects. In this work, a red-emitting and polymerizable guanidinium benzoxadiazole probe was developed for the fluorescence detection of glyphosate. The interaction of the fluorescent probe and the tetrabutylammonium salt of glyphosate was studied via UV/vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy in chloroform and acetonitrile. The selective recognition of glyphosate was achieved by preparing molecularly imprinted polymers, able to discriminate against other common herbicides such as 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (dicamba), as thin layers on submicron silica particles. The limits of detection of 4.8 µM and 0.6 µM were obtained for the sensing of glyphosate in chloroform and acetonitrile, respectively. The reported system shows promise for future application in the sensing of glyphosate through further optimization of the dye and the implementation of a biphasic assay with water/organic solvent mixtures for sensing in aqueous environmental samples.
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Influence of the synthesis parameters on the efficiency of fluorescent ion-imprinted polymers for lead detection. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.105134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Shi X, Zhang W, Zhang H. Biological sample-compatible Au nanoparticle-containing fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymer microspheres by combining RAFT polymerization and Au-thiol chemistry. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:6673-6681. [DOI: 10.1039/d2tb00179a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The development of biological sample-compatible fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) with more functions and/or improved performance is of great importance for various bioanalytical and biomedical applications, but remains challenging. Herein,...
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Mostafa AM, Barton SJ, Wren SP, Barker J. Review on molecularly imprinted polymers with a focus on their application to the analysis of protein biomarkers. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Dual-Fluorescent Nanoparticle Probes Consisting of a Carbon Nanodot Core and a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Shell. Methods Mol Biol 2021. [PMID: 34410671 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1629-1_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Dual-fluorescent molecularly imprinted nanoparticles with a red-emissive carbon nanodot-doped silica core and a chlorogenic acid-imprinted fluorescent polymer layer are prepared and their use in ratiometric fluorometric analysis is described. Nanoparticle probes consisting of a shielded and stably emitting core and a shell with embedded binding sites that indicates the presence of an analyte with a change in emission allow for internally referenced measurements potentially accounting for detrimental influences from instrument drifts, light source fluctuations or sensor materials-related inhomogeneities.
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Hou Y, Zou Y, Zhou Y, Zhang H. Biological Sample-Compatible Ratiometric Fluorescent Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Microspheres by RAFT Coupling Chemistry. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:12403-12413. [PMID: 32969664 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Ratiometric fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) sensors hold great promise in many bioanalytical areas because of their high sensitivity and selectivity as well as excellent self-referencing and visual detection capability. However, their synthetic strategies are rather limited and the development of such optosensing MIPs that can directly and selectively quantify small organic analytes in complex biological samples remains a formidable challenge owing to the complexity of sample matrices. Herein, a versatile and modular strategy to obtaining well-defined ratiometric fluorescent MIP microspheres capable of directly and selectively detecting an organic herbicide [2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)] in undiluted pure milks is described. First, it involves the synthesis of uniform "living" polymer particles via RAFT precipitation polymerization, their successive well-controlled grafting of a polymer shell labeled with red CdTe QDs (being inert to 2,4-D) and an MIP shell labeled with green 4-nitrobenzo[c][1,2,5]oxadiazole (NBD) units (showing fluorescence "light-up" upon binding 2,4-D) via surface-initiated RAFT polymerization, and final grafting of hydrophilic poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes via an efficient coupling reaction (i.e., RAFT coupling chemistry). The resulting hydrophilic dual fluorescent MIP particles showed excellent photostability and reusability. They exhibited obvious analyte binding-induced "turn-on"-type ratiometric fluorescence (and color) change and high 2,4-D optosensing selectivity and sensitivity in pure bovine milk (with a detection limit of 0.13 μM). Moreover, they were directly applied to 2,4-D determination in undiluted pure goat milk with good recoveries (96.0-103.2%) and high accuracy (RSD = 1.5-5.5%), even in the presence of several analogues of 2,4-D. The general applicability of our strategy was also demonstrated. This study paves the way for efficiently developing various advanced MIP optosensors (of easily tunable structures and desired properties) highly promising in many bioanalytical applications.
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- Yuxia Hou
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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Stavro Santarosa A, Berti F, Tommasini M, Calabretti A, Forzato C. Signal-On Fluorescent Imprinted Nanoparticles for Sensing of Phenols in Aqueous Olive Leaves Extracts. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E1011. [PMID: 32466364 PMCID: PMC7353427 DOI: 10.3390/nano10061011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The activation of signals in fluorescent nanosensors upon interaction with their targets is highly desirable. To this aim, several molecularly imprinted nanogels have been synthetized for the recognition of tyrosol, hydroxytyrosol and oleuropein in aqueous extracts using the non-covalent approach. Two of them contain fluorescein derivatives as co-monomers, and their fluorescence emission is switched on upon binding of the target phenols. The selection of functional monomers was previously done by analyzing the interactions by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in deuterated dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO-d6) of the monomers with tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol. Polymers were synthetized under high dilution conditions to obtain micro- and nano-particles, as verified by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). 1,4-Divinylbenzene (DVB) was used in the fluorescent polymers in order to enhance the interactions with the aromatic ring of the templates tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol by π-π stacking. The results were fully satisfactory as to rebinding: DVB-crosslinked molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) gave over 50 nmol/mg rebinding. The sensitivity of the fluorescent MIPs was excellent, with LODs in the pM range. The sensing polymers were tested on real olive leaves extracts, with very good performance and negligible matrix effects.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Trieste, via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy; (A.S.S.); (F.B.); (M.T.); (A.C.)
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Xu S, Zou Y, Zhang H. Well-defined hydrophilic "turn-on"-type ratiometric fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymer microspheres for direct and highly selective herbicide optosensing in the undiluted pure milks. Talanta 2020; 211:120711. [PMID: 32070587 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.120711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-based optosensing materials capable of direct, reliable, and highly selective detection of small organic analytes in complex aqueous samples hold great promise in many bioanalytical applications, but their development remains a challenging task. Addressing this issue, well-defined hydrophilic "turn-on"-type ratiometric fluorescent MIP microspheres are developed via a versatile and modular strategy based on the controlled/"living" radical polymerization method. Its general principle was demonstrated by the synthesis of red CdTe quantum dot (QD)-labeled silica particles with surface-bound atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)-initiating groups via the one-pot sol-gel reaction and their successive grafting of a thin fluorescent 2,4-D (an organic herbicide)-MIP layer (labeled with green organic fluorophores bearing both nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD) and urea interacting groups) and hydrophilic poly(glyceryl monomethacrylate) (PGMMA) brushes via surface-initiated ATRP. The introduction of PGMMA brushes and rationally selected dual fluorescence labeling (i.e., red CdTe QDs being inert to 2,4-D and green NBD showing fluorescence "light-up" upon binding 2,4-D) onto MIP particles afforded them excellent complex aqueous sample-compatibility (due to their largely enhanced hydrophilicity) and analyte binding-induced "turn-on"-type ratiometric fluorescence changes, respectively. Such advanced MIP particles proved to be promising optosensing materials, which had a detection limit of 0.13 μM and showed obvious fluorescent color change upon binding different concentrations of 2,4-D in the undiluted pure milk. Moreover, they were successfully applied for direct and highly selective quantification of 2,4-D in the undiluted pure goat and bovine milks with good recoveries (97.9%-104.5%), even in the presence of several analogues of 2,4-D.
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- Sijia Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China.
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Gui R, Jin H. Recent advances in synthetic methods and applications of photo-luminescent molecularly imprinted polymers. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2019.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Regan B, Boyle F, O'Kennedy R, Collins D. Evaluation of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Point-of-Care Testing for Cardiovascular Disease. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 19:E3485. [PMID: 31395843 PMCID: PMC6720456 DOI: 10.3390/s19163485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Molecular imprinting is a rapidly growing area of interest involving the synthesis of artificial recognition elements that enable the separation of analyte from a sample matrix and its determination. Traditionally, this approach can be successfully applied to small analyte (<1.5 kDa) separation/ extraction, but, more recently it is finding utility in biomimetic sensors. These sensors consist of a recognition element and a transducer similar to their biosensor counterparts, however, the fundamental distinction is that biomimetic sensors employ an artificial recognition element. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) employed as the recognition elements in biomimetic sensors contain binding sites complementary in shape and functionality to their target analyte. Despite the growing interest in molecularly imprinting techniques, the commercial adoption of this technology is yet to be widely realised for blood sample analysis. This review aims to assess the applicability of this technology for the point-of-care testing (POCT) of cardiovascular disease-related biomarkers. More specifically, molecular imprinting is critically evaluated with respect to the detection of cardiac biomarkers indicative of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), such as the cardiac troponins (cTns). The challenges associated with the synthesis of MIPs for protein detection are outlined, in addition to enhancement techniques that ultimately improve the analytical performance of biomimetic sensors. The mechanism of detection employed to convert the analyte concentration into a measurable signal in biomimetic sensors will be discussed. Furthermore, the analytical performance of these sensors will be compared with biosensors and their potential implementation within clinical settings will be considered. In addition, the most suitable application of these sensors for cardiovascular assessment will be presented.
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- Brian Regan
- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
- Research Complex, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Sánchez-González J, Peña-Gallego Á, Sanmartín J, Bermejo AM, Bermejo-Barrera P, Moreda-Piñeiro A. NMR spectroscopy for assessing cocaine-functional monomer interactions when preparing molecularly imprinted polymers. Microchem J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2019.03.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Wagner S, Zapata C, Wan W, Gawlitza K, Weber M, Rurack K. Role of Counterions in Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Anionic Species. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:6963-6975. [PMID: 29792030 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Small-molecule oxoanions are often imprinted noncovalently as carboxylates into molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), requiring the use of an organic counterion. Popular species are either pentamethylpiperidine (PMP) as a protonatable cation or tetraalkylammonium (TXA) ions as permanent cations. The present work explores the influence of the TXA as a function of their alkyl chain length, from methyl to octyl, using UV/vis absorption, fluorescence titrations, and HPLC as well as MD simulations. Protected phenylalanines (Z-l/d-Phe) served as templates/analytes. While the influence of the counterion on the complex stability constants and anion-induced spectral changes shows a monotonous trend with increasing alkyl chain length at the prepolymerization stage, the cross-imprinting/rebinding studies showed a unique pattern that suggested the presence of adaptive cavities in the MIP matrix, related to the concept of induced fit of enzyme-substrate interaction. Larger cavities formed in the presence of larger counterions can take up pairs of Z-x-Phe and smaller TXA, eventually escaping spectroscopic detection. Correlation of the experimental data with the MD simulations revealed that counterion mobility, the relative distances between the three partners, and the hydrogen bond lifetimes are more decisive for the response features observed than actual distances between interacting atoms in a complex or the orientation of binding moieties. TBA has been found to yield the highest imprinting factor, also showing a unique dual behavior regarding the interaction with template and fluorescent monomer. Finally, interesting differences between both enantiomers have been observed in both theory and experiment, suggesting true control of enantioselectivity. The contribution concludes with suggestions for translating the findings into actual MIP development.
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- Sabine Wagner
- Chemical and Optical Sensing Division (1.9) , Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung (BAM) , Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany
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- Chemical and Optical Sensing Division (1.9) , Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung (BAM) , Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany
- Computational Molecular Design Group, Department of Numerical Mathematics , Zuse Institute Berlin , Takustrasse 7 , D-14195 Berlin , Germany
- School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof (SALSA) , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Unter den Linden 6 , D-10099 Berlin , Germany
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- Chemical and Optical Sensing Division (1.9) , Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung (BAM) , Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany
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- Chemical and Optical Sensing Division (1.9) , Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung (BAM) , Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany
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- Computational Molecular Design Group, Department of Numerical Mathematics , Zuse Institute Berlin , Takustrasse 7 , D-14195 Berlin , Germany
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- Chemical and Optical Sensing Division (1.9) , Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung (BAM) , Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11 , D-12489 Berlin , Germany
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Wan W, Descalzo AB, Shinde S, Weißhoff H, Orellana G, Sellergren B, Rurack K. Ratiometric Fluorescence Detection of Phosphorylated Amino Acids Through Excited-State Proton Transfer by Using Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) Recognition Nanolayers. Chemistry 2017; 23:15974-15983. [PMID: 28869685 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201703041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A 2,3-diaminophenazine bis-urea fluorescent probe monomer (1) was developed. It responds to phenylphosphate and phosphorylated amino acids in a ratiometric fashion with enhanced fluorescence accompanied by the development of a redshifted emission band arising from an excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) process in the hydrogen-bonded probe/analyte complex. The two urea groups of 1 form a cleft-like binding pocket (Kb >1010 L2 mol-2 for 1:2 complex). Imprinting of 1 in presence of ethyl ester- and fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc)-protected phosphorylated tyrosine (Fmoc-pTyr-OEt) as the template, methacrylamide as co-monomer, and ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate as cross-linker gave few-nanometer-thick molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) shells on silica core microparticles with excellent selectivity for the template in a buffered biphasic assay. The supramolecular recognition features were established by spectroscopic and NMR studies. Rational screening of co-monomers and cross-linkers allowed to single out the best performing MIP components, giving significant imprinting factors (IF>3.5) while retaining ESPT emission and the ratiometric response in the thin polymer shell. Combination of the bead-based detection scheme with the phase-transfer assay dramatically improved the IF to 15.9, allowing sensitive determination of the analyte directly in aqueous media.
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- Wei Wan
- Chemical and Optical Sensing Division, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Malmö University, 20506, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt University Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Malmö University, 20506, Malmö, Sweden
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- Chemical and Optical Sensing Division, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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Integrating fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) sensor particles with a modular microfluidic platform for nanomolar small-molecule detection directly in aqueous samples. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 99:244-250. [PMID: 28772227 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fluorescent sensory MIP (molecularly imprinted polymer) particles were combined with a droplet-based 3D microfluidic system for the selective determination of a prototype small-molecule analyte of environmental concern, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid or 2,4-D, at nanomolar concentration directly in water samples. A tailor-made fluorescent indicator cross-linker was thus designed that translates the binding event directly into an enhanced fluorescence signal. The phenoxazinone-type cross-linker was co-polymerized into a thin MIP layer grafted from the surface of silica microparticles following a RAFT (reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer) polymerization protocol. While the indicator cross-linker outperformed its corresponding monomer twin, establishment of a phase-transfer protocol was essential to guarantee that the hydrogen bond-mediated signalling mechanism between the urea binding site on the indicator cross-linker and the carboxylate group of the analyte was still operative upon real sample analysis. The latter was achieved by integration of the fluorescent core-shell MIP sensor particles into a modular microfluidic platform that allows for an in-line phase-transfer assay, extracting the analyte from aqueous sample droplets into the organic phase that contains the sensor particles. Real-time fluorescence determination of 2,4-D down to 20nM was realized with the system and applied for the analysis of various surface water samples collected from different parts of the world.
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Sonawane SL, Asha SK. Probing cavity versus surface preference of fluorescent template molecules in molecularly imprinted polystyrene microspheres. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.28523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Swapnil L. Sonawane
- Polymer Science and Engineering Division; CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory; Dr. HomiBhabha Road Pune 411008 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research; New Delhi India
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division; CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory; Dr. HomiBhabha Road Pune 411008 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research; New Delhi India
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Yang Y, Wang Z, Niu H, Zhang H. One-pot synthesis of quantum dot-labeled hydrophilic molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles for direct optosensing of folic acid in real, undiluted biological samples. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 86:580-587. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.07.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 06/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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