Title
Preparation of molecularly imprinted polymeric fibers using a single bifunctional monomer for the solid-phase microextraction of parabens from environmental solid samples
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2016
Abstract
© 2015 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. In this study, molecularly imprinted polymer fibers for solid-phase microextraction have been prepared with a single bifunctional monomer, N,O-bismethacryloyl ethanolamine using the so-called "one monomer molecularly imprinted polymers" method, replacing the conventional combination of functional monomer and cross-linker to form high fidelity binding sites. For comparison, imprinted fibers were prepared following the conventional approach based on ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as cross-linker and methacrylic acid as monomer. The recognition performance of the new fibers was evaluated in the solid-phase microextraction of parabens, and from this study it was concluded that they provided superior performance over conventionally formulated fibers. Ultimately, real-world environmental testing on spiked solid samples was successful by the molecularly imprinted solid-phase microextraction of samples, and the relative recoveries obtained at enrichment levels of 10 ng/g of parabens were within 78-109% for soil and 83-109% for sediments with a relative standard deviation <15% (n = 3).
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal of Separation Science
First Page
552
Last Page
558
Recommended Citation
Díaz-Álvarez, M., Smith, S., Spivak, D., & Martín-Esteban, A. (2016). Preparation of molecularly imprinted polymeric fibers using a single bifunctional monomer for the solid-phase microextraction of parabens from environmental solid samples. Journal of Separation Science, 39 (3), 552-558. https://doi.org/10.1002/jssc.201500967
