Preparation of molecularly imprinted polymeric fibers using a single bifunctional monomer for the solid-phase microextraction of parabens from environmental solid samples

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). © 2015 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

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Main Authors: Díaz Álvarez, Miriam, Smith, S. P., Spivak, D. A., Martín Esteban, Antonio
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2016
Subjects:Environmental solid samples, Molecularly imprinted fibers, Parabens, Solid-phase microextraction,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/1079
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/292928
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