Enhanced biosensing by green, switchable photochromic molecularly imprinted polymers
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Photochromic Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (PC–MIPs) synthesized using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO 2 ) represent a key approach to produce green stimuli–responsive polymers. In this work, methacryloyloxyethyl)–3’,3’–dimethyl–6–nitrospiro(2H–1benzopyran–2,2’–indoline (SPMA) was incorporated as the functional photochromic monomer (M), L–isoleucine (IsoLEU) as the template (T) molecule, and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as the crosslinker (C). Two different PC–MIP systems were explored by changing the crosslinker degree, T:M:C (1:12:50 and 1:12:100). Moreover, enantiomeric separation was evaluated by static binding tests using L–leucine (LEU) and IsoLEU from aqueous solutions. The PC–MIP with high crosslinker degree (PC–MIP1) exhibited the highest affinity and selectivity in template solutions, with a maximum binding capacity of 127 mg IsoLEU/g polymer and an imprinting factor of 1.6. The experiments performed under UV–light (365 nm), both PC–MIPs (PC–MIP1 and PC–MIP2), ranged from white to bluish purple, with reversible color changes upon exposure to visible light. Additionally, both PC–MIPs demonstrated delayed optical responses upon incorporation of the target molecule into the polymeric matrix, enabling real–time detection. This study underscores the potential of PC–MIPs as green and cost–effective optical sensors for bioprocess monitoring, offering high sensitivity and selectivity for IsoLEU detection in aqueous media.
Source: Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
Language: English
Subfield: Analytical Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,500
Awards: G1240268737, G1522114529, Desenvolvimento sustentável de nanomateriais híbridos para catálise e biopurificação., G1977608718, G2339299466, G2346795057, Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos, Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos, G2756637201, G2814222956, G3127682330, G332082475, G3451667969, Dendrímeros Inteligentes para Nanoteranóstica do Cancro, G4046065984, G4095332151, G4378797157, G4463926244, G5454278309, G567200461, G5868090805, G6113984419, G6119126181, G6997658380, G7148539576, G7501588509, G7786427436, G8213652065, G8479097375, Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos, G8963217260
OpenAlex ID: W4405316198