A sensitive electrochemical MIP sensor for salbutamol detection based on a graphene nanocomposite modified screen-printed carbon electrode was successfully demonstrated. Insertion of the graphene/ PEDOT:PSS layer prior to the MIP was aimed at enhancing the sensitivity of the sensor. Selection of a functional monomer was carried out using 1 H-NMR titration and a computational calculation was used to further investigate the template-monomer interactions. The MIP layer was constructed on top of the highly conductive nanocomposite by co-electropolymerization of 3-aminophenylboronic acid and o-phenylenediamine in the presence of salbutamol. Using differential pulse voltammetry under optimal conditions, a linear response in the range of 1 nM to 1.2 mM, with an exceptional detection limit of 100 pM (S/N ¼ 3) was obtained. The established sensor exhibited good reproducibility, reusability and stability. Additionally, good selectivity in discriminating salbutamol from other structurally related compounds could also be realized. Determination of salbutamol in real swine meat and feed samples was also successfully carried out with good recovery results.
Stay flexible: Rigid preorganization is not always the best approach to molecular recognition. Unlike previous synthetic lectins, new receptors (see picture) were synthesized that possess conformational freedom which allows hydrophobically driven collapse of the cavity. Nonetheless, they bind their carbohydrate targets in water with ground‐breaking affinities (up to 4500 M−1 for methyl cellobioside, R=Me) and selectivities.
Stay flexible: Rigid preorganization is not always the best approach to molecular recognition. Unlike previous synthetic lectins, new receptors (see picture) were synthesized that possess conformational freedom which allows hydrophobically driven collapse of the cavity. Nonetheless, they bind their carbohydrate targets in water with ground‐breaking affinities (up to 4500 M−1 for methyl cellobioside, R=Me) and selectivities.
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