Advanced Electrochemical Molecularly Imprinted Polymer as Sensor Interfaces

Electrochemical molecularly imprinted polymers (e-MIP) are MIP specially designed to detect aromatic organic molecules without redox properties. The detection is based on the electrochemical answer of a redox probe inserted inside the binding cavities of cross-linked MIPs. Microbeads of e-MIP were synthesized from vinylferrocene or ferrocenylmethyl methacrylate as functional monomer/redox probe with or without 4-vinylpyridine functional as co-monomer, benzo[a]pyrene or bisphenol A as the target and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate of divinylbenzene as cross-linker. After physico-chemical characterization, e-MIP microbeads were incorporated in a graphite paste to prepare modified electrode or screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCE).