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Synthesis and analytical applications of molecularly imprinted polymers on the surface of carbon nanotubes: a review

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This review (with 142 references) summarize the state of the art in molecularly imprinting technology as applied to the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which result in so-called CNTs@MIPs. These nanomaterials offer a remedy to the flaws of traditional MIPs, such as poor site accessibility for templates, slow mass transfer and template leakage. They also are flexible in that different materials can be integrated with CNTs. Given the advantages of using CNT@MIPs, this technology has experienced rapid expansion, not the least because CNT@MIPs can be produced at low cost and by a variety of synthetic approaches. We summarize methods of, and recent advances in the synthesis of CNT@MIPs, and then highlight some representative applications. We also comment on their potential future developments and research directions.

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Abbreviations

2 or 4-VP:

2-or 4-vinylpyridine

AA:

Acrylic acid

AEP:

(p-acryloylaminophenyl)-{(4-aminophenyl)-diethyl ammonium}-ethylphosphate

AIBN:

Azo-bisisobutyronitrile

APS:

Ammonium persulfate

APTMS:

Aminopropyltrimethoxysilane

β-CD:

Beta-cyclodextrin

BDC:

N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate

BSA:

Bovine serum albumin

CLRP:

Controlled/living free radical polymerization

CNTs:

Carbon nanotubes

CNTs@MIPs:

Molecularly imprinted polymers on the surface of carbon nanotubes

CS:

Chitosan

CSDT:

Chitosan derivative

DMAc:

Dimethyl acetamide

DMF:

Dimethyl formamide

DMSO:

Dimethyl sulfoxide

DVB:

Divinylbenzene

ECL:

Electrochemiluminescence

EE:

Ethoxyethanol

EGDMA or EDMA:

Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate

FQs:

Fluoroquinolones

Ga(III):

Gallium(III)

MAA:

Methacrylic acid

MIM:

Molecularly imprinted membrane

MIPPy:

Molecular imprinted polypyrrole

MIPs:

Molecularly imprinted polymers

MIT:

Molecular imprinting technology

MTMOS:

Methyltrimethoxysilane

MWNTs:

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes

NNMBA:

N,N-methylenebisacrylamide

NPA:

4-nitrophenyl acrylate

OTA:

Ochratoxin A

PAMAM:

Polyamide amine

PEG:

Polyethylene glycol

PETRA:

Pentaerythritol triacrylate

PPy:

Polypyrrole

PTMOS:

phenyltrimethoxysilane

SPE:

Solid-phase extraction

SPME:

Solid phase micro extraction

SWNTs:

Single-walled carbon nanotubes

TCP:

2,4,6-Trichlorophenol

TEOS:

Tetraethylorthosilicate

THF:

Tetrahydrofuran

μ-SPP:

Micro-solid phase preconcentration

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant NO. 81402899), the Open Project of Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of the Ministry of Education (Grant NO. NMUMT201404), and the Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.

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Dai, H., Xiao, D., He, H. et al. Synthesis and analytical applications of molecularly imprinted polymers on the surface of carbon nanotubes: a review. Microchim Acta 182, 893–908 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-014-1376-5

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