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Room temperature synthesis and binding studies of solution-processable histamine‐imprinted microspheres
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posted on 2023-05-19, 14:43 authored by Romano, EF, Holdsworth, CI, Joselito Quirino, So, RCAccurate quantification of histamine levels in food and in biological samples is important for monitoring the quality of food products and for the detection of pathophysiological conditions. In this study, solution processable histamine-imprinted microspheres were synthesized at 30°C via dilute free radical phototochemical polymerization technique using ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as the crosslinker and methacrylic acid (MAA) as the monomer. The processability of the resulting polymer is dictated by the monomer feed concentration (eg, 4 wt% 80:20 EGDMA:MAA formulation) and solvent (acetonitrile). Whereas, the particle size is influenced by the monomer feed concentration, the presence of template molecule, and independent of the crosslinker content. Evaluation of the binding performance of the photochemically imprinted polymers (PCP) with different crosslinker content (80 and 90 wt%) indicated that the selective binding capacity was notably higher in PCP-80 (N= 16.0 μmol/g) compared to PCP-90 (N= 10.1 μmol/g) when analyzed via frontal analysis capillary electrophoresis (FACE) using Freundlich isotherm. In addition, PCP-80 microspheres are more selective toward histamine than conventional thermal polymers (CTP-80) prepared at 60°C in the presence of structural analogs such as histidine, imidazole, and tryptamine under cross-rebinding and competitive conditions. These results demonstrated that histamine-selective imprinted polymers can be obtained readily using room temperature photochemical polymerization where these materials can be subsequently used as recognition element for optical-based histamine sensing.
Funding
Australian Research Council
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Publication title
Journal of Molecular RecognitionVolume
31Article number
e2659Number
e2659Pagination
1-13ISSN
1099-1352Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
John Wiley & Sons LtdPlace of publication
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