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Fabrication of Core-Shell Magnetic Molecularly Imprinted Nanospheres towards Hypericin via Click Polymerization
Xinxin Wang1, Yuxin Pei2, Yong Hou3
1Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China. xinxinwang@nwafu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
The core-shell structure molecularly imprinted magnetic nanospheres towards hypericin (Fe₃O₄@MIPs) were prepared by mercapto-alkyne click polymerization. The shape and size of nanospheres were characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The nanospheres were analyzed by FTIR spectroscopy to verify the thiol-yne click reaction in the presence or absence of hypericin. The Brunauer⁻Emmet⁻Teller (BET) method was used for measuring the average pore size, pore volume and surface area. The Fe₃O₄@MIPs synthesized displayed a good adsorption capacity (Q = 6.80 µmol·g-1). In addition, so-prepared Fe₃O₄@MIPs showed fast mass transfer rates and good reusability. The method established for fabrication of Fe₃O₄@MIPs showed excellent reproducibility and has broad potential for the fabrication of other core-shell molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs).
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