Publication
Title
Electrochemical analysis of cocaine in real samples based on electrodeposited biomimetic affinity ligands
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Abstract
A selective electrochemical sensor for direct detection of cocaine was developed based on molecularly imprinted polymers electropolymerized onto graphene-modified electrodes. Palladium nanoparticles were integrated in the sensing layer for the benefit of enhancing the communication between imprinted sites and electrode and improving their homogenous distribution. The molecularly imprinted polymer was synthesized by cyclic voltammetry using p-aminobenzoic acid as high affinity monomer selected by computational modeling, and cocaine as template molecule. Experimental parameters related to the electrochemical deposition of palladium nanoparticles, pH, composition of electropolymerization mixture, extraction and rebinding condition were studied and optimized. Under optimized conditions the oxidation peak current varied linearly with cocaine concentration in the range of 100-500 µM, with a detection limit of 50 µM (RSD 0.71%, n=3). The molecularly imprinted sensor was able to detect cocaine in saliva and river water with good recoveries after sample pretreatment and was successfully applied for screening real street samples for cocaine.
Language
English
Source (journal)
The analyst. - Cambridge, 1876, currens
Publication
Cambridge : 2019
ISSN
0003-2654 [print]
1364-5528 [online]
DOI
10.1039/C9AN00618D
Volume/pages
144 :15 (2019) , p. 4639-4646
ISI
000476812000021
Pubmed ID
31250860
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Novel electrochemical strategies for rapid, on-site multiscreening of illicit drugs (NARCOREADER).
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 17.06.2019
Last edited 02.10.2024
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