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Synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers/NiCo2O4 nanoneedle arrays on 3D graphene electrode for determination of sulfadimidine residue in food

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Three-dimensional (3D) molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) arrays were used for electrochemical sensor to detect sulfadimidine (SM2) residue in food. NiCo2O4 nanoneedle arrays were decorated on the free-standing and highly conductive 3D graphene by a hydrothermal process. Polypyrrole (PPy) was coated onto NiCo2O4 nanoneedle arrays via electropolymerization in the presence of template molecule SM2 to obtain MIP/NiCo2O4 nanoneedle/3D graphene electrode. The desirable detectability of the composite electrode can be ascribed to the unique structure and the synergistic effects of the components: Nanoneedle arrays on 3D graphene offered the matrix to MIP and each nanoneedle as sensing unit was accessible to analyte, resulting in high specific surface area, desirable conductivity, short ion diffusion path and excellent adsorption capacity, which could powerfully boost the electrochemical property for the detection of SM2. Under optimized conditions, a wide linear range over SM2 of 0.2–1000 ng/mL with a detection limit of 0.169 ng/mL (S/N = 3) was obtained. The developed sensor also had favorable recovery of 92.3–102.23% and the relative standard deviation of 2.27–4.10%. The MIP array sensor provided an efficient tool for the selective and rapid detection of SM2 in food.

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This project was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51143009) and Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education Scientific Research Project (No. Y201840053).

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  1. Zhejiang Collaborative Innovation Center for High Value Utilization of Byproducts in Ethylene Project, Ningbo Polytechnic, Ningbo, 315800, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaobing Wei

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaobing Wei, Lifang Zhang & Xinhua Xu

  3. China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd, Tianjin, 300300, People’s Republic of China

    Zhongrong Zhang

  4. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin, 300072, People’s Republic of China

    Xinhua Xu

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Wei, X., Zhang, Z., Zhang, L. et al. Synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers/NiCo2O4 nanoneedle arrays on 3D graphene electrode for determination of sulfadimidine residue in food. J Mater Sci 54, 2066–2078 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-2975-z

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