img
img
A simplified molecular imprinting strategy through electrospinning of polyacrylonitrile for thin film microextraction of selected pesticides     
Yazarlar (5)
Alper Sahin
Middle East Technical University (Metu), Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yeliz AKPINAR Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yeliz AKPINAR
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Erol Yildirim
Middle East Technical University (Metu), Türkiye
Ahmet Eroglu
Izmir Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü, Türkiye
Ezel Boyaci
Middle East Technical University (Metu), Türkiye
Devamını Göster
Özet
Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have been extensively used as selective extractive phases for sample preparation because of their analyte-selective binding sites. However, MIP preparation requires optimized monomer-template interactions and long polymerization reactions. In this study, a novel and simple method of MIP preparation was proposed based on electrospinning. Instead of preparing analyte-monomer complexes before polymerization, model analytes (trifluralin and carbaryl) were directly dissolved in a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) solution, then electrospun into nanofibrous mats. This allowed for a means of preparation of highly crystalline, template-imprinted nanostructures with minimal synthetic complexity. Following the characterization studies for the new material, the extraction properties of the imprinted and nonimprinted electrospun mats were investigated in thin film microextraction (TFME) studies by extracting trifluralin and carbaryl from water samples, followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. The optimization results showed that samplers containing 10.0 mg of MIP sorbents made by electrospinning of a solution containing 5.0 mg of template in 1.0 mL of PAN solution resulted in approximately 4 and 7 times enhanced extraction recoveries for carbaryl and trifluralin compared to samplers made of non-imprinted bulk PAN. Moreover, the cross-reactivity testing performed with non-template analytes (malathion and diazinon) suggested a more specific extraction towards trifluralin compared to carbaryl. The proposed new technique was also validated using computational methodology, which supported the experimental finding about higher selectivity towards trifluralin. This may signify a probability for structural orientation of partially charged trifluralin under an electrical field in electrospun PAN creating favorable extraction sites.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Molecularly imprinted polymer | Electrospinning | Pesticides | Sample preparation | Thin film microextraction
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Journal of Chromatography A
Dergi ISSN 0021-9673 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Grubu Q1
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2026
Cilt No 1767
Sayı 1
DOI Numarası 10.1016/j.chroma.2025.466660