Molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor prepared on a screen printed carbon electrode for naloxone detection

•First report on the preparation of a MIP-sensor for the determination of Naloxone.•Naloxone determination directly in the samples (diluted) without pre-treatment step.•The sensor is simple to fabricate, easy to operate and shows good performance. Naloxone (NLX) is a pharmaceutical used as opioid an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical Chemical, 2017-05, Vol.243, p.745-752
Hauptverfasser: Lopes, Frederico, Pacheco, João G., Rebelo, Patrícia, Delerue-Matos, Cristina
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Zusammenfassung:•First report on the preparation of a MIP-sensor for the determination of Naloxone.•Naloxone determination directly in the samples (diluted) without pre-treatment step.•The sensor is simple to fabricate, easy to operate and shows good performance. Naloxone (NLX) is a pharmaceutical used as opioid antagonist. A molecular imprinted polymer electrochemical sensor for simple and rapid detection of NLX was prepared through the modification of commercial available screen printed carbon electrode (SPCE). The SPCE was modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) by drop coating to increase the signal response and improve the sensitivity. The MIP preparation was carried out via in situ electropolymerization using 4-aminobenzoic acid (4-ABA) as functional monomer. The morphology of the obtained sensor was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Several parameters controlling the preparation and performance of the MIP sensor were studied and optimized. The electrochemical behavior of NLX at MIP and control non-imprinted (NIP) sensor was evaluated by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), demonstrating a better MIP response and the success of the imprinting. The proposed MIP/MWCNT/SPCE sensor showed a linear relationship between peak current intensity and NLX concentration in the range between 0.25 and 10.0μM, with limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) of 0.20μM and 0.67μM respectively. The repeatability and reproducibility were also tested with relative standard deviations (RSD) of 4.6 and 9.6% respectively. Moreover, the applicability of the method was successfully confirmed with detection of NLX in biological samples (urine and human serum). The sensor is promising to be used for screening NLX in point-of-care people with opioid overdose.
ISSN:0925-4005
1873-3077
DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2016.12.031