Synthesis of bovine serum albumin imprinted Mn：ZnS quantum dots

A novel bovine serum albumin （BSA） imprinted Mn-doped ZnS quantum dots （Mn：ZnS QDs） is firstly reported. The molecular imprinted polymer （MIP） functionalized Mn：ZnS QDs （Mn：ZnS @SiO2@MIP） include the preparation of Mn：ZnS QDs, the coating of silica on the surface of Mn：ZnS QDs, and the functional polymerization by sol-gel reaction using 3-aminophenylboronic acid as the functional and cross-linking monomer in the presence of BSA （Mn：ZnS@SiO2@MIP-BSA）, and then the elution of the imprinted BSA on the surface of Mn：ZnS@SiO2 QDs. The results showed that the phosphorescence of Mn：ZnS@SiO2@MIP is stronger quenched by BSA than that of non-imprinted one （Mn：ZnS@SiO2@NIP）, indicating that the selectivity of the imprinted Mn：ZnS quantum dots toward BSA is superior to that of non-imprinted one.