Molecularly imprinted polymers for (90)Sr urine bioassay

Health Phys. 2011 Aug;101(2):128-35. doi: 10.1097/HP.0b013e318213a5ef.

Abstract

A molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) comprising dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (DCH18C6) was synthesized as a Sr-selective sorbent for urine bioassay purposes. MIP particles (326 ± 2 nm diameter) were formed using acetone and acetonitrile (1:3 v/v) as the porogen, methacrylic acid (MAA) as the functional monomer and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as the cross-linker. The DCH18C6-MIP particles were impregnated with additional DCH18C6 and treated further with NaOH to attain better binding affinity for Sr(2+). The effects of pH, ionic strength and amount of particles were evaluated for optimal extraction of (90)Sr(2+) from urine samples, as measured by liquid scintillation analysis (LSA). After up to 94% of (90)Y was removed by precipitation with TiO(2), DCH18C6-MIP particles were applied for selective SPE of (90)Sr remaining in the urine matrix for final LSA.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cross-Linking Reagents / chemistry
  • Crown Ethers / chemical synthesis
  • Crown Ethers / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Methacrylates / chemistry
  • Molecular Imprinting / methods*
  • Osmolar Concentration
  • Radiation Monitoring / methods*
  • Scintillation Counting / methods
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Strontium Isotopes / metabolism
  • Strontium Isotopes / urine*

Substances

  • Cross-Linking Reagents
  • Crown Ethers
  • Methacrylates
  • Strontium Isotopes
  • dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6
  • methacrylic acid
  • ethylene dimethacrylate