Magnetic nanocrystals coated by molecularly imprinted polymers for the recognition of bisphenol A

Molecularly imprinted polymers were coated on the surface of magnetic nanoparticles using an original and simple chemical strategy combining aryl diazonium salt chemistry and the iniferter method. This approach provides dispersed, highly soluble and BPA imprinted poly(methacrylic acid-co-ethylene glycoldimethacrylate) coated magnetic nanoparticles.