Fabrication of a molecularly imprinted polymer sensor by self-assembling monolayer/mediator system

Detection of dopamine (DA) by using a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) which fabricated by the self-assembling monolayer (SAM)/mediator system was studied. The SAM was made by attaching thioglycolic acid (TGA) on a gold electrode and quercetin (Q) was selected as an electron transfer mediator in this system. Methyl methacrylate (MMA) was polymerized by photopolymerization with the addition of dopamine to form a MIP electrode. The MIP and non-MIP (NMIP) modified electrodes were identified by FTIR and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) approach curves. DA was detected by an amperometric method at a constant potential of 0.45 V and obtained a sensitivity of 0.445 mA cm(-2) M-1. The imprinting efficiency approaches infinity due to a non-reactive surface of NMIP. In the interference test, ascorbic acid contributed less than 12% of current response in the coexistence solution with DA and the performance is highly related to the concentration of template added during the fabrication process. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.