Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were synthesized and applied as adsorbents in the solid-phase extraction (SPE) technique. The polymers were synthesized by precipitation polymerization because of its simplicity, high yields and good control of final particle size. MIPs were synthesized using methacrylic acid as functional monomer, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate as crosslinker and amiloride hydrochloride as template. The polar solvent mixture used (THF:MeOH:H2O) permitted polar molecules such as amiloride hydrochloride to be used. The solvent volume control allowed bigger particles to be formed, so that the solid-phase extraction technique could be employed under usual conditions, and therefore this polymerization technique is promising for preparing adsorbents for SPE.
Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs); solid-phase extraction technique (SPE); precipitation polymerization method; amiloride hydrochloride
