Development of biomimetic sensors based on molecular imprinted polymers to determine species of biological and environmental interest

• Grant number: 06/00519-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: July 01, 2006
• End date: June 30, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Lauro Tatsuo Kubota
• Grantee: Wilney de Jesus Rodrigues Santos
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this project is the development of biomimetic sensors for the determination of species of biological and environmetal interest, such as phenols.The construction of these sensors will be based on the MIP employment, presenting high selectivity associated with electroactive species such as phthalocianines, porphyrins acting as catalysts. This association will be useful to increase the applicability of MIP in the sensors preparation allowing a high selectivity and sensitivity. These sensors will be prepared developing the MIP and fixing in on the electrode surface. The polymeric material will be characterized using electrochemical techniques focusing in the selectivity and sensitivity. The best MIP will be optimized and tested in samples, evaluating the sensor performance.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SANTOS, Wilney de Jesus Rodrigues. Biomimetic nanoreactors to the based peroxidase in MIP: a promising strategy for determination of phenolics compounds. 2009. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Química Campinas, SP.