Abstract: Abstract: Molecularly imprinted polymeric microbeads (MIPMs) were prepared by using a magnetic impeller by the modified suspension polymerization method with D-phenylalanine (Phe) as the water-soluble template without derivatization, methacrylic acid as the functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as the cross-linker, toluene as the porogen, polyvinyl alcohol as the stabilizer, and sodium dodecyl sulfate as the surfactant. The mean diameter of MIPMs decreased from 12.45 ?m to 8.86 ?m by using a simple magnetic impeller instead of a conventional simple straight-blade turbine impeller during suspension polymerization. The adsorption selectivity of MIPMs prepared with a magnetic impeller was much improved as compared to the adsorption selectivity of MIPMs prepared with a conventional simple straight-blade turbine impeller. The adsorption selectivity of MIPMs changed from reversed adsorption (less than 1) to positive (higher than 1) as the washing time increased after suspension polymerization
Template and target information: D-phenylalanine, Phe
Author keywords: Molecularly Imprinted Polymeric Microbead, phenylalanine, modified suspension polymerization, enantioselective separation, molecular recognition, Impeller