Core-shell magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers prepared by self-polymerization of bifunctional monomers for efficient enrichment and separation of chloramphenicol in water samples

Chloramphenicol (CAP) is a potent antibiotic used to treat infections in livestock and humans, but its residues can be hazardous to human health. In this study, amino-modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles were prepared by a single-pot method, and magnetic molecularly imprinted materials were prepared by self-polymerization for imprinting with CAP. The imprinted thin layer was prepared by polymerization of dopamine (DA) and 3-aminophenylboronic acid (APBA) copolymers, which improved the elution efficiency of the template. Dopamine generated under alkaline conditions replaces the crosslinker and can be adsorbed on the surface of magnetic carriers. The aromatic groups in dopamine make it difficult to degrade and fall off after adsorption on the magnetic carrier surface. The maximum adsorption amount of CAP on magnetic materials was 6.5 mg/g. After several adsorption cycles, the CAP-MMIPs still had good stability. The results showed that the method can both specifically recognize and enrich the separation of the target antibiotics, which greatly reduced the pretreatment time of the samples and provided a new approach for the pretreatment of CAP.