TY  - JOUR
A1  - Yarman, Aysu
A1  - Scheller, Frieder W.
T1  - How reliable is the electrochemical readout of MIP sensors?
T2  - Sensors
N2  - Electrochemical methods offer the simple characterization of the synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) and the readouts of target binding. The binding of electroinactive analytes can be detected indirectly by their modulating effect on the diffusional permeability of a redox marker through thin MIP films. However, this process generates an overall signal, which may include nonspecific interactions with the nonimprinted surface and adsorption at the electrode surface in addition to (specific) binding to the cavities. Redox-active low-molecular-weight targets and metalloproteins enable a more specific direct quantification of their binding to MIPs by measuring the faradaic current. The in situ characterization of enzymes, MIP-based mimics of redox enzymes or enzyme-labeled targets, is based on the indication of an electroactive product. This approach allows the determination of both the activity of the bio(mimetic) catalyst and of the substrate concentration.
KW  - molecularly imprinted polymers
KW  - electropolymerization
KW  - direct electron
KW  - transfer
KW  - catalysis
KW  - redox marker
KW  - gate effect
Y1  - 2020
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/56827
SN  - 1424-8220
VL  - 20
IS  - 9
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -