Engineering molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the selective extraction and quantification of the novel psychoactive substance (NPS) methoxphenidine and its regioisomers

J. W. Lowdon, S. M. O. Alkirkit, R. E. Mewis, D. Fulton, C. E. Banks, O. B. Sutcliffe*, M. Peeters*

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Abstract

In this communication, we present the first developed Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) for the specific detection of a New Psychoactive Substance (NPS); namely, methoxphenidine (MXP) and its regioisomers. Selectivity of the MIP towards MXP is studied by analysing mixtures and an acquired street sample with High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to UV detection. The study demonstrates that the engineered polymers selectively extract MXP from heterogeneous samples, which makes for a very powerful diagnostic tool that can detect traces of MXP in complicated NPS samples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2002-2007
Number of pages6
JournalAnalyst
Volume143
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 May 2018

Keywords

  • SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION
  • DIPHENIDINE

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