BSA imprinted polyethylene glycol grafted calcium alginate hydrogel microspheres

Polyethylene glycol grafted calcium alginate hydrogel microspheres are synthesized by ring-opening and addition reaction of epoxy chloropropane. FTIR, 13 C NMR, optical microscope, SEM, TG, and DSC are used for characterization. Swelling behaviors are studied and it is found that polyethylene glycol grafted calcium alginate microspheres are improved in anti-swelling properties. Protein-imprinted polyethylene glycol grafted calcium alginate hydrogel microspheres exhibit enhanced specific rebinding quantity (11.16 mg/g) and selective recognition properties (4.71 against BHb), towards target molecule in the presence of competing protein, compared with that of the unmodified samples (4.96 mg/g and 1.75, respectively). © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133 , 43617.