Abstract:
Rapid and effective separation of protein in complex biological samples is very important in the field of life science research, such as biological separation, protein purification and so on. In this study, Fe
3O
4MNP-ZnSQDs were used as carriers, and lysozyme was chosen as template protein. The molecularly imprinted polymer was coated on the surface of the Fe
3O
4MNP-ZnSQDs to form magnetic fluorescent micro-spheres via surface imprinting process. The experiment results show that Fe
3O
4MNP-ZnSQD@MIPs possesses better dispersibility, uniform particle size and strong fluorescence emission, which can be rapidly separated under external magnetic field. Under optimum conditions, the adsorption equilibrium of Fe
3O
4MNP-ZnSQD@MIPs can be achieved in 15 minutes, and the maximum adsorption capacity is 645.76 m g· g
-1, the saturation magnetic intensity is 40 em u· g
-1. Moreover, the prepared Fe
3O
4MNP-ZnSQD@MIPs possesses adsorption selectivity, and the imprinting factor is 2.15. The advantages of the prepared Fe
3O
4MNP-ZnSQD@MIPs include low cost, fast analysis process, convenience and large adsorption capacity. It can be used for rapid separation and purification of lysozyme in complex biological sample.