Molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor, formed on Ag screen-printed electrodes, for the enantioselective recognition of d and l phenylalanine.

In this study, electrochemical sensors for the enantioselective recognition of d and l phenylalanine were prepared using a molecular imprinting technique in which the electro-polymerization of pyrrole was carried out by Chronopotentiometry(CP) with the target molecules being present on a Ag screen printed electrode's (SPE) surface. The sensing performance was evaluated by multi-potential steps at 0 and 2V(vs. Ag/AgCl) held for 1s and 2s, respectively, for 20 cycles (with the two enantiomers being present at the same concentration).