Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is a commonly used antibiotic which accumulation can favor the development of antimicrobial resistance. Therefore, easy and cheap system to monitor the presence of SMX are needed for human health protection. Herein we present a straightforward all electrochemical approach to fabricate a sensor based on a nanocomposite molecularly imprinted polymer (nanoMIP) for the determination of SMX. Firstly, oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (oxMWCNTs) were electrochemically deposited on a polarized electrode to increase electrodic surface area up to 350%. Then, ultrathin overoxidized polypyrrole MIP in presence of SMX was electropolymerized on oxMWCNTs surface (nanoMIP). Finally, antibiotic was electrochemically removed. The obtained nanoMIP was characterized by atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electrochemical techniques. The nanoMIP was used for the electrochemical detection of SMX evidencing a lower limit of detection (413 nM) and a wider linear range (1.99-10.88 μM) with respect a non-nanostructured film. The nanoMIP evidenced also good affinity and a highly reproducible response (RSD = 1.2%). The sensor was able to determine SMX in milk samples evidencing good recovery values. The proposed approach can be also used in future to easily prepare different nanoMIP based sensors with improved performances for different target molecules thus overcoming current fabrication limits.
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