Phosphate Sensor Based on Immobilized Aluminium-Morin in Poly (Glycidyl Methacrylate) Microspheres

This paper reports the development of dihydrogen phosphate ion (H2PO4-) sensor in free solution and immobilized aluminium-morin (Al-Mo) complex on poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (pGMA) microspheres. The immobilization was carried out by suspension photopolymerization technique. Based on Al-Mo solution work, phosphate can be detected from 0.1 - 15.0 ppm of dihydrogen phosphate at pH 5. Phosphate detection only takes about 5 minutes. Morphology analyses showed that the immobilization of Aluminium-Morin complex maintained the size of the microspheres and proved that entrapment involves in the formation of the microspheres. This result is further explained by Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) spectrum which does not show any formation of new bands. The microspheres were then used for further applications.