Metsulfuron-methyl molecularly imprinted polymer(MIP)-coated stir bar was prepared for sorptive extraction of sulfonylurea herbicides in complex samples.The MIP-coating was about 21.3 μm thickness with the relative standard deviation(RSD) of 4.4%(n=10).It was homogeneous and porous with good thermal stability and chemical stability.The extraction capability of the MIP-coating was 2.8 times over that of the non-imprinted polymer(NIP)-coating in hexane.The MIP-coating exhibited selective adsorption ability to the template and its analogues.The extraction conditions,including extraction solvent,desorption solvent,extraction time,desorption time and stirring speed,were optimized.A method for the determination of six sulfonylurea herbicides by MIP-coated stir bar sorptive extraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) was developed.The linear range was 10―200 μg/L and the detection limits were within a range of 2.0―3.3 μg/L.It was also applied to the analysis of sulfonylurea herbicides in spiked river water,soil and rice samples.
