Expression of concern: In situ controllable synthesis of graphene oxide-based ternary magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer hybrid for efficient enrichment and detection of eight microcystins

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Expression of concern for ‘In situ controllable synthesis of graphene oxide-based ternary magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer hybrid for efficient enrichment and detection of eight microcystins’ by Sheng-Dong Pan et al., J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 23042–23052.

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The following article ‘In situ controllable synthesis of graphene oxide-based ternary magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer hybrid for efficient enrichment and detection of eight microcystins’ by Sheng-Dong Pan^ab, Xiao-Hong Chen^ab, Xiao-Ping Li^ab, Mei-Qiang Cai^c, Hao-Yu Shen^d, Yong-Gang Zhao^ab and Mi-Cong Jin*^ab has been published in Journal of Materials Chemistry A. The article reports an in situ approach for the synthesis of a graphene-oxide based ternary magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer hybrid.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A is publishing this expression of concern in order to alert our readers that we are presently unable to confirm the accuracy of the images presented in Fig. 1a, e and f of this Journal of Materials Chemistry A paper.

We have contacted the Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention to request an investigation into the validity of the published figures and this notice will be updated when a conclusive outcome is reached.

An expression of concern will continue to be associated with the article until a conclusive outcome is reached.

Simon Neil

6th March 2018

Managing Editor, Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

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