Thermal detection of histamine with a graphene oxide based molecularly imprinted polymer platform prepared by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization

•Novel synthesis strategy for the preparation of hybrids of graphene oxide with molecularly imprinted polymers.•Demonstrating specificity of the GO–MIPs with traditional batch rebinding experiments.•Implementing the GO–MIP hybrid in a sensor platform requiring a sample volume of only 1μL and which can measure four samples simultaneously.•Combining this hybrid system with the heat-transfer method, resulting in lower detection limits (subnanomolar regime).