Molecular imprinting is one of the most efficient methods to fabricate functional polymer structures with pre-defined molecular recognition selectivity. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have been used as antibody and enzyme mimics in a large number of applications. The outstanding stability and straightforward preparation make MIPs ideal substitutes for biologically derived molecular recognition materials, especially for development of affinity separation systems, chemical sensors and high selectivity catalysts. New MIP materials are being increasingly applied to solve challenging prob. Read more...
Content: Front Cover; Molecular Imprinting: Principles and Applications of Micro-and Nanostructured Polymers; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 New Frontiers in Molecular Imprinting: From Micro- to Nanofabrication; Chapter 2 Synthetic Chemistry in Molecular Imprinting; Chapter 3 Rational Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Design: Theoretical and Computational Strategies; Chapter 4 Application of Controlled/''Living'' Radical Polymerization Techniques in Molecular Imprinting; Chapter 5 Molecularly Imprinted Nanoparticles; Chapter 6 Molecularly Imprinted Nano- and Microstructures by Electrospinning
Abstract: Molecular imprinting is one of the most efficient methods to fabricate functional polymer structures with pre-defined molecular recognition selectivity. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have been used as antibody and enzyme mimics in a large number of applications. The outstanding stability and straightforward preparation make MIPs ideal substitutes for biologically derived molecular recognition materials, especially for development of affinity separation systems, chemical sensors and high selectivity catalysts. New MIP materials are being increasingly applied to solve challenging prob